DIY Router Lift for Plunge Routers
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.ย. 2024
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Here's a look at my lever-operated plunge router lift. If you want a build video, leave a comment.
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Products featured in this video:
Xtreme Xtension Router Collet Extension: amzn.to/2AxfM0H
Rockler Miter Track (36"): bit.ly/2zqbA29
UHMW Plastic - 4" x 24" x 3/8": amzn.to/2DfE80g
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Dust Right Small Port Host Kit (Rockler): bit.ly/2Qpa59a
Steel Rod (1/2" x 10"): amzn.to/2xzHMwg
Speed Squares (7" & 12"): amzn.to/2xoYuza
Screws: NOTE: I use 2" screws to attach the lift, but I don't have a link.
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GRK Screws (#8, 1 1/4"): amzn.to/2QOXQmH
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You are a very talented and generous person! Although I would surely enjoy a video on the making of this router lift, I can live without it. Thanks again for sharing your clever solutions.
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Elegantly simple, I have looked at quite a few DIY router lifts online, IMHO this is the best so far.
Thanks! That means a lot! 😄
By far the least complicated router lift I've seen explained for my plunge router. Thanks for your video. I'd better get started on my build.
Thanks, and you're welcome! If you have any questions, feel free to ask. I'm working on the build video, but who knows when I'll finish it... 🙄
I love it. I have a plunge router and I've seen one video using the screw thread but it's a bit slow to wind up and down. I like the bit extension. I had wrestling with 2 spanners all the time. I will definitely use your lift. Thanks.
Awesome! Glad I could help. 🙂
That looks like a very effective design and relatively easy to build. We do need a build video.
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Great idea. Simple but it certainly works!
Thanks! Here's the build video: th-cam.com/video/LJqPDADi8MM/w-d-xo.html
I liked your solutions. I really like that you showed all the step by step ways to navigate around on you tube. I'm about to retire and will be setting up my shop....things like your router lift will help me redo and improve the current version I built. I'd like to see a build video if you get enough interest. You're no newbie in my book. Thanks
Thanks, Tom. I'm probably not a newbie now, but I certainly was a couple of years ago! Fortunately, I learn quick. 😄
Genius design - build it.
Thanks!
Would definitely love to see a build video with optional plans. Thanks for sticking with this invention and working through the bugs. Looks like a great solution.
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Me too please!
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Well thought out, well done, good job.
Thanks! 😄
I would like the build video, much better idea than a threaded rod system.
You're in luck then! th-cam.com/video/LJqPDADi8MM/w-d-xo.html
I like this! Would love to see a building video.
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I definitely want to see the build video.
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I honestly believe this is the best router lift build I have ever seen! Thank you for showing it. Cheers
Thanks! 😄
I would enjoy that build video
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Yep. Build video. Would love to have this!!
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Thats a nice build. If there was a “WOW” button i’d punch it!!!
Thanks! I appreciate it! 😄
Very clever. Nicely done.
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Great router lift. Yes, please post a build video.
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All of us would love to see the build video. Great job again.
Thanks, Matt. It's coming. It got put on a temporary hold because I had to make some Christmas presents (which I videoed, of course). But I'll get back to the build real soon.
That is terribly clever!
Thanks!
Yes, build video
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I'd love to see a build video.
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Waiting for build video.👍
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Wonderful! Please do a build video!!!
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love to see the build
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Hi Newbie I would very much like to see you build that unit as I have an old router.keep up the good work.
Thanks, and you're in luck! th-cam.com/video/LJqPDADi8MM/w-d-xo.html
Yes please make a build vid, I have an old Bosch P50 plunge router I use but have to lift and lock it manually, bit of a pain really. Please include how you wire start and stop switch. By the way really inspiring work, I am a retired mechanical engineer who has taken up wood working as a hobby and your videos are great for ideas, keep up the good work. Warm Regards Normski (UK)
Thanks, and you got it. As far as wiring the switch, the one I use lets you plug the router right into it. I'm not much of a wirer, if that's even a word. 😄
Brilliant. I've been trying to come up with some method for creating a router lift and finally tried you tube. Yours appears the easiest method & design I've seen. The collet extension is brilliant and I was only wondering this morning if such a thing existed. Now I know...lol.
