I love that you said that you are only 70😂 Great attitude. Thanks so much for sharing your build. I suggested this to my sister in law for my brother who is dealing with MS. Have a great day.😊
I m sure there are thousands out there will benefit from your practical and cheap set up,what a genius idea..thank a lot ..god bless a man like you..for kindful sharing
Thank you so much. My sister broke her neck and I live in a basement apartment down 7 stairs. We cannot afford to move nor get a lift and you have given me an answer to a serious problem. God Bless!
Great work! Though I might not make a stair-lift elevator myself for my mom, it's inspirational to watch your insightful anatomy of the elevator. Thank you.
I actually have come to the same sort of idea on my outside stairs for my wife who recently became wheelchair bound. This video is my proof of concept. Thank you very much for posting
Nice. I needed a good idea to move boxes up and down from my condo place. I like the use of the rails you did. I won't be doing electric winches. But I figured I can easily set up some rails. build some wooden frame boxes that sit on them like the chair, put stuff in their and tie a rope to it and slowly let it slide down or pull it up the rails. That way I wouldn't have to walk up and down the stairs with heavy boxes, 20-30 lbs boxes, would put alot of stress on the knees over time. Thanks for the inspiration! Now I gotta get some wooden planks and screws and nails and wheels.
Dank! As my dad coming dowb to live with me, i ask a guy to build one from me from scratch, he told me no idea whay to do, so i'm going to do it, when i finish building my house! Amazing! Thank you mate!
My first thought would be to use a winch - maybe a 12v one so that it would work in a power-cut. But I see a mains-voltage hoist, like the one shown, goes for something like 50% the cost of a winch! (less than £70 here in the UK)
A few have asked about safety. Barry, you confirmed the winch cable is overrated and has a brake. For those truly concerned, a "self retracting lifeline" could be added. Google to see examples. The lifeline's body could be hidden inside the box and then tethered at the top of the stairs alongside the winch cable. Not too much additional cost for those who would feel better to have a secondary protection against a freefall.
Excellent demonstation of adapting readily available but economic machinery and materials to build a great stair lift at a fraction of the commercial price.
@@pt68picasothey’ll always be shit people that will have something negative to say obviously he’s using the idea from a stairlift but instead of having millions of dollars to work the guy looked at an invention and came up with something similar based on it don’t be a jackass
Guess what , I'm now nearly 74 and have developed a crook hip so now use the lift everyday , unfortunately we all grow old , next project is to shift the washing machine up stairs as the washing line out the back of our sloping section👴👵
Love it, very simple. It's about $250 in US dollars, I suppose the only downside is it will not work when a power outage occurs. But that can be overcome, I need to reinstall my cad system so I can design my own application. Thanks again for you ingenuity.
Brilliant! I've been looking to build one for my elderly Bullmastiff/St Bernard dog; and this video gave me all sorts of inspiration! Thank you for posting it!
Really nice. We are thinking this for my mom. But we see one problem The seat would need to turn when we are at the top of the step and the bottom of step, unsafe for her to get out on steps. But such a great job you did thank you for the share.
That’s amazing !! I’ve been researching buying one as I live in a split level home and I would need 2! Crazy money I can’t afford!! Ie been forced to live in the bottom level of my house only!! You were smart to think ahead! Hopefully you’ll never need it!!! 😊👍❤️
hi brilliant idea we are just moving to a two storey house that has stairs and hubby has been trying to come up with an idea to take us up the stairs and that is a very brilliant idea thank you so much Neville and Loren
Great stuff. Reccomendations: Make the seat rotate 180°, semi-reccess the stopper up top, and add garage door laser stop for the bottom. Otw, an epic build! Cheers
Hi Toni , I did actually fit a seat rotate from a small boat but removed it as it had to be further out from the wall which restricted the clearance for walking space and had to be a lot higher to swivel to the top step . Hope that helps decided with yours
@@barryjames9688 you could always attach one of those swivelling cushions. I’ve seen them recently in the warehouse and Kmart (I’m also in nz). Love your kiwi ingenuity. I have an entirely different idea in mind for a small staircase in my mum’s split level home - more of a platform lift. No idea how I’m going to construct it yet… just searching for ideas and seeing what people have done already.
