Has anyone bought or used a router lift that they
really like or should stay away from?

Considering one for my Bosch router. Leaning
towards the Bench Dog ProLift.

MJ

On Thu, 15 Jul 2010 18:12:25 -0700 (PDT), "
wrote:

Has anyone bought or used a router lift that they
really like or should stay away from?

Considering one for my Bosch router. Leaning
towards the Bench Dog ProLift.

I like my Jet Xacta Lift. It's really a JessEm Rout-R-Lift in drag, but I
still like it. The only fault I have with it is that it doesn't fit a
"standard" table. The plate is something like 11-3/4" X 14-3/4" (rather than
9-1/4" X 11-3/4").

http://www.amazon.com/Jet-708124-XLI.../dp/B0007G8I9C

wrote in message
...
Has anyone bought or used a router lift that they
really like or should stay away from?

Considering one for my Bosch router. Leaning
towards the Bench Dog ProLift.

MJ

I have that one and love it. Very precise, easy to set.

On 7/15/2010 8:12 PM, wrote:
Has anyone bought or used a router lift that they
really like or should stay away from?

Considering one for my Bosch router. Leaning
towards the Bench Dog ProLift.

I have it ... excellent unit!

--
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Last update: 4/15/2010
KarlC@ (the obvious)

I have had this one for a few years and as far I can tell, they
make them for several other folks:

http://www.jessem.com/MAST-R-LIFT.html

It is a excellent, well made product.

wrote:


wrote:
Has anyone bought or used a router lift that they
really like or should stay away from?

Considering one for my Bosch router. Leaning
towards the Bench Dog ProLift.

MJ

On Jul 16, 2:44*pm, Pat Barber wrote:
I have had this one for a few years and as far I can tell, they
make them for several other folks:

http://www.jessem.com/MAST-R-LIFT.html

It is a excellent, well made product.



wrote:
wrote:
Has anyone bought or used a router lift that they
really like or should stay away from?

Considering one for my Bosch router. Leaning
towards the Bench Dog ProLift.

MJ

WAY too much money. Buy a shaper already!

On Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:16:12 -0700 (PDT), Robatoy
wrote:

On Jul 16, 2:44*pm, Pat Barber wrote:
I have had this one for a few years and as far I can tell, they
make them for several other folks:

http://www.jessem.com/MAST-R-LIFT.html

It is a excellent, well made product.



wrote:
wrote:
Has anyone bought or used a router lift that they
really like or should stay away from?

Considering one for my Bosch router. Leaning
towards the Bench Dog ProLift.

MJ

WAY too much money. Buy a shaper already!

Are you adding in the cost of the sharp things?

On Jul 16, 8:38*pm, "
wrote:
On Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:16:12 -0700 (PDT), Robatoy
wrote:





On Jul 16, 2:44*pm, Pat Barber wrote:
I have had this one for a few years and as far I can tell, they
make them for several other folks:

http://www.jessem.com/MAST-R-LIFT.html

It is a excellent, well made product.

wrote:
wrote:
Has anyone bought or used a router lift that they
really like or should stay away from?

Considering one for my Bosch router. Leaning
towards the Bench Dog ProLift.

MJ

WAY too much money. Buy a shaper already!

Are you adding in the cost of the sharp things?

Shapers can run 1/2" router bits.... in fact, they do so quite well.
A set of cutters, the insert kind, don't have to cost an arm and a leg
either.
One nice thing is the induction motor of a shaper. quiet and constant
speed. Usually pretty nice fence (two piece) dust collection, and a
nice sturdy table. This looks like a lot of machine:
http://www.grizzly.com/products/1-1-2-HP-Shaper/G1035

"Robatoy" wrote in message
...
On Jul 16, 2:44 pm, Pat Barber wrote:
I have had this one for a few years and as far I can tell, they
make them for several other folks:

http://www.jessem.com/MAST-R-LIFT.html

It is a excellent, well made product.



wrote:
wrote:
Has anyone bought or used a router lift that they
really like or should stay away from?

Considering one for my Bosch router. Leaning
towards the Bench Dog ProLift.

MJ

WAY too much money. Buy a shaper already!

