DIYbanter - JessEm

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www.jessem.com

How new are they? I am asking because I am getting little attracted to
their router table system. I am not scare to buy it, just the pricing. What
I am asking if they are new is because I like to search for reviews and
JessEm doesn't appear very much?

Amazon.com has 'em (but not Mast-R-Lift) but no pictures (a picture isn't
important, but why not have at least have pictures of it?). They have the
older model of Rout-R-Lift.

Any reviews? I saw one where they won award, but that's one. Other brands
has many reviews (since they have been around for years).

Chuck

This month's American Woodworker (#113 March 2005) reviews 12 router
lifts. In summary it says:

For 3 or more HP fixed based routers, 4 got roughly equal remarks:
Bench Dog ProLift Max 40-016 (priased for it's beefyness)
JessEm Mast-R-Lift (Same as Rockler Mast-R-Lift)
JoinTech SmartLift Digital and Pro
Woodpecker Precision Router Lift

For 1.75 50 2.25 HP fixed based routers:
Benchdog MiniLift 40-072
JessEm Rout-R-Lift FX (best value)

For plunge routers: Woodpecker Unilift

As far as the JessEm table, I think it's as god as any. I personally
prefer big honkin' homemade table tops, say 48" by 32".

CNT wrote:
www.jessem.com

How new are they? I am asking because I am getting little attracted
to
their router table system. I am not scare to buy it, just the
pricing. What
I am asking if they are new is because I like to search for reviews
and
JessEm doesn't appear very much?

Amazon.com has 'em (but not Mast-R-Lift) but no pictures (a picture
isn't
important, but why not have at least have pictures of it?). They have
the
older model of Rout-R-Lift.

Any reviews? I saw one where they won award, but that's one. Other
brands
has many reviews (since they have been around for years).

Chuck

CNT wrote:

How new are they? I am asking because I am getting little
attracted to their router table system. I am not scare to buy
it, just the pricing. What I am asking if they are new is
because I like to search for reviews and JessEm doesn't appear
very much?

I've had a Jessem table, fence, and Router Lift for a couple of
years and think they're OK but overpriced. I bought mine for a
particular rush job because it was available at a Woodcraft
Supply store across the street from where I live.

Any reviews? I saw one where they won award, but that's one.
Other brands has many reviews (since they have been around for
years).

It seems well-designed and solid. If I'd had more time I'd have
spent less to build a larger table with built-in dust collection
and wiring - and bought the Incra Ultra Jig (which I've added since.)

For a look at what I think I like best, visit
http://www.usenet-replayer.com/ and do a search on "Ultimate
Router Table" for jpg images.

--
Morris Dovey
DeSoto Solar
DeSoto, Iowa USA
http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/solar.html

Hmmm. That usenet stuff is really confusing. I get this web page with
lots of info but it's not intuitive what I need to do. Do I have to
subscribe to something? I did find a search but it looks like I need to
specify a usenet group...

More "how to" details would be apreciated.

Never Enough Money wrote:

Hmmm. That usenet stuff is really confusing. I get this web
page with lots of info but it's not intuitive what I need to
do. Do I have to subscribe to something? I did find a search
but it looks like I need to specify a usenet group...

More "how to" details would be apreciated.

Sorry - this is what happens too frequently when I try to type
URLs from memory. The actual search page is at:
http://www.usenet-replayer.com/cgi/content/archive. Scroll down
and click to enable searching for jpeg files, then in the "Search
for" box type Ultimate Router Table - then click the "Start
searching" button.

You should get a set of pictures showing various stages of
construction of a router table - and the very last should be the
finished table. One of the regulars here built this table and
posted the pictures on alt.binaries.pictures.woodworking to make
the rest of us drool all over our keyboards. (-8

--
Morris Dovey
DeSoto Solar
DeSoto, Iowa USA
http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/solar.html