Thrifty Elevator Stage Kit

01/09/25 Thrifty Elevator Kit Update:

Thank you teams for supporting us and for purchasing more elevator kits than we have ever sold. We are working diligently to fulfill all orders placed as fast as possible and many kits are already arriving in teams' hands.

Please sign up for notifications if you still want to purchase a kit as we will be adding any leftover stock after fulfilling orders after this weekend.

We also have more kits in production that will arrive later in January and are working on a timeline & plan for teams to order these.

 

Thrifty Elevator is designed to work with the various brands of 2 in. x 1 in. aluminum box extrusion of any wall thickness on the market. Your team can work with what they like – REV MAXTube, VEX VersaFrame, or simply plain 2" x 1" from your aluminum metal supplier of choice. You bring the 2" x 1" tubing, hex shaft, structural fasteners and gearboxes and we’ll provide the rest.

Features include:

• Single piece aluminum bearing blocks made from 1/4" thick aluminum. These allow for 1/2 inch horizontal spacing between stages and no vertical travel lost due to bearing block geometry.
• Solid steel chain attachment stud block allows for easy installation of 25H chain.
• Integrated support for constant force springs that help offset the weight of your sliding stages.
• Easy CAM tensioning system allows for quick dyneema cable tensioning as needed.
• 2.5mm thick elevator gussets sized for #10 hardware

Single Stage Kit Includes:

QTY 1 - Sliding Elevator Bearing Block Kit

QTY 1 - Elevator #25 Chain Drive Kit

QTY 1 - Constant Force Spring Kit

QTY 1 - Elevator Gusset Kit

2 Stage Kit Includes:

QTY 2 - Sliding Elevator Bearing Block Kit

QTY 1 - Elevator #25 Chain Drive Kit

QTY 2 - Elevator Dyneema Pulley Kit

QTY 1 - Constant Force Spring Kit

QTY 1 - Elevator Gusset Kit

Assembly Guide and STEP CAD Files Available

OnShape CAD Link