Mianne mounts the winch on a horizontal piece of 3/4" plywood in one of the side structures.
@turkey_hollow_rr posted:When the table is up I see the lower stretcher of the lift table flex toward the pulley on the hoist-side table where the upper limit switch is located.
That's exactly what happens with the Mianne design as well, and it looks like yours has the same design. I suppose it's fine, the bridge hasn't collapsed yet for me.