Thanks, and glad to help. I'm working on the build video. 😄
I'd like to see the build video also. BTW, the inner tube sealer you made just solved a problem I've been trying to figure out on a portable dust collector I am making, so thanks for including that little tidbit!
You're quite welcome! I can't remember where I learned about using inner tubes, but it's nice to pass that along to someone else. 😄
Great video. A build video would be helpful. The guide system is a great use of existing and readily available products. I think this will continue to evolve and become even more user friendly.
Thanks! I'll be starting on the build video soon. And yes, I think the use of miter tracks and UHMW plastic rails is something everyone who designs a router lift should consider. Very secure and reliable.
Nice job kept simple this is a real winner with me few moving parts to jam up thumbs up from me
Thanks! I appreciate it! 😄
This is the first lever lift I've seen. I've been thinking about this idea as well, it seems way better for a newbie build than the other lift designs on TH-cam. Well done!
I just bought a cheap lift from China, so when that arrives, I'll see if it works well, if not, this is definitely the way I'll go.
Thanks. Let me know how the cheap lift works. I'm curious.
I would love to see a build video
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Without a doubt one of the easiest to operate router lifts that I have seen on YT, so kudos to you! Yes, I would love to see the build. Also, I don't think that it would take much to incorporate a micro-adjustment knob which I feel would come in very handy........... :)
Thanks! Go for it - let me know how it works! 😄
Good and simple
Thanks! 😄
I’d like to see a build video if you haven’t done one yet. You’ve done a great job mate! Definitely going to try this one out.
I have: th-cam.com/video/LJqPDADi8MM/w-d-xo.html
Thank you. You have definitely whet my appetite for more. Please put out a build video too. As always, a great video
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I found your channel when searching for DIY router tables using a Ryobi plunge router and saw you have the same router.
Cool! I'm working on the build video for the lift right now. 😄
Would Like a build video for this too. Great job!
Thanks! And your wish has been granted: th-cam.com/video/LJqPDADi8MM/w-d-xo.html 😄
A video on the build for the router lift would be cool.
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Excellent! Build video please 😀
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Dan you are mind blowing precise. I felt good about figuring out how to cut a tile to carpet transition piece...lol.
Thanks, Bob. But I'll bet you did a better job at that than I would. Those are the kinds of things I'm terrible at. Boxes with square joints, and vague dimensions? That I can handle. Cutting tile to specific dimensions? Only if I could waste one for every one I laid. 😛
@@TheNewbieWoodworker dont tell anyone but my wife is a mechanical engineer. Shes the gile person. I'm the wood transition piece guy. I made my first 15 degree cut and hours of deciding rabbit bit or tablesaw..lol
@@bobnicholas5994 That's so cool! My wife is way smarter than me in some things, and I don't mind admitting it. BTW, I assume you meant she's the "tile" person, and not "gile", or better yet "guile". 😛
As for taking hours deciding which to do, I am *so* right there with you. That's exactly what I do, and in fact, I just realized this morning that it's a benefit (at least for me). If I give myself enough time to think about how to do something, sometimes even days, eventually I latch onto something I never would have thought of before. My mind is like an old Intel 286 processor, and it just takes a while to get there.
Oh, and regarding me being precise, it's because I made every single one of the errors I caution about. Who knew that my inability to do things right the first, second, or third time would turn into something useful? Seriously!
@@TheNewbieWoodworker I obviously love you tube and I have found my favorite contributors are people who show or discuss mistakes they've made. I have been making elaborate picture frames and I thought I was the only one who couldn't get a corner matched up..
