Question about general operation of Ball Lifters

[TeeDubya]

I built a cabinet for Pink Panther that uses Arby's excellent design (the thread was called 'Ball Lifter 2nd Trial'). Trust me, I'm not a woodworker by any stretch of the imagination. All I did was raise the machine so that it sits on a ledge made of 1x4. The lifter sits on the bottom of the cabinet, and there's a tupperware-type container with a hole in the bottom that sits on top of the lifter's hopper. This setup works just fine for me, and you may be able to use something similar.

The plastic container holds over 2,000 balls, and this arrangement keeps the weight on the bottom.