Router Table Depot Blog: Home made Router Table Lift, Video Router Table Depot

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Monday, October 12, 2009

This is a pretty cool project that uses some intelligent planning. This router table lift has been made with some very simple parts and ends up costing around $30. As you know router table lifts can start around $200 and go up from there depending on the brand. The highlights of this 4 minute video are;

· Shown with a porter cable router

· Custom built discs for table top, no insert needed. Discs made from plastic and are custom sized for bits

· Lift adjustment is hidden under a flush mounted disk.

· ¼” ply for carriage

· Accuride drawer slides move the carriage

· Threaded rod controls the increments

· Uses a standard socket to lift the carriage through threaded rod

· Can move all the way up and expose collet for above the table bit changes.

· Approximately $30 in materials