Rev-A-Shelf Kitchen Cabinet Spring Loaded Mixer and Appliance Lift Assist Mechanism for Small Kitchen Appliances w/Soft Close, Zinc, RAS-ML-HDSC

I installed this in a garage cabinet to hold a large, 90lb “benchtop” spindle sander out of the way. It was simple to install. It works well to help raise and lower my sander even though it exceeds the recommended weight limit. No way I’d be lifting that up and down all the time without the help of these springs! Given my use case, I’ve added a few shop-quality mods to make it more stable when sanding. There’s some side-to-side play on its own. After stowing, I add a removable wood block underneath, otherwise the springs are too lightweight to hold it all the way back. When extended and locked in place for use, I temporarily add 2 cabinet lifts under the base for support. They help eliminate the side-to-side movement and add support for my 90lb sander plus wood. For small, quick jobs, it’s been fine locking in place on its own, but as I’m already exceeding the weight limit, those cabinet lifts give me extra peace of mind.

Great very heavy well made product. Sadly I had to return only because I did not have the correct cabinet in my kitchen for this. You cannot have a drawer above the cabinet . But would definitely recommend.

This product is a very heavy duty mixer shelf. My husband actually installed it in a cabinet that had a drawer over the door. If you are going to do this, make sure you measure carefully as the mixer shelf will take up the entire lower cabinet--from top to bottom. You need to allow room for the height of the mixer and for the fact that the mechanism swings all the way to the bottom of the cabinet. If you install in a cabinet with a drawer over it, please consider that the shelf for the mixer will not come up to the height of the counter top, but it will be approximately 4-5 inches below the counter top. I have a large 6-quart Kitchen Aid mixer which is quite tall and I am only 5'1" tall, so it works perfectly for me. It is actually at a more workable level for me than when it was sitting on the counter top. We found that installing it with this set up meant that the mixer would have to sit parallel to the counter due to the height restriction of having a drawer over the cabinet. The instructions were excellent and my husband said they were easy to follow. It does take a long time to install because you'll need to do a lot of precise measuring. My cabinets are white and we used a 3/4" thick x 15 3/4" deep piece of white prefinished shelving from Home Depot and my husband cut it approximately 20 1/2" long and left the 15 3/4" side uncut. The shelving works great because it is the recommended 3/4" thick and is finished on three sides. He placed a 2" high piece on the 15 3/4" backside as a 'backsplash' so that I can store attachments there and they won't slip off the shelf and end up in the back of the cabinet. The delivery was so quick we couldn't believe it. This device will be a God-send for me and I look forward to never again having to lift that heavy mixer from my cabinet.

First, 1 star deducted because of two significant issues: a) the directions need significant improvement: - inconsistent between what's on the internet and what arrives in the box - lack a number of critical dimensions in the technical drawings; I had to scan it at a high resolution and then using the scale of that drawing, estimate other dimensions that I needed to know - the drawings themselves are too small; I'm not sure if the manufacturer is trying to save paper but those drawings need to be a full page each instead of <1/4 - they fail to warn you about critical issues such as corner blocks and hinges in your cabinet, that might get in the way; the video online shows a piece-of-cake installation because the cabinet itself is unfinished and sitting out in the open; of course that is not at all real world Even the standard installation is not an easy one (mine under a drawer is a lot harder) and (both) would benefit much more detailed instructions and dimensions than are given. (b) the left support, the spring-loaded mechanism that is supposed to pull the latch into the locked position is binding. It does not reliably pull the latch into the locked position. It is a construction flaw that could also cause a significant safety issue by allowing the loaded shelf to fall. I should probably deduct 2 full stars, however they earned a little bit of credit by having a technical person reply within 1 business day to an email with some helpful information. The rest of my review is best understood by viewing the video and the series of pictures. At completion, the lift is working correctly except for the issue noted above, even though it is loaded with a very heavy shelf and a very heavy mixer. The total weight of both combined is a little over 50 lb. You have to adjust the tension setting to account for this of course, but it is working correctly. The soft-close mechanism handles even that much weight. This could be used for other kitchen appliances like a bread-maker, slow-cooker, etc. that might otherwise not be used very often because they hide down in a cabinet.

This product saves all the lifting etc with our kitchen aid stand mixer! Soft close feature is wonderful. This is an expensive item but worth every penny!!

Ordered this because I couldn’t buy one from any of the kitchen shops. I can now lift my kenwood to the level of the work surface without any strain on my back. It means I’m using it much more. It took a while to arrive and we had to get the kitchen fitter to fit it as it was a little complicated but it’s my favourite thing in my new kitchen.

Super pour serrer mon mélangeur et facile à sortir !

Great product

Love how easy it makes baking.