@@bobnicholas5994 Yeah, isn't it interesting that some people make it look like they never make a mistake? I don't know whether it's intentional or not, but the more I get a look "behind the scenes", the more I realize that some of these things *are* hard, but we figure they make it look so easy, it must just be us who's lacking, and we start devaluing our abilities.
If I can ever figure out how to word this, I'll certainly blog about it, and if I can figure out how to shoot it, I'll do a video. We're doing things most people either can't or don't. That's pretty awesome, if you think about it.
(Pardon my rambling, but I want to get this out while I'm thinking about it.) Why do you think there's so many jigs and specialty tools on the market? Because there's things that are hard for a lot of people - hard enough that they'll buy a tool for it.
Anyway, enough rambling. 🙄😄
Hi Newbie Woodworker, I love watching all of your videos. You explain everything so well. I can’t wait to watch you make this video from scratch. I am just a little confused about the raising arm and the ball bearing and how the 2 can raise the router so high. Another great video!!
Thanks! 🙂
Incredible and very well executed! Love the lever idea to allow for micro adjustments
Thanks! I appreciate it! 😄
Great design! I am researching linear motors for another project and this would be the perfect project for a linear motor. Install it under your lift with a 12v power supply and a switch and you could eliminate the lever. These motors are cheap on eBay. Something to consider to enhance your lift. Count me in for a build video! Nice work and I like your videos!
Thanks! Build video is coming soon. 😄
I would like to see your build video of both the lift and the table too!
Thanks, but I doubt I'll do a build video of the table. It's construction is fairly ugly. However, there *is* a SketchUp model.
Great design there, mate👍
Brilliant idea with the dust draw👌
I won't say no to a build video😋
Thanks!
Dan, I love the router lift and I would love to see a build video.
Well then, you're in luck! th-cam.com/video/LJqPDADi8MM/w-d-xo.html. 😄
Nice lift. Would appreciate seeing the build to this. Thanks
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Definitely add a build video! Great job on this video.
Working on it. 😄 Thanks!
I would love to see the build video
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Pure genius ! I also would like to watch a build video of your plunge router lift.
Thanks! I'm working on the plans and video right now. 😄
Would enjoy seeing the build video. Nice video, as always.
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Adding counter-sinks to the holes may help more.
I agree. th-cam.com/video/jnu9Sso0ddc/w-d-xo.htmlm34s 😄
Great Idea !
Thanks! Here's the buld video: th-cam.com/video/LJqPDADi8MM/w-d-xo.html
I would like a build video. You built a terrific router lift. I may even be able to make one from your video
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Great job!!
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Hi Dan, gr8 idea thx for sharing. A construction video is highly appreciated.
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Great job. Simple and effective.
Thanks!
rchavez 505 I get SDK error when I try to download this. The error window message says it is not an SDK file. I’m trying to download it on my iPad.
Thanks for all the very informative videos that you provide. I like being able to download them on SketchUp warehouse
Gene Augustin I think that was meant for The Newbie Woodworker
Thanks. I don't know what an SDK file is. It should be a ".skp" file.
Great idea, I would love to see a build video.
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Please do make a video on how to built it w/ vacuum in it
Here it is: th-cam.com/video/LJqPDADi8MM/w-d-xo.html 😄
Please post a video how you build the router lift. Thx.
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I would like to see the build its awsome
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+1 for a build video on this cool project.
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Easy but functional solution, i take it :)
That's about it, yes. 😄
Great job. I would love to see a build video on your system. Also, great dust collection solution.
Thanks!
Wow nice work
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Great build 👍👍👍 It's made me rethink the way I build mine 🤔 A build video would be useful 👍
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Excellent video and process. Thank you for sharing. I will start building my lifting system sasp...Thank you for sharing.
Awesome! And thanks. Still working on the build video and plans.
What a brillo build and a thumbs up from me for a video build as well.
