Retractable Garage Loft Stairs Using A Harbor Freight Hoist

My solution to having a small shop and not wanting to use up a lot of room building traditional stairs up to the loft.

I used a Harbor freight hoist to raise and lower the staircase and some block mounted pillow bearings for the pivot. It works great and I haven't had any issues in the year its been since I built them!

Stairs were assembling using leftover 2x10s from the loft and were fastened with 6" LedgerLok Fasteners, so it's stiff and heavy...

Some of the stuff I use on the channel to help out with the builds (some amazon affiliate and some are just random companies with great products!)

Main tools I use:
Langmuir Crossfire Pro Plasma table
Miller 211 MIG Welder: https://amzn.to/2UL7hX9
Lincoln Square Wave 200 TIG Welder: https://amzn.to/3fk4bTD
Milwaukee M12 Stubby Impact (Huge timesaver): https://amzn.to/392RsU9
Milwaukee 1/2 Cordless Drill: https://amzn.to/3kPx7Uv
Milwaukee: Horizontal Bandsaw: https://amzn.to/3nDYa78 (with SwagOffroad conversion)
Makita 1/2 Impact: https://amzn.to/3nGVDJx
Dewalt Angle Grinder: https://amzn.to/3fkZoBf
Bucktool Direct Drive Belt Sander: https://amzn.to/3pNQmBG
Jackson Safety Welding Hood: https://amzn.to/2HnmgDP
JDsquared Model 3 Bender: https://www.jd2.com/model-32-bender
Company For Bender Mods/Fabrication Tools: https://www.swagoffroad.com/

Filming Equipment:

Canon 80D: https://amzn.to/35RqxbV

Sony ZV1: https://amzn.to/3nQC8yl
GoPro Hero: https://amzn.to/392bvlA
Canon 10-18mm Lens: https://amzn.to/3lS6FLt
Rode Video Micro: https://amzn.to/35SlZlE
Manfrotto Tripod: https://amzn.to/36VjgXX
Joby Tripod: https://amzn.to/392Chuj
GoPro Tripod: https://amzn.to/3nOb3Mb


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