Or one of the above table adjustable routers. There is always this option
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5SzkQTxMvA

On Fri, 16 Jul 2010 18:35:42 -0700 (PDT), Robatoy
wrote:

On Jul 16, 8:38*pm, "
wrote:
On Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:16:12 -0700 (PDT), Robatoy
wrote:





On Jul 16, 2:44*pm, Pat Barber wrote:
I have had this one for a few years and as far I can tell, they
make them for several other folks:

http://www.jessem.com/MAST-R-LIFT.html

It is a excellent, well made product.

wrote:
wrote:
Has anyone bought or used a router lift that they
really like or should stay away from?

Considering one for my Bosch router. Leaning
towards the Bench Dog ProLift.

MJ

WAY too much money. Buy a shaper already!

Are you adding in the cost of the sharp things?

Shapers can run 1/2" router bits.... in fact, they do so quite well.
A set of cutters, the insert kind, don't have to cost an arm and a leg
either.
One nice thing is the induction motor of a shaper. quiet and constant
speed. Usually pretty nice fence (two piece) dust collection, and a
nice sturdy table. This looks like a lot of machine:
http://www.grizzly.com/products/1-1-2-HP-Shaper/G1035

A lot of what a router (in table) is asked to do really is a shaper's job but
the router is more versatile. I'll stick with the router. ...at least for
now. ;-)

Those huge 3.5" dia blades scare the hell out of me.

I'll stick with the router, also. Somewhat limited but more versatile.

B.I.L. worked on a shaper professionally and made a vest of 1 x 2 pine, in a
ribs like fashion. He tooks some ridicule for a long time until a few years
later a shaper did throw a blade and it stuck in the vest. WHEW !


wrote in message
...
On Fri, 16 Jul 2010 18:35:42 -0700 (PDT), Robatoy
wrote:

A lot of what a router (in table) is asked to do really is a shaper's job
but
the router is more versatile. I'll stick with the router. ...at least for
now. ;-)

On Jul 16, 11:51*pm, "
wrote:
On Fri, 16 Jul 2010 18:35:42 -0700 (PDT), Robatoy
wrote:





On Jul 16, 8:38*pm, "
wrote:
On Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:16:12 -0700 (PDT), Robatoy
wrote:

On Jul 16, 2:44*pm, Pat Barber wrote:
I have had this one for a few years and as far I can tell, they
make them for several other folks:

http://www.jessem.com/MAST-R-LIFT.html

It is a excellent, well made product.

wrote:
wrote:
Has anyone bought or used a router lift that they
really like or should stay away from?

Considering one for my Bosch router. Leaning
towards the Bench Dog ProLift.

MJ

WAY too much money. Buy a shaper already!

Are you adding in the cost of the sharp things?

Shapers can run 1/2" router bits.... in fact, they do so quite well.
A set of cutters, the insert kind, don't have to cost an arm and a leg
either.
One nice thing is the induction motor of a shaper. quiet and constant
speed. Usually pretty nice fence (two piece) dust collection, and a
nice sturdy table. This looks like a lot of machine:
http://www.grizzly.com/products/1-1-2-HP-Shaper/G1035

A lot of what a router (in table) is asked to do really is a shaper's job but
the router is more versatile. *I'll stick with the router. *...at least for
now. *;-)

If you have to have one, a router is a better choice. But many people
I know will mount their router in a table and leave it there. In that
case, I think a shaper is a better investment.

On Fri, 16 Jul 2010 21:16:49 -0700 (PDT), Robatoy
wrote:

On Jul 16, 11:51*pm, "
wrote:
On Fri, 16 Jul 2010 18:35:42 -0700 (PDT), Robatoy
wrote:





On Jul 16, 8:38*pm, "
wrote:
On Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:16:12 -0700 (PDT), Robatoy
wrote:

On Jul 16, 2:44*pm, Pat Barber wrote:
I have had this one for a few years and as far I can tell, they
make them for several other folks:

http://www.jessem.com/MAST-R-LIFT.html

It is a excellent, well made product.

wrote:
wrote:
Has anyone bought or used a router lift that they
really like or should stay away from?

Considering one for my Bosch router. Leaning
towards the Bench Dog ProLift.

MJ

WAY too much money. Buy a shaper already!

Are you adding in the cost of the sharp things?

