Rev-A-Shelf Kitchen Cabinet Spring Loaded Mixer and Appliance Lift Assist Mechanism for Small Kitchen Appliances, Zinc, RAS-ML-HDCR

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.

Just installed Rev-A-Shelf Soft Close to a new kitchen. Seems to do the job well and I like the fact that I can just release the catches, step away and watch the soft close mechanism stow the mixer away, back into the cupboard. As our kitchen was extended and completely rebuilt we put the Rev-A-Shelf on an island and had a power socket installed in the cupboard to supply the mixer. If you are looking for a downside then be prepared to effectively lose a whole cupboard for storing the mixer.

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.

Works beautifully! It makes lifting my heavy mixer so much easier. It’s doubling as my storage shelf for the mixer!

Worked great, easy to install and effortless operation

Great item, but the deployed shelf is tilted downward with the mixer loading the shelf. Fortunately, I discovered that with only two screw holes drilled. Therefore, the rear portion of the mounting bracket needs to be 7/16" lower to provide a level deployed mixer shelf. As well as an extra packet of 1/2" screws would be great. Due to the 1/2" thick side walls of my cabinet, I was obliged to switch the screw uses. Additionally, I found Architec® Gripper Wood 16-inch x 20-inch Cutting Board with Well for $40 available at Bed & Bath to be an excellent shelf requiring only minor size trimming and edge sanding to use as a shelf in my installation.

I love it. I get that mixer out of the cupboard and use it regular. Easy install. Took my husband 2 hours. He watched a few videos on YouTube, Attached on side to our basement stairs to play around and see how it worked then did the install.