Barry (ENG)
Thanks Barry! "brillo" must be a British word, although it's fairly obvious what it means. But it makes me think of "Brillo Pads", and my voice has been scratchy lately like I swallowed one! 😛
Ha ha ha does remind me as well of brillo pads, but you are right brillo is just short for brilliant, which is what this build is so well done, and good luck with the throat. Try gargling with salt water, but don't swallow it as you will end up with your head down the loo, or you could just gargle with some mouth wash, take care.
Barry (ENG)
Thanks, that's a good idea. No, wait, that's brillo! I'll have to try it. 😛
You would do a great build video!! Thanks!
Here's the build video: th-cam.com/video/LJqPDADi8MM/w-d-xo.html
Amazing
Thanks! I appreciate it! 😄
Hello youngman! You should reconsider making a build video because that would set you apart from the bunch
Cast your vote! th-cam.com/video/i4KrNqwf2qM/w-d-xo.html
Please could you do a build for myself and other amateur woodworking guys and girls over the pond here in the UK all the best David.
How about this: th-cam.com/video/LJqPDADi8MM/w-d-xo.html.
I would like to see a build video
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Please do a build video, it would be much appreciated...
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Now That Is one Clever Lever Dan, and the use of the magnets really stuck with me. I wish you had built this years ago.
I made the John Heisz Router lift about 4 years ago and it has served me well, in fact i will be using it in few minutes.
The build article: ibuildit.ca/projects/precision-router-lift/ Plans for this: ibuildit.ca/plans/precision-router-lift/
Yours is a much simpler concept thou and I might still build yours because I could use two router tables set up at one time and I have the room for it. So yes I think you need to start on that build video.
Great Job.
Thanks!
Hi... I would very much like to see a build video for a Plunge Router Table as I have an old Black & Decker 1/4" 1-3/4HP router which I would really like to build a table for. Thank you
Awesome! 😄Here it is: th-cam.com/video/LJqPDADi8MM/w-d-xo.html
Great watch would like to see plans please
You can find the build video and plans here: thenewbiewoodworker.com/projects/routerlift/.
I like this lift mech. ideea. Build it please. Thx
Thanks! Working on the build right now. 😄
I too would like to see a build video but if there are links to the sketchup drawings, and they have measurements, I could.probably figure it out. Good video as always!
There's a couple of tricks to getting everything aligned right, so maybe I need to do a build video.
so than what you waiting for mate? go in your workshop and do it ;-)
LOL. I don't blame Mike for asking. Always get as much information as you can before attempting something. And, it never hurts to ask, right? 😛
The Newbie Woodworker Hi Dan, enjoyed the video as usual! Your worldview shines through. Curious about dust collection.
Why pull dust from top to bottom?
Doesn’t the router motor assembly get clogged?
What prevents the hole at the top from working? When you tried the hole at the top:-
Did you have a path for clean air to come up from the the bottom and carry the dust into the collector?
Keep up the good work!
Please post a build video.
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Thanks a lot for this very good idee :)
You're welcome. I've got a build video and plans too: th-cam.com/video/LJqPDADi8MM/w-d-xo.html
A construction video would be greatly helpful and appreciated. I'm still relatively green with a lot of this and wonder why use a plunge router. Wouldn't a fixed router work as well? Great video!!
Thanks, and great question. Yes, you absolutely can use this idea with a fixed router. I may try to do a video explaining how. I used a plunge router, because of the problem I mentioned briefly in the video - my plunge router tilts a little when you tighten the clamp. So it's kind of useless as a plunge router, but it still runs great. So I figured I'd stick it in the table. 😄
The Newbie Woodworker Lol!! Excellent reasoning. Any thoughts on variations using a fixed router would be appreciated as I have a an older model Craftsman router I don’t use.
I wouldn't think it would be *too* difficult to accommodate. Instead of having a carriage "top" like mine, have a carriage "back" instead, and attach your router to that.
I’d love to see a build video. Where is the site that has the Sketchup drawing?
Here's the build video: th-cam.com/video/LJqPDADi8MM/w-d-xo.html. Here's the SketchUp models: 3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/by/TheNewbieWoodworker.
