I've been toying with the idea of automating a few things around my house — starting small like a hidden TV lift in my bedroom cabinet and maybe even a motorized standing desk. But I'm getting kind of overwhelmed by all the actuator options out there. There's track, rod, column, and tons more. For DIY home projects like these, which actuator types make the most sense without breaking the bank or overengineering things?
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I totally get you — been down that rabbit hole myself. I started with a DIY trapdoor in the floor of my shed for storage and eventually built an automated kitchen spice rack (because why not?). From my experience, rod actuators are probably your best bet for the TV lift — they’re compact and easy to integrate vertically. If you’re doing a standing desk, a column actuator or an electric lifting frame would make it smoother and more stable. What helped me a lot was reading up actuator here: https://www.progressiveautomations.ca/pages/actuators — they break down all the actuator types and their use cases in a way that actually makes sense for regular people, not just engineers. Also, don’t underestimate stroke length and force — for example, I once got one with too much force and it made the mechanism jolt. Lesson learned: don’t overpower your design unless you want to accidentally launch your monitor.