Rodney,
she need something that will raise straight up and down. like in a sewing machine sitting on apiece of plywood and when you open the lid it comes up even with cabinet. it is a free arm machine so maybe when she need to use free are it goes a little higher, if I knew how to do it anf what to get, I can get a litt;e help and her jerk hubby don't have to help. just need to know what to get at hardware and how to build (put ) it together.