Make a router lift out of recycled closet door rails.
Diy wood router lift. Finally i got a router lift into my table saw wing. Build the lift mechanism 1. Diy router lift i know it s been a long time since my last video but now i m back to share with you once again my new projects and of course the free plans that come along with it. Back in november 2011 after i finished my router table project i started getting requests for plans the majority of these requests were for the lift itself some wanted the table as well but most were interested in a lift that they could mount in a table saw extension wing or a table of their own design.
You should probably verify that the print out scales correctly and that the radius matches. The lift aids you get accurate readings while routing. Here is the template i used to cut out the housing. This is based on 3 closet sleds and rails that are in tension.
It makes it easy to raise and lower the router without having to reach underneath and bits can be changed from the top of the table. A router lift is an extra router plate designed to fit into the router. The lift comes with a grip like carriage fixed onto the router. Another thing the design is very forgivin.
To do so we will replace the depth stop with this mechanism mainly a bolt that. My name is fabio and i have lots of fun in my small woodworking shop. Please let me just say thanks to all of you who have subscribed watched and liked my videos on my youtube channel and also for sharing your thoughts in the. For the shop 26.
Be sure to mark the back edge. The detachable crank handles on the router the fits into the plate. When i set out to make my router table i decided early on that i wanted to include a router lift. The plan is to replace this fixed rudimentary height adjuster with a setup that will compress.
Lay out the holes on the clamp and slide blocks as shown in figs. This is my first instuctable and in it i will show you how to make a router lift for your router table out of recycled hardware. Build a router lift. Drill through the base.
Thus a router lift offers you versatile ways of using your router.