@@Tonisuperfly believe or not I got my black chair in the video from Kmart which had a swivel on it , I tried to use it but was to complicated, it's actually very easy as it is grabbing the stair rail to stand up .
@@barryjames9688 well that’s good then :) On the one I’m talking about, only the cushion part swivels - the chair stays put. Actually, since I watched this and commented, an elderly neighbour had a fall and is now in need of a chair stair lift… I think they are going for a professional installation though. I would love to make one of these but it’s not really possible in this situation.
This is awesome my friend it's so good to see people still have that diy mentality seems like that is a trait that is disappearing through the generations. Been thinking about something similar for our aging dog this gives me some good ideas. Very good job. I appreciate the video.
That’s fantastic! My mother needs one….is there a way you could post pics or explain exactly what it looks like on the bottom? I’m a carpenter, but not clear on how you attached those wheels ……thanks!
Elegant design! Im fussing with an accursed used acorn install, Im about to adopt your plans! MDF is very soft board and is moisture weakend. recommend aluminum 4mm angle rail much more durable.
Awesome job. It just needs a remote call button at each end. Not sure how that would work, but I'll bet Ali-express has some kind of remote two way switch kicking about.
I wish , 😅 , I have thought about ways to have a switch down stairs , maybe I could put another small cord rewinder in the box with the cord connected to the top switch running down to the bottom but it sounds abit complicated for me 😀
Update , our stair lift in the above video is now over 3 years old and has been used thousands of times faultlessly , it takes 25 seconds to get up to the top with me on it so that's not fast , If your a skilled handyman ignore Philips comments and make your own , next thing they'll want is trainer wheels on bikes if your over 60 , the worlds gone crazy with PC
Absolutely brilliant mate! I'm going to re-home an elderly dog who's owners sadly passed away but my worry is I live in a first floor flat.. you have just given me the answer THANK YOU obviously I'll put a box on it rather than a seat 👍🇬🇧
Barry James,...... I'm 70 years old with both knees paralyzed......I can't climb up stairs to my bedroom......so I've been sleeping on couch in living room for about 3 years now. Can you build me a stair lift.....I course I will pay you. All the other companies are charging too much money to get it done.....I am desperate to sleep in my bedroom upstairs.
@@maggierivera8148 I certainly would Maggie but I'm 75 now and it would be beyond me now as I have got Polymyalger (bad muscles) I'm glad I built ours when I did .
I like that it's a little bit quicker than the average bespoke stairlift, as I've always worried how people would get downstairs (or upstairs depending on your house layout) fast enough in case of say a house fire. As someone else pointed out, I'd look into getting some kind of battery backup in case there's ever a power cut in the house. Maybe a bit of extra lighting attached to the box too to help visibility at night in case the lights ever fail (like in a power cut or house fire). The only thing I'd be a tad worried about is the strength of those wooden guides, and if they might crack or break over time, so I'd personally probably replace them with metal as soon as possible. Other than that, awesome job! This is probably how stairlifts first came into being, before someone figured out how to make them a little more compact. Still, gets the job done and that's all that matters! :)
Very creative, just shows you how much stuff costs for the dissabled, elderly, and such! If you have a bit of knowledge and skill you can do damn near anything!
Hi Berry, excellent invention but information in the video is very short. Some people like me are visual learner so if possible please assemble the chair again and attached it with the cable openly then it will be more understandable and helpful.
Nice, you just need a call button to retrieve the chair if it's on the other end. However, I suspect that you could probably purchase the actual rails and chair directly from the factory in China, it's just calculating how many segments and what turns you want without ordering too many extras.
Brilliant! Exactly what I need. I will be building one just like yours except it will be installed outdoors on stairs leading up to a deck, so I will need to make it more weatherproof. I will use aluminum or steel angle iron for the tracks. Thanks so much for the idea and excellent video.
