My Router Table - 287
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- Опубліковано 15 жов 2024
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Bevel gauge (t-bevel) - amzn.to/2eYLB2N
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Eclipse quick release vise - amzn.to/1PUkyEW
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Festool Domino - amzn.to/1IGrQ8u
Forstner bit - amzn.to/2fMph1z
Glu-Bot glue bottle - amzn.to/1LrKulZ
Gyokucho 372 japanese pull saw - amzn.to/1TgnE9i
Irwin Marples 10" blade - amzn.to/1klkIIr
Kreg K4 - amzn.to/1V4LTGM
Kreg DB210 pocket hole machine - amzn.to/1pFvmwU
Kreg Mini - amzn.to/1phH3cQ
Marble router bit or drill bit - bit.ly/1HIAZCA
Megapro NAS Driver - amzn.to/1OH8H8v
Milwaukee plunge router - amzn.to/2gSr5Ci
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Narex marking knife - amzn.to/2ciT7K2
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T-bevel (bevel gauge) - amzn.to/2eYLB2N
Table top hold down clips - amzn.to/2oP1wtw
Tudor brown briwax - amzn.to/1TnDPxC
Wax brush wheel for drill - amzn.to/1PtRYLi
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Build article: jayscustomcreations.com/2017/10/lever-router-lift-version-2-wing-and-fence/
Router used in this lift: amzn.to/2zVUV2L
Thank you for getting back to woodworking and not just talking about it. Thank you. Great build.
Outstanding build. Simple and very functional. I think I speak for most of us when I say the detailed explanations you offer in your videos is really helpful. Great job as always. Its amazing how much your online presence has grown since I started watching you a few years back.
Thanks for the feedback Kory.
I could not agree more Kory, I have watched Jays vid's from when he first started in the garage and he has come a long way in a short time. Great vid's and a great atmosphere here. Thanks Jay!
Five years ago I was splitting construction grade lumber apart with screws and no pilot holes and botch-jobbing ill fitting crap together with a circular saws and not much else. Now thanks to videos like this I have majorly stepped up my game in the last few years. Just finished this build verbatim out of high quality baltic birch and it is definitely the coolest thing I have ever made with my own hands. Thank you Jay!
Jay I know this is an older video but it is still the best idea out there that I have seen and I have looked at a lot. I currently have 2 routers and plan to use the router lift table idea/concept 1 bench for 2 routers. One for straight bits to clean up edges and higher speed stuff as it is a single speed and then one for round overs and the bigger bits and harder woods that require a slower speed. Too many features I see in your router table that address so many concerns/issues I had but the best solution is the large area to access changing bits besides the lever lift its self that is... and the fine adjustments I can see your idea working great for me. Thanks for adding the part about your errors I would have never thought to shim or add adjusting screws in such a situation again MANY THANKS!
I love that you projected the prior video in the wing of the router! Sweet!
The smile on your face when you finally did a test cut was awesome. Happy to see it works so well. I've made some UA-cam jigs before (specifically a router lift) and this is by far the easiest and most efficient way to go about it. I wish I would've noticed it before I decided on the other one to use. Great job man.
Jay bates, your videos are by far the best on you tube for how to diy, I sit at home in the evening and watch diy videos for the past couple of years and your videos are not only full of direction on how to do diy but also have a bit of humour. Number 1 in my book, also your sketch up videos are top shelf. Kyle Dublin Ireland 🇮🇪
Thank you very much for the kind words, Kyle. Much appreciated and thanks for watching from Ireland :)
I appreciate the honesty in your videos Jay. Projects don't always come out perfectly and you routinely show your mistakes, as minor as they may be.
Great job Jay. Thanks for sharing your woodworking skills and ideas and very entertaining editing. I love the fact that you use the tools that most of us can afford and and build project that we all like.
Thank you.
My son said "wow dad, he's faster than you" when you were screwing everything together. He's 4, and the leader of the toddler relocation service. He will have my tools all over the place.
I just started in wood working and a little trick I used being a mechanic for years and years is when you're trying to remove your bit and it sticks in the collet, give the nut a tap with a wrench and the bit will break free from the collet.
Jay, Great job of design and construction.
About the height adjustment question,,,,,,, I think you added an adjustable lever stop so the bit height could be regained after dropping the router. Perhaps a magnet in the wood stop would hold a feeler gauge in place allowing you to drop the height by very precise amounts. Given the length of the lever, your movement at the bit is only a fraction of the movement at the stop block. Your accuracy using a feeler gauge would far exceed anything required in most woodworking. Once the correct height is reached, remove the feeler gauge{s) and reset the stop. It's kind of like the "sticky-note" or playing card method in reverse.
