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Hi Cricket,

It really depends on what you'll be moving and how far you'll be moving it.

That being said, I'm a big fan of hand-cranked conveyor belts (with slip-clutch handles) as they are less likely to be used as de facto pieces of playground equipment.

Robust and safe units made with off-the-shelf material handling supplies can be built fairly easily.

You can see an image on my Flickr page of a small hand-cranked conveyor unit at the back of a "fishing boat"
<http://www.flickr.com/photos/paul_orselli_workshop/3224772225/>

Also, there were some nicely-designed hand-cranked horizontal conveyors in OMSI's BusyTown exhibition, OMSI's Exhibit Services group may be able to sell you a version.

Good luck!


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