Jboggs - thats the reason i mentioned utilizing a latch that would lock the platform at the bottom level until it would be disengaged the next time the additional weight of the dog would be applied.
Thank you both with your thoughts. Initially i was hoping to design one platform with potentially an oblong pulley/gear that would rest at the top and bottom levels (wherever the additional weight was last removed from the platform.
A little more info in case it helps. This is an attempt to...
Hello, I apologize if this is in the wrong section. Because I’m quite new to everything. But I was tasked with a design that could raise and lower a small dog onto a platform about 5 feet off the ground. It Hass to be solely triggered by the dog walking onto either the lower or the upper...