Shapers can run 1/2" router bits.... in fact, they do so quite well.
A set of cutters, the insert kind, don't have to cost an arm and a leg
either.
One nice thing is the induction motor of a shaper. quiet and constant
speed. Usually pretty nice fence (two piece) dust collection, and a
nice sturdy table. This looks like a lot of machine:
http://www.grizzly.com/products/1-1-2-HP-Shaper/G1035

A lot of what a router (in table) is asked to do really is a shaper's job but
the router is more versatile. *I'll stick with the router. *...at least for
now. *;-)

If you have to have one, a router is a better choice. But many people
I know will mount their router in a table and leave it there. In that
case, I think a shaper is a better investment.

I now have four. Am I allowed to leave one in the table (lift)?

On 7/16/2010 12:44 PM, Pat Barber wrote:
I have had this one for a few years and as far I can tell, they
make them for several other folks:

http://www.jessem.com/MAST-R-LIFT.html

It is a excellent, well made product.

wrote:


wrote:
Has anyone bought or used a router lift that they
really like or should stay away from?

Considering one for my Bosch router. Leaning
towards the Bench Dog ProLift.

MJ

Amazon.com prices:
Bench Dog ProLift - $325
Triton 3-1/4-HP router with built-in lift $270
Triton 2-1/4 HP router with built-in lift $220
Check the customer reviews, Tritons get high raves. I bought the
smaller router myself, it came with both 1/4 and 1/2 collets. I
installed it with a Rockler aluminum router table plate, total cost
still far less than the Bench Dog. The set-up is rock solid. I can now
accurately adjust my router up/down in .001 increments (confirmed with a
digital height gauge) in mere seconds, couldn't be easier. I also like
how the Triton automatically locks and unlocks the collet when I raise
and lower the router for bit changes.

On Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:16:12 -0700 (PDT), Robatoy
wrote the following:

On Jul 16, 2:44*pm, Pat Barber wrote:
I have had this one for a few years and as far I can tell, they
make them for several other folks:

http://www.jessem.com/MAST-R-LIFT.html

It is a excellent, well made product.



wrote:
wrote:
Has anyone bought or used a router lift that they
really like or should stay away from?

Considering one for my Bosch router. Leaning
towards the Bench Dog ProLift.

MJ

WAY too much money. Buy a shaper already!

If router elevators ever drop below the "price contains a comma"
level, let me know, eh? They're getting Festering prices for that
crap, mon. UFR!

--

EXPLETIVE: A balm, usually applied verbally in hindsight,
which somehow eases those pains and indignities following
our every deficiency in foresight.

On Fri, 16 Jul 2010 20:45:47 -0700, "CW"
wrote the following:


"Robatoy" wrote in message
...
On Jul 16, 2:44 pm, Pat Barber wrote:
I have had this one for a few years and as far I can tell, they
make them for several other folks:

http://www.jessem.com/MAST-R-LIFT.html

It is a excellent, well made product.



wrote:
wrote:
Has anyone bought or used a router lift that they
really like or should stay away from?

Considering one for my Bosch router. Leaning
towards the Bench Dog ProLift.

MJ

WAY too much money. Buy a shaper already!

Or one of the above table adjustable routers. There is always this option
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5SzkQTxMvA

Cdub, I prefer this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciXplz3SrMk
Why spend THREE GRAND on a Multi-Router?


--

EXPLETIVE: A balm, usually applied verbally in hindsight,
which somehow eases those pains and indignities following
our every deficiency in foresight.

On Sat, 17 Jul 2010 09:52:32 -0700, Larry Jaques
wrote:

On Fri, 16 Jul 2010 20:45:47 -0700, "CW"
wrote the following:


"Robatoy" wrote in message
...
On Jul 16, 2:44 pm, Pat Barber wrote:
I have had this one for a few years and as far I can tell, they
make them for several other folks:

http://www.jessem.com/MAST-R-LIFT.html

It is a excellent, well made product.



wrote:
wrote:
Has anyone bought or used a router lift that they
really like or should stay away from?

Considering one for my Bosch router. Leaning
towards the Bench Dog ProLift.

MJ

WAY too much money. Buy a shaper already!

Or one of the above table adjustable routers. There is always this option
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5SzkQTxMvA

Cdub, I prefer this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciXplz3SrMk
Why spend THREE GRAND on a Multi-Router?

Ok. I'm impressed.