Go for it ! We love ours even though we don't need it yet we use it to get the groceries upstairs , I've recently installed a switch under the trolley so we can send it down and it stops at the bottom as well .
Giday Joel , I considered building mine outside as we live on a sloping section and only have 5 outdoor steps but decided it was just as easy indoors . The winch came with a stop switch for up with a ball on the cable to activate it , but to stop the trolley going down I mounted an off switch under the trolley that hits a block of wood on the tracks
@@barryjames9688 Mission accomplished! Just finished my chair lift yesterday and my wife loves it. She has severe arthritis in her knees making it extremely painful to climb stairs. Now she can come and go again. I used 1 inch aluminum angle for the tracks and simply used casters for the wheels instead of skateboard wheels. I made the seat swivel using a swivel used for boat seats. It all works perfectly and saved me thousands of dollars. Can't thank you enough Barry!
just ordering up the gear as we speak, that's my next project for my wife who has terminal cancer. Again thank you for your help it's been inspirational, you should be so proud and hope all is well with your clan with the world's present conditions, and to when our two lovely countries meet again in the fantastic game of rugby I hoping for the same result. Up the Irish
Brilliant absolutely brilliant! I'm sure there must be some way to fit an automatic kill switch at the bottom of the stairs too without having to do it manually when the lift reaches the end of it's travel. But well done anyway.
I love that you said that you are only 70😂
Great attitude.
Thanks so much for sharing your build.
I suggested this to my sister in law for my brother who is dealing with MS.
Have a great day.😊
I m sure there are thousands out there will benefit from your practical and cheap set up,what a genius idea..thank a lot ..god bless a man like you..for kindful sharing
Great job Barry! That's something to be proud of
Thank you so much. My sister broke her neck and I live in a basement apartment down 7 stairs. We cannot afford to move nor get a lift and you have given me an answer to a serious problem. God Bless!
Great work! Though I might not make a stair-lift elevator myself for my mom, it's inspirational to watch your insightful anatomy of the elevator. Thank you.
Brilliant Barry! It's not only perfectly functional, it's also a very nice looking and tidy construction. Thanks for sharing.
I actually have come to the same sort of idea on my outside stairs for my wife who recently became wheelchair bound. This video is my proof of concept. Thank you very much for posting
Nice. I needed a good idea to move boxes up and down from my condo place. I like the use of the rails you did. I won't be doing electric winches. But I figured I can easily set up some rails. build some wooden frame boxes that sit on them like the chair, put stuff in their and tie a rope to it and slowly let it slide down or pull it up the rails. That way I wouldn't have to walk up and down the stairs with heavy boxes, 20-30 lbs boxes, would put alot of stress on the knees over time. Thanks for the inspiration! Now I gotta get some wooden planks and screws and nails and wheels.
Wow, that was so cool! The world needs more inventors like you!
VERY well done! Your ingenuity is exemplary. I've been considering such a device, and now, you have shown me how. Bravo! And, cheers!
Dank! As my dad coming dowb to live with me, i ask a guy to build one from me from scratch, he told me no idea whay to do, so i'm going to do it, when i finish building my house! Amazing! Thank you mate!
I'm making one of these for my elderly dog thank you for the insight
Ye gods! A work of sheer genius! Thank you sir for inspiring me to have a go myself!!
You are completely amazing!! Who woudda thought? Smart dude. So simple and elegant. Good job.
YOU. ARE. BRILLIANT. Fantastic video and the ultimate DIY.
Brilliant! Would really appreciate it if you would show us the setup inside the box please...
My first thought would be to use a winch - maybe a 12v one so that it would work in a power-cut. But I see a mains-voltage hoist, like the one shown, goes for something like 50% the cost of a winch! (less than £70 here in the UK)
A few have asked about safety. Barry, you confirmed the winch cable is overrated and has a brake. For those truly concerned, a "self retracting lifeline" could be added. Google to see examples. The lifeline's body could be hidden inside the box and then tethered at the top of the stairs alongside the winch cable. Not too much additional cost for those who would feel better to have a secondary protection against a freefall.
