In article , "Toller" wrote:
Does this bring the router up to change the bits above the table?

No.

It doesn't say that in the description (it says it has 2.5" of movement,
which seems inadequate)

Certainly adequate for adjusting the bit height... but not enough to bring the
collet above the table.

but you sure can't reach the router below the table.

Pull the whole lift out of the table, router and all, and lay it on its side
on the table to change bits. Not as difficult as it sounds, and only a little
bit less convenient than changing bits in a non-table-mounted router.

Anyone have this? What do you think of it?

Yep. Like anything else, it has its pluses and minuses:

+ Sure beats a table-mounted router *without* a lift.
+ Height adjustment is much easier with the lift than with the router.
+ Easy to make precise, repeatable height adjustments.

- Swapping routers in and out of the lift mount is a real PITA. If you can
afford a second router, put one in the lift and _leave_ it there. If your
budget won't accomodate that, buy an extra router base on eBay, and leave
*that* in the lift -- and swap the router motor in and out.



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Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.