On Sat, 17 Jul 2010 09:41:18 -0700, Larry Jaques
wrote:

On Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:16:12 -0700 (PDT), Robatoy
wrote the following:

On Jul 16, 2:44*pm, Pat Barber wrote:
I have had this one for a few years and as far I can tell, they
make them for several other folks:

http://www.jessem.com/MAST-R-LIFT.html

It is a excellent, well made product.



wrote:
wrote:
Has anyone bought or used a router lift that they
really like or should stay away from?

Considering one for my Bosch router. Leaning
towards the Bench Dog ProLift.

MJ

WAY too much money. Buy a shaper already!

If router elevators ever drop below the "price contains a comma"
level, let me know, eh? They're getting Festering prices for that
crap, mon. UFR!

Huh? They're only a third of that and only a half of the price of the
festering router that they really need. ;-) You can get both and not need a
comma.

"Larry Jaques" wrote in message
news
On Fri, 16 Jul 2010 20:45:47 -0700, "CW"
wrote the following:


"Robatoy" wrote in message
...
On Jul 16, 2:44 pm, Pat Barber wrote:
I have had this one for a few years and as far I can tell, they
make them for several other folks:

http://www.jessem.com/MAST-R-LIFT.html

It is a excellent, well made product.



wrote:
wrote:
Has anyone bought or used a router lift that they
really like or should stay away from?

Considering one for my Bosch router. Leaning
towards the Bench Dog ProLift.

MJ

WAY too much money. Buy a shaper already!

Or one of the above table adjustable routers. There is always this option
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5SzkQTxMvA

Cdub, I prefer this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciXplz3SrMk
Why spend THREE GRAND on a Multi-Router?


WOW!! And only $14.00 for the Plans!! Definitely go to the web site.

All said, the mother site will likely cost me Hours.

On Sat, 17 Jul 2010 16:54:21 -0700, "Lobby Dosser"
wrote the following:

"Larry Jaques" wrote in message
news
On Fri, 16 Jul 2010 20:45:47 -0700, "CW"
wrote the following:


"Robatoy" wrote in message
...
On Jul 16, 2:44 pm, Pat Barber wrote:
I have had this one for a few years and as far I can tell, they
make them for several other folks:

http://www.jessem.com/MAST-R-LIFT.html

It is a excellent, well made product.



wrote:
wrote:
Has anyone bought or used a router lift that they
really like or should stay away from?

Considering one for my Bosch router. Leaning
towards the Bench Dog ProLift.

MJ

WAY too much money. Buy a shaper already!

Or one of the above table adjustable routers. There is always this option
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5SzkQTxMvA

Cdub, I prefer this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciXplz3SrMk
Why spend THREE GRAND on a Multi-Router?


WOW!! And only $14.00 for the Plans!! Definitely go to the web site.

Total cost (with owner already owning a router) is under $100, half
the price of one of the overpriced POS lifts.


All said, the mother site will likely cost me Hours.

That's an absolute given.

--
Exercise ferments the humors, casts them into their proper channels,
throws off redundancies, and helps nature in those secret distributions,
without which the body cannot subsist in its vigor, nor the soul act
with cheerfulness. -- Joseph Addison, The Spectator, July 12, 1711

On Jul 18, 12:04*am, Larry Jaques wrote:
On Sat, 17 Jul 2010 16:54:21 -0700, "Lobby Dosser"
wrote the following:





"Larry Jaques" wrote in message
news
On Fri, 16 Jul 2010 20:45:47 -0700, "CW"
wrote the following:

"Robatoy" wrote in message
....
On Jul 16, 2:44 pm, Pat Barber wrote:
I have had this one for a few years and as far I can tell, they
make them for several other folks:

http://www.jessem.com/MAST-R-LIFT.html

It is a excellent, well made product.

wrote:
wrote:
Has anyone bought or used a router lift that they
really like or should stay away from?

Considering one for my Bosch router. Leaning
towards the Bench Dog ProLift.

MJ

WAY too much money. Buy a shaper already!

Or one of the above table adjustable routers. There is always this option
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5SzkQTxMvA

Cdub, I prefer this one:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciXplz3SrMk
Why spend THREE GRAND on a Multi-Router?

WOW!! And only $14.00 for the Plans!! Definitely go to the web site.