Awesome....I can't get over how pleasant & clean you have kept everything.
A surgeon could operate in your workshop.......Brilliant Work !!
The way the collet wrench gets "stopped" by the side of the insert plate receiver block is just ingenious! I'm gonna have to steal that idea.
Incredible design and execution, Jay. Fun to see how proud and delighted you are with it, as you should be!
I really like your common sense approach to your projects. Thank you.
I won't be building this unit but I value the tips and tricks you've so well illustrated here, Jay. As usual, your editing and explanations are top-notch. Go Red Wings.
Great build, Jay. As you were talking about micro adjustments with the lever, it occurred to me that with the T-track slot you could also set up a micrometer to get exact measurements. I figured one of the cheaper ones from HF would work just fine. Just move the micrometer over to zero it out and then move it up and over the bit to get exact height( depth of cut ) measurements.
I for one don’t have any questions because you do explain the project very thoroughly. Great job Jay, really enjoy your vids.
Thanks for detailed instruction. That is the sign of a good teacher. I have followed you since almost the beginning. Keep up the good work.
Thank you Brenda!
Very good design. I think the lever design is great. Very well explained.
One of my favourite wood workers on you tube, love the videos. Thanks for taking the time to produce the vids!
Thank you!
I've watched both videos twice now, I've been going back and forth between this one and John Heisz's precision lift. This one seems easier to build because it's a little less complex. And I think I believe in lever mechanism, I know people have their concerns but I think i'm convinced. What I'm considering is building 2 of them into a table saw wing. One on the end, like you did, and then one accessible from the front, so it would be turned 90 degrees to the other one. The same fence could be used for both, more about keeping one with a certain bit, (roundover, for instance) and the other one with another common bit. Not sure if it would fit but i'm interested to try. My biggest fear with building this lift is that if the fit of the carriage is too tight it won't move and if it's too loose it will have slop and the bit will shift as you lock it down. Or if it's not 100 percent square then it will tighten as it goes up or down. I try very hard to make things true but I can see that happening. My other fear is that even though it's plywood, seasonal moisture could make it tighten up in the summer. I have a tenon jig that straddles my table saw fence, and even though it is 100% plywood it sometimes slides easily and other times barely fits on.
I give ya a thumbs up for your excellent narration of what your doing and why throughout the build. Thanks for sharing.
Flawless victory! That thing is awesome! I could hear the stifled excitement in your voice.
I love the design on this one - the simplicity really draws me in and I'm excited to build it. Great job on the plans - they are done very well. Thanks Jay!
That's a really nice build. As for the lift mechanism, You COULD add a threaded rod to it to adjust it up and down that way. Have the rod long enough to reach the top side of the table so you just have to reach over and turn the knob or crank. That of course is more parts.....lol
Nice job well explained video. I've had issues with single layer plywood tables staying flat. Laminate on both sides adds a lot of stiffness.
I love the detail you're getting into with the videos!
Thank you for the feedback.
Just bought the plans and can't wait to build one for me and one for my Dad! Now I just have to get a part-time job to buy that router......lol Thanks for the plans my friend, I am trying to get good on Sketchup, it seems to make a major difference in preparation for builds and greatly diminishes waste.....
Awesome job Jay I definitely see this in the future for my shop. You start pricing router lifts and your setup it’s a no brainer. I’m going with Jay’s plans.
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Being the Captain Fiddlybits (no disrespect intended) that you are, those empty dadoes either side of the T-Track must drive you bug-nuts. Have you considered cutting up a couple of slugs from your left over ply to fill them?
You have an excellent design here, and will buy it in a few months when my new shop is ready.
Loved the format and instructional style of this video. Reminds me of your early content. i have always been happy with my local-ish Lowe's ply with my small local lumbar yard falling short on their quality(mostly construction grade nominal where 1/2 is really 7/16 ish) going to have to check out the selection at HD. Love it! Keep them coming!
Your content has gotten so good! Keep it up! I originally found your page looking for a bench build and saw you lions flag (I’m from Detroit). You are an inspiring guy, keep doing what you love Jay!
That's great Jay! Happy for you. I will hold off on that Jessem mast-r-lift and get your plans as soon as weather warms up and I make a little more room in the shop.