I've seen them called a 'Fall Arrester Block' - which is the same thing mentioned here?
You're an very creative guy with genius ideas. Loved watching this. Thank you
Barry, you are a genius! Thank you for sharing.
Excellent demonstation of adapting readily available but economic machinery and materials to build a great stair lift at a fraction of the commercial price.
totally AWESOME!! Thank You Sir!! I am recently totally disabled and had no idea how I was to afford a stairlift.
Great invention! You should add a fall limiter as a safety feature in case the cable breaks.
It isn't an invention, acorn chairlift or someone else deserves that credit. This is merely a knock off.
@@pt68picasothey’ll always be shit people that will have something negative to say obviously he’s using the idea from a stairlift but instead of having millions of dollars to work the guy looked at an invention and came up with something similar based on it don’t be a jackass
Guess what , I'm now nearly 74 and have developed a crook hip so now use the lift everyday , unfortunately we all grow old , next project is to shift the washing machine up stairs as the washing line out the back of our sloping section👴👵
Got a video of that?
I wnatt to make it for my mother. Can u please send me complete procedure and materials required. Please
@@vaibhavpatharkar6794 I can't really think of any more than the you tube video. Sorry. It was quite easy to make .
Love it, very simple. It's about $250 in US dollars, I suppose the only downside is it will not work when a power outage occurs. But that can be overcome, I need to reinstall my cad system so I can design my own application. Thanks again for you ingenuity.
Having a total ankle replacement in a little over a month, I think I'll get started on this. Thank you Barry!
Great plan! I'm going to modify with stainless steel guides for outdoor staircase at the lake. I will post a version once I get it up and running
Did you end up making one?
Brilliant! I've been looking to build one for my elderly Bullmastiff/St Bernard dog; and this video gave me all sorts of inspiration! Thank you for posting it!
did you build it ? How does it go? or did you order and have it assembled? which company? thanks
Bravo, Barry! Ingenious and better looking than the commercial stairlift!
Extremely impressive. Well done sir, bravo and tyvm for the concept to utilize for handicap loves ones!
Really nice. We are thinking this for my mom. But we see one problem The seat would need to turn when we are at the top of the step and the bottom of step, unsafe for her to get out on steps. But such a great job you did thank you for the share.
That’s amazing !! I’ve been researching buying one as I live in a split level home and I would need 2! Crazy money I can’t afford!! Ie been forced to live in the bottom level of my house only!! You were smart to think ahead! Hopefully you’ll never need it!!! 😊👍❤️
Great job and you made it look pretty good too. Very ingenious. Congrats .
Ingenious, awesome vid from across the world. Great example of helping oneself.
Brilliant job Barry just the information and inspiration I was looking for to make a lift for my aging black lab Monty. Many thanks.
Love this. I wish you could demonstrate how to make the trolley etc that would just be awesome. Either way very innovative of yourself and ingenious
hi brilliant idea we are just moving to a two storey house that has stairs and hubby has been trying to come up with an idea to take us up the stairs and that is a very brilliant idea thank you so much Neville and Loren
Mate, you're a Legend :)
Great job! I really love it!! It is much more affordable than so many others
Great job and video, thanks for sharing!
Berry : "I'm 70 so I can run up down the stairs" meanwhile I'm passing out at the age of 27 going up the stairs.
🤣🤣🤣I know what thats like🤣
Well done! And very good explanation. Thank you.
Well done. Also brilliantly explained.
Great stuff. Reccomendations: Make the seat rotate 180°, semi-reccess the stopper up top, and add garage door laser stop for the bottom. Otw, an epic build! Cheers
Hi Toni , I did actually fit a seat rotate from a small boat but removed it as it had to be further out from the wall which restricted the clearance for walking space and had to be a lot higher to swivel to the top step .
Hope that helps decided with yours
@@barryjames9688 you could always attach one of those swivelling cushions. I’ve seen them recently in the warehouse and Kmart (I’m also in nz). Love your kiwi ingenuity. I have an entirely different idea in mind for a small staircase in my mum’s split level home - more of a platform lift. No idea how I’m going to construct it yet… just searching for ideas and seeing what people have done already.
