Sweet! I wonder what the lift is. The only draw back is the wheel may get too close to the floor at the low end. Plus it's always occupying that end. Maybe it swivels and or extends. It's hard to get away from electric or hydraulic but that's a great attempt.
It's beautiful, but it's insane the prices those things go for. That ones a lot nicer than ones I've seen sell for around if not more than $2000 on fleabay.
The scissor action feels cheap. Definitely no resemblance to an industrial piece. All you guys thinking of throwing a bench top on it and putting it in your shop can forget about it.