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If you're going to add the repeat stop block under the bar to hold your old positions, you could add a small bolt for micro adjusting the lift. Ex: You set the stop block up, loosen the lock and adjust the bolt to lift it up slightly. I like it though, thanks for the video.
Bought the plans. Excited to try and make it. Hopefully it turns out well.
Hey Jay, for the short T-track issue....paint the missing 2" sections of the track red or black to make it less visible or appear to be done that way on purpose
The lift turned out beautifully mate, I could feel your excitement.
Pleasure to watch you work.
Bad day at work, Jay's vids are like pleasant and calming to the head space. As far as exact height adjusting, may I mention height adjustment blocks for precise adjusting in repeated settings. Again great vid's Jay and the multiple you in the vid's is very COOL! Let me know how you do this man. Very cool!
Sold! Looks great! Headed to your site to "Buy now". Thanks Jay.
Well done Jay. I really like your design. Very simple and clean looking. I was about to build mine in a different way, but now I'm second-guessing. Look what you've done to me haha
Well, Sir... I think you're a genius. I plan to build a workbench along one wall of our basement and incorporate your router lift into that surface. I'm going to order your plans and if you have any ideas specific to my adding this into a bench top, I sure would appreciate you're adding those comments to the plan package. I look forward to watching more of your videos.
Jay ...... as always, brilliant video, well presented and very useful. keep posting .... Garry from the UK.
I had watched this build a while ago, this came up & drew my eyes so here i am glad I did I picked up some more points. Thanks
You could use the circuit from an inclinometer on the handle assembly inside and convert the output into and dimension for the height change when you lift the handle and get one thousandth of an inch readout digitally or even with an app on your ipad or phone pretty easily. An Arduino could be utilized with bluetooth/wifi or simply an digital readout mounted on the side.
Another great build and explained throughly as I'd expect from yourself. I need to build myself one of these. I'll be ordering the plans over the weekend. By the way love the apron. Need one of those too.
Thanks Robert!
I bought a custom apron from Dragonfly Woodworking & Leather: www.dragonflywoodworking.com/shop/leather-woodworkers-apron?category=Leather+Shop+Aprons
I thought the same thing about the apron, super sharp and useful.
I love your flag on the door in the background. Most of my family and I are all graduates of Mississippi State.
Awesome. Looks like it will get a lot of use in your shop!! Great work!!
Most of the big box stores carry China-birch. It's nominally 19mm, full of voids, and other problems. Domestic or Euro birch ply is more expensive but you get what you pay for. Great project.
really great job Jay! I am excited to build one of these for my own table saw soon. Thanks for your time and effort on this, the video editing is awesome as always too
I really like these moments where your excitement shines through. :)
Dude, thank you for showing us all of your cool projects, I enjoy watching your videos greatly!
Hi Jay great job I use a table my father made and it works great.
Nicely done Jay....as usual. I like the work apron too.
Great project, Jay.
I am currently thinking about building a router table too and I am going to mostly rely on your plans, but I still have one question. Why didn't you use two t-tracks to slide the fence in to? Wouldn't that get rid of the need to readjust the fence to 90° every single time?
Regards, Jonathan
I'm assuming that the router lift can be rotated 90° if the wing isn't as big. Or maybe the original version would fit better in smaller applications.
Yes, it is amazing how fine our hands can feel a few thousandths, when adjusting stuff. As a machine, we aren't build too bad, Hey!
Very cool. As far as the micro adjustment could you use say a washer that is 1/64" thick and just and place it between the 'Repeatable Stop' and the 'Adjustment Lever' to raise the bit a 1/64". Don't know if the math works out 1:1 because of the angle of the 'Adjustment Lever'. Thought?
Not necessary. Easy to do with your hand.
the offset insertplate and having two holes in it is a good idea , thanks for that
Jay, you should batch out some round gear type handles. So much nicer than those rectangle blocks. Then you'll have them for future projects. Could be good content, and good learning experience for your viewers. Nice work though!
Just wrapped my build up tonight... I need to put a couple coats of poly on the fence and figure out a better way to permanently shim the right side without just sticking paper in there. I took a switch from an old tablesaw and affixed a dust right port to the bottom. I used the harbor freight 2hp motor and it worked out pretty well. Here's some pics: imgur.com/a/v99XX
One tip during the build, when affixing the carriage box to the table top, be sure to put paper back in around the carriage before screwing the box to the top, so that when you screw it into the table top it maintains enough of a gap to allow easy movement. The plans call for this paper when assembling the carriage box but not when attaching it to the table top. I had to take my carriage box off from the table top and re-attach with paper in place because the carriage was binding.
