a simple router lift

[trojan62]

hi all,
this is my router lift i just completed.
its made from some sort of screw clamp that i got from my dads shed (not sure exactly what it was originally for) and a scrap wood handle. what i did was to cut one of the big screw peices in half and then i expoxyed one nut in the bench as you can see and the epoxyed the other nut into a scraphandle and the epoxyed the handle and nut onto the thread of the screw.
now when i turn the handle the whole screw thread moves up or down, it works very well indeed.
i thought id post this idea for people who, like me, dont have a lot of space for the other sort of router lifts you see.
i originally got this idea from a tip that someone sent to wood magazine.
hope it helps some of you.

cheers
chris......

 

[CHJ]

...its made from some sort of screw clamp that i got from my dads shed (not sure exactly what it was originally for) ...........

It's a spring compressor, for car suspension etc.

 

[Webby]

I cant work it out ...sorry... from the pictures how it works ? could you draw a diagram and reference pics to it .......looks like a good idea
( i need one lol ) a lift that is
Dave

 

[trojan62]

hey webby
here is the original plan from wood magazine, more or less exactly the same as mine, the principals the same.
cheers
chris.....

 

[Webby]

understand now :wink:

thanks
dave