The lift table is installed with bench work on both sides so I've been able to finish up the last few tweaks. I'll have more on it's operation when I update Turkey Hollow later this month.
I ended up taking another 10", about two wraps, out of the cable. At full lift there was some wrapping back of the cable on itself. Some of this I believe is due to my offsetting the winch a little to far to one side, and there is a certain amount of side-ways travel that the cable makes as it starts to wind on the reel. There is a band clamp now on the first cable wrap to limit the side-travel. With these tweaks the cable is just touching the far edge of the reel when the table hits the upper limit switch.
My previous attempts to trigger the lower limit switch around the cable spring have all been in vain. Using the bolt as a trigger proved to be too late and allowed all spring tension to release resulting in too much cable slack. (Another variable in my efforts to keep the cable wrapping properly.) There is a washer on the spring but it doesn't always move the same way. If I got the tension a little to tight the side opposite the winch would not seat completely. I needed some fine tuning.
I have extra leg levelers and threaded t-nuts so I thought I would try mounting one as an adjustable stop for the lower limit switch. This is working exactly as I hoped it would. The table fully seats and there is still spring tension. It is pretty easy to use, lift the table a little, loosen the lock nut and make fine adjustments. Then snug the lock nut with my fingers. So far it hasn't vibrated loose.
That's all for the lift table!