Keep in mind that if you don't perfectly center your router to the lift, certain things will have to change to compensate -- like for instance the bit isn't centered inside the fence so make sure your slots are wide enough to accommodate for that fact.
Nice job on your build. Good pics to document it too. I shimmed the right side of my fence with paper the same size as the movable fence and just poked the bolts through the paper.
Really smart design!
Good job-your plans are usually complete with necessary details- so I am a fan of your work & plans. However I didn’t know you had a twin brother lol!
Dangit, I just bought your original plans. Bonus points for the Ford Truck hat. Cheers! Chris.
Reply to the email receipt and I'll send the new plans to you.
Nice addition Jay!
Your editing is on point! That is so epic!
I am putting this on my table saw soon. Thank You for the video
Excellent work my dear sir!
Thanks Jay! I've Been looking wanting/needing this for my sawstop also.
Great job. I'm adding that to the list of to-do projects
Forgive me if it is in the video and I missed it, but what is the overall height of the XL lift, i.e. how far from the bottom of the table does it stick down?
Thank you for the awesome content you put out, I've been a fan for a little over a year now and this will be the third item you've inspired me to build.
This is awesome. have you considered a sheet of formica over top for easier sliding and to dress it up?
You should cut the entire fence down to match the t-track :P
J/K...awesome job, man!
I thought the same thing!
Jay, I just purchased the plans for this for my table saw, Delta 36-725, was wondering if the plans allow access to the router to set the variable speeds? This the perfect idea for me to save space in my shop. Thanks for the great build idea.
Nice build! I like the box design to get good chip extraction. But why place the router so close to the edge of the table? I often find I want to extend my router table in that direction when I'm doing wider stuff.
Great editing!
Love it! I’ll be buying the plans for the router lift XL and the workbench. One question...why not build up your metal table saw fence with some scrap wood with notches in it to enable dust collection? Seems easier and also you get a reliably square fence with one easy adjustment?
Great set of videos on this project Jay. Oh, and I just noticed the MSU flag, Hail State!
Okay so about to start this project in a dewalt job site table saw stand that will be built. I will be using the router lift to build new kitchen cabinets but didn’t really want to spend $300 on a router. Any suggestions for a less expensive router that can get this job done and fill work nicely in this concept?
Great job jay
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Nice build and very clear explained, even for a newby woodworker like me.... Where did you get that leather apron your wearing?
Bought thr plans, just need to build the lift. Good job Sir.
Thank you!
I am in the same situation, Lowes is right down the road where I live and have to drive an hour to get to Home Depot.....really stinks
Hey Jay, is there a reason you wouldn't use the backside of your table saw fence to make your router fence? Using sacrificial wood fence against the table saw fence of course.
Great Work Jay!
Any plans to add a squaring setup for the fence? Seems like you got a good eye for it but just curious.
Excellent build. Just bought the plans. Quick question: do you plan on laminating the top surface, or perhaps applying a finish the reduce frictions as you move objects across the table? Just curious what you have in mind
Water based polyurethane.
Hello Jay was wondering if you did not have a variable speed router and you have a 1 3/4 hp router could you add spacers on the front of the fence and make smaller passes ? Thanks excellent video !
Love the saws directly behind you, tbh I've never seen partly brass backed panel saws. What are those? This brass back adds something to the cut?
Awesome project my brother i like it great job you the man :)
Impressive! I like the lever idea. Question tho... The fence can swing pretty wide forward and back on each end. How do you true it up so it's square to the table and the router bit? Or does it only need to be positioned right at the bit and the direction the board is fed through doesn't matter?
It just needs to be square to the table.
Jay has prob been here before many times but I bet almost every job now seems to be a router table job
Hi Jay I am building your routerlift concept..my question...around 16.16 you said you have to correct things with a screw ( to get it a bit higher) in order to get the plate even but wil that not effect the position of the routerbit not being straight anymore surely it will be a bit tilted now or do I mis something. GREAT CONCEPT anyway thanks.
The leveling screws are to get the plate level with the top of the table. It does not interfere with the position of the bit. The router is mounted perpendicular to the top.
Okay, clear.
Nice job, it been said before, but you do excellent work!
Thank you.
Jay, I've followed you for a couple of years and I learn from and enjoy your work...How can I get a copy of detailed plans for your router table extention and lift?
Awesome job Jay! 👍👊