us scroungers
i'm convinced the "scrounger" trait is a hereditary gene that runs in the family! i'm a big time scrounger so was dad and his dad before him..i discovered a relative after dad passed that i never knew about and guess what? scrounger!
along the threaded rod line of thought, a scissor jack, piano stool, grape press type screw driven at low speed won't take much power.
we can find some good stuff at the marina. outboard motor actuators, trim control actuators and remote rudder controls.
the electric seats in some autos have some nice motorized rails. electric door locks are fun for one shot back and fourth stuff. have looked into the electric antenna idea and that should be fun for moving some little stuff.
i sometimes question if i'm actually saving any money with the find/make/reuse method, but sure is fun!
scrounger at heart, dave