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I thought my first post defined some of my ideas. I'm thinking that a 8000 pound electric winch (like the one on my 4X4) would provide plenty of lifting power. They have built in brake systems for no slip response. It need to lift to a third floor, say, twenty feet. Possibly use a double cable system on the drum (for safety in case one cable shoud break, which I doubt with a 1/2 inch braided cable. Hoist could fit in the attic. Some kind of stop switch mechanism to stop at the top and bottom floor. Dave, I'm gonna keep you in mind when I get a little farther along with my ideas.
You need to think about feet per second too. A winch is S L O W.
Are you only going to stop at the top and the bottom? Who gets control when the elevator is on the other floor?
The safety brakes on an elevator are for ANY release of the cable. Winch brakes can and DO fail.
Clay
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