I used to use horses, now I have a harbor freight lift table.

I use a pinball cart at home but I always have this in the truck. When folded down it is perfect to lift the back onto

Safco 4061

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No, but if it had a bunch of crappy action figures glued to it you might just peak my interest sir

I use my knee, but this looks ok enough, I think I'd add a couple of diagonal supports though at the join, and use it with the T part on the floor to spread the load on the underside of the pin.

2x4's can handle over 600 lbs vertically, so I am sure he is fine.

Yea, I don't see weight as being an issue. My only concern would be side to side movement...if the machine got bumped, the verticle piece might want to lean over. Screws don't grip as well in the end grain as well as they do across the grain...they may pull out. Maybe add short gusset on either side of the joint for stability?

My 2 cents...

Absolutely. Pinball life is awesome!

I drive by 6400 Gross Point Rd. in Niles all the time but can't find any pinball stuff at "the house of parts" anymore.....

Bwaaaaa ha ha, or just call me, I will even talk to you while you are moving all by yourself!

Stability could be added just by putting a couple triangle/pieces of wood at the bottom. I use a harbor freight cart, drop it all the way to the floor. Best $150 I ever spent. Like it better than my pincart

That's what I'd do or double up the vertical 2X4. A single one just doesn't look stable enough. Great, simple idea and I'm sure it would work 99% of the time. The other 1% is the time someone bumps the pin on the side.

A few years ago a couple friends removed a TZ from an SUV and set it on a couple metal saw horses with the legs that fold up for storage. Weeeeeeeeeeeeell, the legs on one of the horses didn't lock correctly and the TZ came down on top of my buddy's foot, breaking numerous bones. And, of course, it didn't heal correctly after 6 weeks so he ended up having surgury.

And PL would get a "shout out" for offering such a greta(sic) product. In PL's defense, it would cost $15 or less. Not sure about Marco or Bay Area's price though...

To all the non-carpenters out there; Use wood glue and nails or wood glue and scres. It will be fine. I used to use more scres than necessary and wood joints would still distort. Dad was a carpenter and when I went to him he explained it to me. The glue provides the holding power for the weight. The nails or screws prevent a shock from a drop or blunt force from breaking the bond. If you were to screw in angle brackets or additional wood, you could still experience distortion if you only rely on metal fasteners to hold the joints.

Here's the set up I use

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Amen

Good idea. I would add a gusset at the joint to strengthen it from side movement.