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I like the eye hook plan. If it is light, then you can deflect the hanging part enough to set it aside. But I think a better plan would be to strap/j-bolt/anchor a 2x4 to the top of the knee in a similar way as the table is mounted. Then get your helper/neighborhood kid/dog to do a 2-person lift, standing on either side of the knee. The lumber extension handles will give you control to tilt, rock, and jimmy safely on and off. When you're done, there's nothing to worry about storing. I suppose you could do a cringing silverback lift that way too, using the small of your elbows and doing a power squat with your legs to keep from spitting your lumbar discs out the back of your spine. I'm sure there are better ideas in those old engineering mechanisms books with the endless diagrams of levers and pulleys. The ancient Egyptians did amazing things using little more than a plan and sturdy whips, so I believe in you.