Can you please make a build video?
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I have been looking for a solution for my router like that for a long time, congratulations for the video and for the contribution of the sketchup project.
Why don't you put the threaded riser from above?
Thanks, I appreciate it! I'm not sure what you mean by the "threaded riser". If this is something I used in the video, can you give me a time code into the video?
@@TheNewbieWoodworker look at minute one how it raises the machine. with your system it is easy to do
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@@canario430 Ah, I see what you mean. I actually tried that method first. I could never get the router to stay level as I raised it. Each partial turn of the rod caused the bit to lean a little in one direction or the other. But I have to say that although I can see how the rod would be nice, I've been thrilled with my lever lift. It works perfectly.
@@TheNewbieWoodworker Anyway, the result is the same and it is perfect for you, I will follow your project to see if I can adapt it to my Worx WX15RT.2 router.
Cheers
@@canario430 Thanks. Good luck!
Awesome Job. I'm just starting on my woodwork journey, Great therapy . Any plans available for lift cheers
Check out this video: th-cam.com/video/LJqPDADi8MM/w-d-xo.html
Richard Leach the router lift loos great
Thanks for showing us.
man thats one expensive router collet extension. $75 bucks?? Ouch Did you ever get to the build video., love to see it.
Yes, it's expensive. A Harbor Freight fixed-base router is cheaper! Here's the build video: th-cam.com/video/LJqPDADi8MM/w-d-xo.html
Tg u for sharing.*****
You're welcome!
Oh... yeah. And build vid plz ;-)
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How about a detailed drawing to download?
That's what the SketchUp model is for. It would take you less time to learn how to view the model in SketchUp than it would take me to create a detailed drawing. Start here: th-cam.com/video/2e-Bu1UuyY0/w-d-xo.html
Build video, plz :-)
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Do you by any chance have a video on your router table build. Just searched your channel and can't find one listed.
No, sorry, I don't. It's a good example of how *not* to make something, although with that said, it still works great.
Great design and video, Dan! Simple but very effective. Sometimes the smartest designs are the simplest. They look easy but take a lot of thought to get them to that point.
I'm curious, why don't you sell your plans? I havent looked at your other plans but this is certainly worth $10 to $15.
Thanks. I don't have a website set up to sell plans, and frankly, there's so many options to choose from, I don't even know where to start. Which is embarrassing, because I'm actually a developer, but I only dabbled in web development. If you have some suggestions, please let me know. If you want to email me, go to TheNewbieWoodworker.com and select "email" from the menu. Thanks.
Build video
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Great video but boy is that extension collet expensive.
Thanks, and true. Apparently there are cheaper collets, but I haven't tried any of them.
Please... build video
Your wish is my command: th-cam.com/video/LJqPDADi8MM/w-d-xo.html. 😄
I’m concerned about having to completely unassemble it if you find it needs some adjustment in relation to the table. There has to be a better way to add adjustment screws to the lift without removing the whole thing again.
I actually don't have to remove the lift, to add tape. I put that metal rod into the extension, then unscrew the lift. It drops down far enough to be able to get some tape in there. and I hold it steady with the rod. But I only ever had to do it once, and it's never changed, even though I've removed and replaced the lift dozens of times.
instead of using tape I would put pieces of Paper between so you no need always to unscrew the lift just loosen the bolts a little bit
Thanks, but the problem with that is that the paper falls out when and if you ever have to detach the router. With tape, that's not a problem. That doesn't mean your idea isn't a good one, though - just that I'm absent-minded, so either I'd forget where to put the paper, or I'd forget the paper altogether! 😛
sure you right but I assume if you detach the Router you probably use it as a "Hand Router" so then you need to peel the tape up anyways 😉 but whatever you give an idea for my next Project 😛
No, I don't use it as a hand router. It has a flaw, where it tilts slightly when I clamp the plunge down, so it lives its life in the table now. 😛