Router lift for £10??? - Read on!

[SVB]

I’ve a basic bench top router table that I’m sure as sold by the thousand - mine is marketed by trend but I’ve seen all brands printed on them.

One of the issues when using it with an equally budget router is that you need to be an octopus to set the height - one hand to hold the rule / depth guide / workpiece, one hand to raise the router and the third to lock it all off when in the right position.

Don’t know about you, but unless you’re from the small village on the outskirts of....., well, you know where I mean, but most of us are at least one hand short.

So, I was browsing the well known auction site and saw these mini lab tables. For a £10 delivered I thought you can’t go wrong so I ordered one. It is brilliant. Easy fine adjustment and quite well made.

You can even get them in posh blue anodised aluminium for another £10 on top. Only issue to be aware of is that most routers rely on the top (bottom in a table) for ventilation so I just slide it out of the way when I’ve locked the router in position if I’m doing more than the odd cut.

Hope of interest to someone. No connections with vendor etc etc.

Simon

 

[Cordy]

Good find Simon !
Direct from China; how long to deliver ?
Looks more compact than my £10 lifter from Machine Mart

 

[SVB]

Good find Simon !
Direct from China; how long to deliver ?

Think they quoted 3 - 6 weeks and it was at the shorter end of that window. One of those click the button and put in the drawer until you next need it items!

 

[sunnybob]

Cordy, that pic makes it look like your car jack has pushed the centre of the table upwards?

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Stick a couple of lollipop sticks or something to the table and you wouldn't need to worry whether you've moved it or not.

 

[Cordy]

Cordy, that pic makes it look like your car jack has pushed the centre of the table upwards?

The car-jack is always released before routing commences

The table isn't very level but good enough for what I need

 

[SVB]

Stick a couple of lollipop sticks or something to the table and you wouldn't need to worry whether you've moved it or not.

???? Not sure I follow who / what this comment relates to phil #-o #-o

 

[Cordy]

You've got me wondering too Phil

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Stick a couple of lollipop sticks or something to the table and you wouldn't need to worry whether you've moved it or not.

???? Not sure I follow who / what this comment relates to phil #-o #-o

"Only issue to be aware of is that most routers rely on the top (bottom in a table) for ventilation so I just slide it out of the way when I’ve locked the router in position ... "
Just so as not to block the vents.

 

[transatlantic]

I thought of this in 2008. Pretty sure I was the first person to think of it, so that makes me better than you lot!

 

[Turnr77]

I have the same one, got it from Amazon, it does cover the top vents on my router so once in position I just lock the router off and lower the jack from the vents.

Works really well.

 

[sunnybob]

Why dont you drill some ventilation holes in the lift plate then you wont have to fart around every time.
(my new motto = see a problem; solve it) 8) 8) 8)

 

[Turnr77]

Why dont you drill some ventilation holes in the lift plate then you wont have to fart around every time.
(my new motto = see a problem; solve it) 8) 8) 8)

I tried drilling but it's VERY hard stainless steel and as on my DeWalt the vents are right across the top, decided it was just as easy to lock it and move the lift down slightly.

 

[phil p]

Could you not just hot glue 2 pieces of 1 x 1 (or similar) to the table top which would allow the centre space of the router the ventilation.

Must admit I'm tempted for the price as it could be used in a few other applications for supporting various things.

Regards
Phil

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Could you not just hot glue 2 pieces of 1 x 1 (or similar) to the table top which would allow the centre space of the router the ventilation.
Phil

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Incidentally, phil p - sorry about about the confusion - I didn't know phil p was already taken when I registered phil.p

 

[sunnybob]

it should not be possible for two people to register the same name. Let the moderators know that happened.

 

[MickCheese]

it should not be possible for two people to register the same name. Let the moderators know that happened.

They're not the same one is phil (dot) p the other is phil (space) p I think.

Mick

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Yes, I put the dot in and because of that the one without didn't show as being used.
I wouldn't mind my surname shown, actually - loads of people here already know it for one reason or another and I rarely post anything offensive.

 

[phil p]

No problem Phil.p

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Thanks, Phil p.