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Ducksterman,
the knob that raises/lowers the platform is connected to a shaft that has a cam shped piece of wood on the end of it. I've attached a gif file of a crude PowerPoint slide that I made to try to show you what I mean. It's very basic, but it works well and gets the platform out of the way with a flick of one finger. I'll be glad to email you the file so you can read it if you're interested.
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i1...ingTwister.gif
I hope this diagram helps explain how it works.
Jim Smith
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Thanks for the link to the Escapees forum - those folks have some amazing ideas.
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If I spent much time in an RV, I expect I would tie inside sometimes, and sometimes I would be OUTSIDE.
Here are some instructions for making a portable tying table out of a wooden TV tray. You could put a border of wood around it as described (for holding tools and threads), or just drill the hold directly into the table.
http://www.ehow.com/how_2099509_make...ing-table.html
I have seen pictures on the 'net, but can't find one just now. One tyer even replaced the rivets holding the legs in place with pins, so the legs could be removed and the tray used on top of any larger table.