Hi Alan,

look on fleebay……..so far I've found that the likes of Sealey operate a badge engineering formuler……

they buy the stuff in from the same people we can more or less but often double the price cos it's got their sticker on it….

No better built and from the same far eastern factory…….

I know this as a fact because the very large motorcycle lift I bought was exactley the same at a tad over 1/2 the price and with courier delivery thrown in……..

I do have a couple of supplers (for this kinda stuff) I use if you want the address's PM……..

As for the job you want to do please buy something a little bigger than u need, not for strength but for stability…it all get's top heavy real quick when things start to go wrong….

good luck Clogs………

I purchased a 1000 lb. scissor lift table on casters several years ago. It is an Asian product and relatively cheap. It lifts high enough to reach the bed of my pickup truck and lowers to 9". When I made my work benches I made sure the stretchers were more than 9" from the floor. I use the table for unloading heavy items from the truck, getting heavy vises, etc., onto the mill, and for moving my workbench and surface plate stand around the shop. When my benches are cluttered I use it for a workbench. It does leak down overnight so I use a small log to prop it up. I would highly recommend getting one.

A friend on another forum has found an answer, he has a number of old hospital beds, the type with hydraulic lift and tilt. At the moment he is rebuilding an aeroplane (12" to the foot), and two of these beds are ideal for supporting the wings as they are assembled, mean while another one is serving as an adjustable work bench.

Ian S C