Total cost (with owner already owning a router) is under $100, half
the price of one of the overpriced POS lifts.

All said, the mother site will likely cost me Hours.

That's an absolute given. *

--
Exercise ferments the humors, casts them into their proper channels,
throws off redundancies, and helps nature in those secret distributions,
*without which the body cannot subsist in its vigor, nor the soul act
with cheerfulness. *-- Joseph Addison, The Spectator, July 12, 1711

Canuckistani no less...

On Sat, 17 Jul 2010 21:21:42 -0700 (PDT), Robatoy
wrote the following:

On Jul 18, 12:04*am, Larry Jaques wrote:
On Sat, 17 Jul 2010 16:54:21 -0700, "Lobby Dosser"
wrote the following:

"Larry Jaques" wrote in message
news On Fri, 16 Jul 2010 20:45:47 -0700, "CW"
wrote the following:

"Robatoy" wrote in message
...
On Jul 16, 2:44 pm, Pat Barber wrote:
I have had this one for a few years and as far I can tell, they
make them for several other folks:

http://www.jessem.com/MAST-R-LIFT.html

It is a excellent, well made product.

wrote:
wrote:
Has anyone bought or used a router lift that they
really like or should stay away from?

Considering one for my Bosch router. Leaning
towards the Bench Dog ProLift.

MJ

WAY too much money. Buy a shaper already!

Or one of the above table adjustable routers. There is always this option
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5SzkQTxMvA

Cdub, I prefer this one:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciXplz3SrMk
Why spend THREE GRAND on a Multi-Router?

WOW!! And only $14.00 for the Plans!! Definitely go to the web site.

Total cost (with owner already owning a router) is under $100, half
the price of one of the overpriced POS lifts.

All said, the mother site will likely cost me Hours.

That's an absolute given. *

Canuckistani no less...

Y'mean "Canuckistani for a change", don'tcha?
duckin', bigtime

--
Exercise ferments the humors, casts them into their proper channels,
throws off redundancies, and helps nature in those secret distributions,
without which the body cannot subsist in its vigor, nor the soul act
with cheerfulness. -- Joseph Addison, The Spectator, July 12, 1711

On Jul 18, 9:06*am, Larry Jaques wrote:
On Sat, 17 Jul 2010 21:21:42 -0700 (PDT), Robatoy
wrote the following:





On Jul 18, 12:04*am, Larry Jaques wrote:
On Sat, 17 Jul 2010 16:54:21 -0700, "Lobby Dosser"
wrote the following:

"Larry Jaques" wrote in message
news On Fri, 16 Jul 2010 20:45:47 -0700, "CW"
wrote the following:

"Robatoy" wrote in message
...
On Jul 16, 2:44 pm, Pat Barber wrote:
I have had this one for a few years and as far I can tell, they
make them for several other folks:

http://www.jessem.com/MAST-R-LIFT.html

It is a excellent, well made product.

wrote:
wrote:
Has anyone bought or used a router lift that they
really like or should stay away from?

Considering one for my Bosch router. Leaning
towards the Bench Dog ProLift.

MJ

WAY too much money. Buy a shaper already!

Or one of the above table adjustable routers. There is always this option
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5SzkQTxMvA

Cdub, I prefer this one:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciXplz3SrMk
Why spend THREE GRAND on a Multi-Router?

WOW!! And only $14.00 for the Plans!! Definitely go to the web site.

Total cost (with owner already owning a router) is under $100, half
the price of one of the overpriced POS lifts.

All said, the mother site will likely cost me Hours.

That's an absolute given. *

Canuckistani no less...

Y'mean "Canuckistani for a change", don'tcha?
duckin', bigtime


We have a few talented people up here. Out of 33.5 million population
we get lucky sometimes. Like the guy who developed the adhesive that
hold igs together. (IgGlue)

I'll be here all week.

Try the veal.

Don't forget to tip your waitress.

Robatoy wrote in
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*snip*


Don't forget to tip your waitress.


To what angle?

Puckdropper
--
Never teach your apprentice everything you know.

On 18 Jul 2010 20:22:51 GMT, Puckdropper puckdropper(at)yahoo(dot)com wrote:

Robatoy wrote in
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*snip*


Don't forget to tip your waitress.


To what angle?

Horizontal, if neither she nor your wife objects.