@@Tonisuperfly believe or not I got my black chair in the video from Kmart which had a swivel on it , I tried to use it but was to complicated, it's actually very easy as it is grabbing the stair rail to stand up .
@@barryjames9688 well that’s good then :) On the one I’m talking about, only the cushion part swivels - the chair stays put.
Actually, since I watched this and commented, an elderly neighbour had a fall and is now in need of a chair stair lift… I think they are going for a professional installation though. I would love to make one of these but it’s not really possible in this situation.
Looks great. I need one for heavy gear. Love your design.
Beautiful work!
Very clever and economical idea!! I need to build one of these for my wife!
I love your ingenuity!
Brilliant! Nicely done!
This is awesome my friend it's so good to see people still have that diy mentality seems like that is a trait that is disappearing through the generations. Been thinking about something similar for our aging dog this gives me some good ideas. Very good job. I appreciate the video.
Great job ! Its fellas like you that need the Five Stars for brilliance ...Very handy indeed...:)
Wow I’m impressed looks great
Thank you. By far the most attractive home built on you tube too.
That is outstanding! I am beyond impressed. Seriously. I'm subscribing to your channel just because of this video.
Thanks Cherie , I'm now 75 so don't do videos now , but hey I might just do another update on the lift 😜
thanks for sharing, great build!
Best diy build of one of these on you tube!
That’s fantastic! My mother needs one….is there a way you could post pics or explain exactly what it looks like on the bottom? I’m a carpenter, but not clear on how you attached those wheels ……thanks!
Elegant design! Im fussing with an accursed used acorn install, Im about to adopt your plans! MDF is very soft board and is moisture weakend. recommend aluminum 4mm angle rail much more durable.
great work. love it.
Very creative, thanks for sharing!
This is amazing, you are a legend. So inspirational. I am looking to do something for my aging dog, and I hope to steal some inspiration from here
man! I loved it, going to make one for my dad
Just watched your video. This is fantastic. I wish i could have confidence to build this.
Awesome job. It just needs a remote call button at each end. Not sure how that would work, but I'll bet Ali-express has some kind of remote two way switch kicking about.
I wish , 😅 , I have thought about ways to have a switch down stairs , maybe I could put another small cord rewinder in the box with the cord connected to the top switch running down to the bottom but it sounds abit complicated for me 😀
The rewind cord makes it so nice and clean
Lyeong C , thanks Lyeong , we are still pleased with the lift , certainly saved us from shifting
You are amazing! Great job!
amazingggg The best DIY elevator iv seen
This was great!
I love the ingenuity!
Great job Mate!
Thank you so much for this video!
Thank you very much for sharing this video.
Update , our stair lift in the above video is now over 3 years old and has been used thousands of times faultlessly , it takes 25 seconds to get up to the top with me on it so that's not fast , If your a skilled handyman ignore Philips comments and make your own , next thing they'll want is trainer wheels on bikes if your over 60 , the worlds gone crazy with PC
Barry James Hi Barry would you make one for me please! I can't walk and been living in my room for 3 years. I seriously need some help.
Absolutely brilliant mate! I'm going to re-home an elderly dog who's owners sadly passed away but my worry is I live in a first floor flat.. you have just given me the answer THANK YOU obviously I'll put a box on it rather than a seat 👍🇬🇧
Barry James,...... I'm 70 years old with both knees paralyzed......I can't climb up stairs to my bedroom......so I've been
sleeping on couch in living room for about 3 years now.
Can you build me a stair lift.....I course I will pay you.
All the other companies are charging too much money to get it done.....I am desperate to sleep in my bedroom upstairs.
@@maggierivera8148 I certainly would Maggie but I'm 75 now and it would be beyond me now as I have got Polymyalger (bad muscles) I'm glad I built ours when I did .
Bloody Brilliant Mate. Well Done Cheers from Michael.
