@ninjunc
This is great! Looking forward to the iterations where you discover smaller actuators, pancake motors, limit switches, etc.
@danmeisternator
Electrical Engineer here for a bespoke manufacturing company. You already have a proven mechanism, so why don't you just attach an axial motor to the existing prophecy mechanism? Then you would just need a small controller for the up/down buttons and overcurrent protection so it stops when it is at the end of it's travel. Sell the mech preassembled and the customer would need to attach. You would lose depth of the table unless the mechanism drops underneath, I'm just not sure how you could make it look nice if it drops below the sides.
@jonathanthomson1881
Awesome design! Coming from robotics, I’d suggest a single-motor cabling system as an ideal solution—especially for something like a vaulted table lift retrofit (like the Wyrmwood Modular Gaming Table). You can mechanically couple the motion through a pullwire and pulley setup, and here’s the real beauty: if you use a brushed DC motor with a simple switch, you can eliminate all electronics. Just plug it in, hold a button to raise or lower, done. If you do want smart features (like Bluetooth + app control), you could add a controller for under $15—something like an ESP32 or similar. Even then, the motor could be decoupled from the system—just attach it for rotation when needed, then remove it so there’s no permanent motor mount or electronics under the table. Clean, modular, and flexible.
@JayhawkBoulevard
"Getting to the limit of what we can do to an mgt." Next video had better be Crazy Ed riding a gaming table on wheels at 40 mph through the fields of Pennsylvania. 😂
@flipside87
electric sucks.. almost any issue makes it unusable imo.. manual is way to go
@Legolas15989
One thing I'd love to see but probably never will is a Prophesy Pool table, Prophesy is 6.5'x3.5' and Pool table is 8'x4'. Although the beauty shots of it would be Chef's kiss
@Masteph93
I would 100% get a final product version of this down the line. Looking forward to seeing updates on it!
@VagabondTE
Guys.. you sell a MODULAR table. Think modularly. Why not a sectional lift based off of the bottom panels. You could extend slightly into the underside to give yourself a little more room, and give yourself a hole for the hardware without drilling a single rail. Just remove a single bottom panel and tell your guys to focus on that. You could even have electric and non-electric versions way easier. Yeah, if it's manual, the customer would have to crank the table three times for a standard table. But I think that's a fantastic trade off for an insane level of modularity. Not to mention drastically reducing the efficiency and cost. Plus, I personally would prefer having three different lifts than one. That feels more useful. The lifting part might need to be a box with walls to keep from exposing the hardware to the customer but I imagine that would be easy.
@cogspace
The tabletop should only be held onto the lifting mechanism by gravity. That way if a finger gets stuck underneath, the finger just holds up the tabletop instead of getting crushed.
@ScytheNoire
It's interesting to see where sit-stand desks and 3D printer beds overlap. Make a flat surface go up and down.
@philliplevine9167
the actuators being at an angle inward towards the center is bad because it is putting load forces sideways on the lift table along with side load on actuator itself. they need to be all vertical together.
@luffy8878
Its been a while since I have been excited about a new idea from you guys!!! Keep thinking outside the box! Doug, keep drawing, I love it.
@VagabondTE
Wait wait wait! I've been thinking about this and I think I've really minimized the design to something super easy. It's not a cool lift but it could be an amazing accessory that most people would enjoy and can afford. You know those panels in the prophecy that can be flipped over for two different surfaces? Just make those for the MGT, and then make magnetic rail mounts to hold it up to the surface of the table if you want. EASY, DONE, CHEAP, guaranteed seller. I was also thinking you could put legs on them. If the leg was one long rail on the edge of the panel then it would also box out the area underneath making a really nice professional look. But then you can't flip it over and when I realized the rails could hold it up I figured that was preferable. Since the table doesn't have a lift you're going to need some sort of a notch in it or a ribbon so you can grab it and pull it out. But again I think that's worth it for a really affordable accessory.
@nemike42
Enclose the linear actuator in wood, like the leg flares out as it goes up to the table...
@devorezr
Yeah, when you polish this I would buy one for my table in a heartbeat.
@EOvAhhSKAuNhoinDHqy
If the steel frame is being shifted around too much while passing the magnets, you could make the frame from aluminum
@seraphicninja
I like the idea. Now to wait until the actuators are smaller and with optional bespoke veneer covering so we can keep the full wood look.
@Olson34
I really like the lift mechanism in the prophecy for the mtg because it keeps it low key, you don't need to be by an outlet, and you can take the hand crack off and store it. I feel like the more the customer has to do with drilling holes and added that not already a guideline the more your going to screw things up and it's not easy to get a replacement. If someone messes something up you can't just easily get a replacement part.
@NinjaPirateJedi
Keep looking into it! I just wouldn't want to loose too much of the well, and it would need to be affordable. Good luck!
@Lavasioth