On Thu 15 Jul 2010 08:12:25p, "
wrote in news:a13569d8-7ba0-497f-8e3f-
:

Has anyone bought or used a router lift that they
really like or should stay away from?

Considering one for my Bosch router. Leaning
towards the Bench Dog ProLift.

MJ

I haven't seen anyone mention Router Raizer yet, so I'll chime in with
that. My router table is a 1 inch thick piece of table top from a dead
computer desk (the top was the only part of that desk that wasn't junk),
a Hitachi M12V, clamped to a WorkMate 550 and a homemade wood fence.
They had a sale at a woodworking show some years back and I decided it
was cheap enough, and the demo was good enough, to make it look like a
good gamble. About 70 bucks American, I think I paid.

I like it. There's a crank you have to keep handy and a little magnetic
cap for the crank hole, but so far that hasn't been a bother.

Then again, maybe I like it because it was so cheap and fits right in
with the whole Mickey Mouse arrangement for the router table. :-) I know
for sure it's a whole lot more fun than messing with the default height
adjustment, and just as accurate.

wrote in message
...
Has anyone bought or used a router lift that they
really like or should stay away from?

Considering one for my Bosch router. Leaning
towards the Bench Dog ProLift.

MJ


The Bench Dog is an excellent lift. But condiser that for the price of a
good lift you can buy a good router with the lift built in and you end up
with another router. I had a large Bosch hanging under my table for about
20 years and replaced it with a Triton router about 7 years ago, it has a
built in lift and works well with the Bench Dog table.

On Sun, 18 Jul 2010 18:36:48 -0500, "Leon"
wrote:

20 years and replaced it with a Triton router about 7 years ago, it has a
built in lift and works well with the Bench Dog table.

Question about lifting the router while in the table. How
easy/accurate is it to operate? I'm guessing, maybe wrongly, that you
have to operate the lift with your hands under the table. I'm just
wondering how convenient operating the Triton router lift is compared
to one of the above table adjustments. Obviously, there is a price
difference between the two, but that's not the question I'm asking.

"Upscale" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 18 Jul 2010 18:36:48 -0500, "Leon"
wrote:

20 years and replaced it with a Triton router about 7 years ago, it has a
built in lift and works well with the Bench Dog table.

Question about lifting the router while in the table. How
easy/accurate is it to operate? I'm guessing, maybe wrongly, that you
have to operate the lift with your hands under the table. I'm just
wondering how convenient operating the Triton router lift is compared
to one of the above table adjustments. Obviously, there is a price
difference between the two, but that's not the question I'm asking.


See photo in Amazon listing.

http://www.amazon.com/Triton-MOF001C...9498405&sr=1-2

On Sun, 18 Jul 2010 20:03:44 -0400, Upscale wrote:

On Sun, 18 Jul 2010 18:36:48 -0500, "Leon"
wrote:

20 years and replaced it with a Triton router about 7 years ago, it has a
built in lift and works well with the Bench Dog table.

Question about lifting the router while in the table. How
easy/accurate is it to operate? I'm guessing, maybe wrongly, that you
have to operate the lift with your hands under the table. I'm just
wondering how convenient operating the Triton router lift is compared
to one of the above table adjustments. Obviously, there is a price
difference between the two, but that's not the question I'm asking.

The Triton router adjusts from above the table, apparently. I've never used
one, so...

Bottom of the page:
http://www.ptreeusa.com/routers.htm#8052

On Jul 18, 8:37*pm, "
wrote:
On Sun, 18 Jul 2010 20:03:44 -0400, Upscale wrote:
On Sun, 18 Jul 2010 18:36:48 -0500, "Leon"
wrote:

20 years and replaced it with a Triton router about 7 years ago, it has a
built in lift and works well with the Bench Dog table.

Question about lifting the router while in the table. How
easy/accurate is it to operate? I'm guessing, maybe wrongly, that you
have to operate the lift with *your hands under the table. I'm just
wondering how convenient operating the Triton router lift is compared
to one of the above table adjustments. Obviously, there is a price
difference between the two, but that's not the question I'm asking.

The Triton router adjusts from above the table, apparently. *I've never used
one, so...

Bottom of the page:http://www.ptreeusa.com/routers.htm#8052*

Any of the Milwaukee routers adjusts from the top of the table. Not
just accurately, but damned fine machinery to boot.

