Bathroom Ceiling Lift

DO-IT-YOURSELF-ENTRY --- PURPOSE: To enable a person who uses a wheelchair to make transfers in the bathroom. A U-shaped channel runs through the ceiling and is supported by the rafters. Operated by a 440-pound hoist motor, the figure-eight-shaped system enables the user to go backward, forward, right, or left. The lift, equipped with a transfer lift sling, swivels to allow changes of direction. . MATERIALS: Channel, cables, controller, motor, and lift sling. TOOLS: Shop tools. SKILLS REQUIRED: Basic shop, mechanical, electrical, and fabrication skills. TITLE: Doing It Yourself. JOURNAL: Quest. REF: Volume 12, Number 1, January/February 2005. WEB: http://mda.org/publications/Quest/q121diy.html