David Falkner wrote:I am looking at the same one to put in my table saw extension (that I've yet to build...). Please follow up with how you like it - looks like a really nice one.
I used it for the first timed yesterday, and so far I'm really impressed.
As the ads say, you
do not need a set of bent wrenches to change bits; the chuck comes up high enough that you can easily reach both nuts.
I was a bit skeptical about the statements made in the youtube video I watched.
They said that height adjustments could be easily made with "One Finger" after installing your router. I have a Porter Cable 7518; a 3 1/4 horse monster. It's fairly heavy too.
One finger adjusts the height with very little effort, and extremely fine adjustments can be made easily, as the height changes 1/64 for each 1/4 turn.
One other feature that I like, is that you do not need to buy another set of clamping fixtures to fit different routers.
I checked on a few different manufacturers, and most of them required an additional set of fixtures to fit different routers.
The clamping mechanism on this machine is adjustable through a variety of holes in the clamp, and in the frame. It would probably fit 8 or 10 different routers.
The lift looks like it is built with lasting a long time, in mind. Quality machined parts, ball bearing mechanisms, and simplicity are the words I would use.
Price in Canadian Dollars.
I checked on the price of a Bench Dog lift that would fit my router, and it was 429.
The Rockwell was 389 and needed a different set of fixtures at an additional 50.
This one was 299 complete.
If there is one CON, it would be that it only comes with one 2 inch ring for the opening. This is a fairly large hole if you are working with smaller pieces and smaller bits.
I was fortunate that I had an old Jessem mounting plate in my router table already. I had previously purchased a set of rings, and was even more fortunate that they fit the new plate.