Thanks Barry muchly appreciated!
Nice build!
I like that it's a little bit quicker than the average bespoke stairlift, as I've always worried how people would get downstairs (or upstairs depending on your house layout) fast enough in case of say a house fire. As someone else pointed out, I'd look into getting some kind of battery backup in case there's ever a power cut in the house. Maybe a bit of extra lighting attached to the box too to help visibility at night in case the lights ever fail (like in a power cut or house fire). The only thing I'd be a tad worried about is the strength of those wooden guides, and if they might crack or break over time, so I'd personally probably replace them with metal as soon as possible. Other than that, awesome job! This is probably how stairlifts first came into being, before someone figured out how to make them a little more compact. Still, gets the job done and that's all that matters! :)
you are a true genius. great savings
Very creative, just shows you how much stuff costs for the dissabled, elderly, and such! If you have a bit of knowledge and skill you can do damn near anything!
This is brilliant
Ingenius, thanks for sharing.
I've read that most lifts take 20-30 seconds to get to the top. So this one's speed is similar. Thanks!
Great low tech build...Perfect for the working guy...:)...CHEERS!
Great job!
Hi Berry, excellent invention but information in the video is very short. Some people like me are visual learner so if possible please assemble the chair again and attached it with the cable openly then it will be more understandable and helpful.
Fantastic!!!
Excellent thank you so much! God Bless appreciate you sharing this🙏
Very good idea. Creative for sure
Great job sir
Omg your and amazing gent thank you so much for your ideas you just saved me 6k
Nice, you just need a call button to retrieve the chair if it's on the other end. However, I suspect that you could probably purchase the actual rails and chair directly from the factory in China, it's just calculating how many segments and what turns you want without ordering too many extras.
Brilliant! Exactly what I need. I will be building one just like yours except it will be installed outdoors on stairs leading up to a deck, so I will need to make it more weatherproof. I will use aluminum or steel angle iron for the tracks. Thanks so much for the idea and excellent video.
Go for it ! We love ours even though we don't need it yet we use it to get the groceries upstairs , I've recently installed a switch under the trolley so we can send it down and it stops at the bottom as well .
@@barryjames9688 How did you wire the switch?
Giday Joel , I considered building mine outside as we live on a sloping section and only have 5 outdoor steps but decided it was just as easy indoors .
The winch came with a stop switch for up with a ball on the cable to activate it , but to stop the trolley going down I mounted an off switch under the trolley that hits a block of wood on the tracks
@@barryjames9688 Mission accomplished! Just finished my chair lift yesterday and my wife loves it. She has severe arthritis in her knees making it extremely painful to climb stairs. Now she can come and go again. I used 1 inch aluminum angle for the tracks and simply used casters for the wheels instead of skateboard wheels. I made the seat swivel using a swivel used for boat seats. It all works perfectly and saved me thousands of dollars. Can't thank you enough Barry!
@@jrbergen sounds great Joel ,
You'll get alot of satisfaction building and using it ,. Funny I've got a crook knee now and pleased with the lift
ingenious mate thank you
just ordering up the gear as we speak,
that's my next project for my wife who has terminal cancer.
Again thank you for your help it's been inspirational, you should be so proud and hope all is well with your clan with the world's present conditions, and to when our two lovely countries meet again in the fantastic game of rugby I hoping for the same result. Up the Irish
Simply genius. Just simply genius.
You Angel. Thank you so much. Saved me from moving home.
brilliant job
Brilliant absolutely brilliant! I'm sure there must be some way to fit an automatic kill switch at the bottom of the stairs too without having to do it manually when the lift reaches the end of it's travel. But well done anyway.
Thanks Angus , yes I've put a stop switch at the bottom now so I can send it down before my wife comes home with the groceries
Very nice video thanks for sharing
Excellent innovation. Would have been nice if you could actually show how the winch or hoist is tied to the base plate. Any way excellent job
I have the acorn stair life I paid 3500 hundred for it and I like yours much better well done wish they would take it back. enjoyed it Thank you