This personal project endeavor was inspired by maker Adam Savage and his toolbox he created while working at ILM. Going off of the few photos posted online of his toolbox I drafted and mechanically engineered my "Mark 1" version of it.
The process of this mechanism's creation had to be quite fluid due to my limited knowledge of Savage's original. As the process when along I decided to add a raising shaft powered by an impact driver to assist in the raising and locking at height. Since the scissor lift portion was made from 1/8 flat stock steel, when at height, the unit was too top heavy and thus had a large tendency to tip over. To remedy this flaw, I added outriggers, thus expanding the base's surface area and unit's stability at height. As a final bit of structural stability, I added tensioning lines from the outriggers to the top base plate.
This project was a challenge that tested my early MIG welding skills and was a great mechanical learning experience. Down the line I will make future versions of this concept.