"Robatoy" wrote

Any of the Milwaukee routers adjusts from the top of the table. Not
just accurately, but damned fine machinery to boot.

What he said.
I'm happy with my "5625-20"

Max

"Upscale" wrote in message
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On Sun, 18 Jul 2010 18:36:48 -0500, "Leon"
wrote:

20 years and replaced it with a Triton router about 7 years ago, it has a
built in lift and works well with the Bench Dog table.

Question about lifting the router while in the table. How
easy/accurate is it to operate? I'm guessing, maybe wrongly, that you
have to operate the lift with your hands under the table. I'm just
wondering how convenient operating the Triton router lift is compared
to one of the above table adjustments. Obviously, there is a price
difference between the two, but that's not the question I'm asking.


My older Triton has a fine adjust knob that you twist, it is at the top of
the router but the bottom when hanging therefore it is easy to reach. The
newer models allow adjustment from the top of the table. Additionally the
coarse adjust knob is located on one of the handles, that too is easy to get
to.

Given that, most of the after market router lifts do offer a method to raise
the bit a precise measured distance. I have never had the desire or the
need for any type reference, I use my eyes and a test piece to determine If
I am cutting in the correct location.

On 07/19/2010 08:43 AM, Larry Jaques wrote:
On Mon, 19 Jul 2010 02:33:42 -0500, "woodstuff"
wrote the following:

I do not recomment any Grizzly machinery. I have had lotsa problems with a
Grizzly machine (GO454).
Don't get me started on that. A used machine made in the USA would be about
the same cost and 10 times better.

And the other 99% of us have owned several Griz machines and haven't
had a lick of trouble with -any- of them. YMMV.

Add me to that list. I have the G0453 planer (the 15" version of the 20" planer mentioned
above), G0440 2HP cyclone dust collector, and the G1495 lathe. My dad has a 15" planer and
dust collector (both different models than mine), a 8" jointer, a G1035 shaper, and a 14"
bandsaw. No problems with any of them.

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"Steve Turner" wrote in message
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On 07/19/2010 08:43 AM, Larry Jaques wrote:
On Mon, 19 Jul 2010 02:33:42 -0500, "woodstuff"
wrote the following:

I do not recomment any Grizzly machinery. I have had lotsa problems
with a
Grizzly machine (GO454).
Don't get me started on that. A used machine made in the USA would be
about
the same cost and 10 times better.

And the other 99% of us have owned several Griz machines and haven't
had a lick of trouble with -any- of them. YMMV.

Add me to that list. I have the G0453 planer (the 15" version of the 20"
planer mentioned
above), G0440 2HP cyclone dust collector, and the G1495 lathe. My dad has
a 15" planer and
dust collector (both different models than mine), a 8" jointer, a G1035
shaper, and a 14"
bandsaw. No problems with any of them.

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To reply, eat the taco.
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I guess it is personal preference for me to not like Grizzly, and I am
probably unjustified in saying anything bad. I have a friend who has a
couple of their shapers and a bandsaw and he says that they do ok. So I
hereby backpetal on any comments about Grizzly.

woodstuff

On Jul 19, 8:12*pm, "
wrote:


Induction motors are certainly a win but not because of dB, rather HP. *That
said, an electronically controlled router will have a pretty consistent RPM,
as well.

Always compensating after the fact. Just ain't da same.

On Jul 19, 8:12*pm, "
wrote:


However, a shaper won't turn smaller bits at a high enough RPM. *Certainly
there is a common area for the two tools, but there is a lot at either end, as
well. *

Agreed.

Just like sex for ya'

LOL

"Robatoy" wrote in message
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Always compensating after the fact. Just ain't da same.



On Jul 19, 8:12 pm, "
wrote:
Induction motors are certainly a win but not because of dB, rather HP.
That
said, an electronically controlled router will have a pretty consistent
RPM,
as well.

On Jul 19, 8:59*pm, "Josepi" wrote:
Just like sex for ya'

I wouldn't know... but by all means, spare us the details.

OMG! You have never had "sex"?



"Robatoy" wrote in message
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I wouldn't know... but by all means, spare us the details.


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On Jul 19, 8:59 pm, "Josepi" wrote:
Just like sex for ya'