The Family Handyman – September 2019

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Drop the cables from the lift

housing into the opening and

thread each cable through the

slot in the platform leg brackets.

Pull the cable tight and wind it

back and forth through the studs

on the inside of the bracket and

then back through the hole on the

bottom of the bracket. Then attach

the cable clamp plate and alumi-

num spacers to the brackets with

locknuts. These should be tight-

ened to the specified torque of

5 ft.-lbs. or snug plus a half turn.

Loop the excess cable up and

hold it in place with zip ties.

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Adjust the mounting rails to

line up center marks on the plat-

form and outside the opening

lengthwise. Place a small shim

between the mounting rails and

the platform legs to maintain

spacing before tightening the lag

screws that hold the mounting

rails to the attic floor. Repeat this

at each corner.

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Lower the top of the platform

frame even with the mounting

rails to check that the platform

hangs centered between the

mounting rails. If the spacing

between the brackets and the

mounting rails isn’t equal, push

the lift housing to make the

spacing the same on both sides.

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Adjust housing

Equal distance

Cable

clamp

plate

1/8"

shim

Line up
center
marks

Cable

Platform

leg bracket

Platform

frame

Mounting

rail