How do Studio Stands Work?

October 17, 2009 3:48 PM

How do FOBA studio stands lift up?

I'm curious about how the wheels on studio stands lift up. Look at this this FOBA stand for example.

Under the cast iron base are caster wheels which can be raised or lowered to secure the unit or move it around. A simple press on the foot pedal allows this action to happen.

How does this work?

Better pictures in this PDF.

posted by kepano to science & nature (2 comments total)

Ok, their factory is 10 minutes from where I work, so I guess I could drop by and ask them, but I'm not sure what you find puzzling here -- it seems to me as if pressing the foot pedal just presses the wheels downwards via a some lever mechanism, and that's it. When you release the pedal, the wheels retract, and the weight of the base locks the whole thing in place.
posted by effbot at 5:27 PM on October 17

I'm not exactly confused, I would just like to find out exactly what the mechanism is...
posted by kepano at 5:40 PM on October 17