Shop built - Router Lift
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- In this video I design and build another router lift. I used T-track and polyethylene for the linear guides and I used a 90 degree drill attachment to make the lift mechanism adjustable from the front instead of the top.
More info on this project here: shopbuilt.org/2016/04/24/shop-...
Table mount for the lift: • Router - Bench mount
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By Ryan Nodwell - Jak na to + styl
I've seen a million router lift ideas, this is by far one of the cleanest.
+Adam Gabbert thank you!
Best router lift ever. Just finished building it to replace my old one. I did not use the 90deg drill, but went with a top screw like I had before. Works like a charm with a new DeWalt. Thanks a bunch for the video. My next build will be the slot mortiser to use my old router.
I agree. Best I have seen yet. Going to adopt the same procedure for mine. Who cares if he called the track "T" instead of "U" as someone negatively stated. Credit where credit is due and don't sweat the small stuff!!
Great build. I have been looking at making the ShopNotes version, but did not want to have to drill my router plate for the top adjustment. I believe this will work great for me. Thank you so much for sharing!!!
Great Idea! I am loving all these great jig inspirations! thanks for everything!
+Wood By Wright thank you:)
Ive looked at other router lift designs, and because i built a router cabinet without a whole lot of vertical space inside, i think this is the design ill go with. I always look forward to your videos, and especially appreciate the updates on your designs/projects.
+Scott Hillegass thank you!!!
i've watched quite a number of router lift DIY and I like your design very much.
One problem I see in almost all lifts is that they are unbalanced in the sense that only one side of the lift supports the weight of the router.
I built a router lift about 3 years ago from a Matthias plan and noticed this problem almost immediately. It worked but I never was happy with it.
I planned to upgrade his design with the same idea as yours by using the right angle drill adaptor but this coincided with my buying a Triton router which had it's own lift built in and with that purchase the problem was solved.
LOL.... I had almost this exact same idea the other day, you totally beat me to it. My heart skipped a beat the second I saw the right angle adapter in your hand. Great video and design man!
+TabLeft Workshop great minds think alike:)
An altogether ingenious solution... bravo!
Nicely done! I really enjoyed seeing the project come together, but also the pace and production quality of your video was excellent. The technique of showing some parts in fast forward worked very well.
Ive never thought about using a 90 degree drill attachment like that. Thats an Amazing idea and very simple! Thanks for sharing
+Josh Millar thank you!
love the simple design. great job
+Art Connolly thanks:)
this really makes me want to make a router lift! so simple yet effective!
Great lift! Can't wait to start setting up shop. Thanks for sharing. 👍
+Matthew Johnson thanks:)
Nice! A bit complicated but very functional. Love the slides.
McCauley's Workshop took the words right out of my mouth I was going to say that's the best looking shop made router lift I've seen on CZcams
+Joe basementwoodworking thank you!
Great design... I'm going to have to pick up a right angle adapter now!
Nice job.
That came out great.
Great music too.
Great concept, nice design! Best one that I have seen on YT for sure. Definitely will consider building this......Thanks for posting. Steve
+Sapele Steve thank you!
Great video. Awesome router lift.
Outstanding on every level. The video was all business, packed with info, showed everything and did not waste one second of my time. The project itself is well conceived and executed. A router lift is something I've been considering for some time and I could not decide on a design, nor did I like anything I saw, until now.
I'm glad you shared this knowledge. Thank you.
P.S. I had to come back and edit this. I do not have your skill, and I doubt I ever will, but I think I can get a simpler version of this to work. But - there is no flippin' way I would even attempt to drill a hole dead center in the end of thread stock. Fuggedaboudid. Anybody think of something else that would work, please reply.
Man do I love this build. Well done!
Phil
+Jake and Emmy's Dad Workshop thank you:)
This might be the best shop made router lift I've seen. Nice work!
i totally agree..took the words from me..:]
+McCauley's Design wow, thank you!
Simply the best! Thank you!
agreed that is a well executed and slick design ... the 90° drill idea is amazing . ive been pondering a solution for my lift and that is brilliant. very "store bought" fit and finish. paint it up to match your tool brand of choice lol
Good design. I would use threaded metal inserts in the plastic for the lifting screw though.
Awesome design! Very cool. Thanks for sharing.
+RFD265 thanks for watching:)
That's just so cool. Thank you for sharing! I really want to build a router table one day and now I know how to make the lift.
+Markus Hoffmann thank you:)
Damn brother! This has got to be the easiest router lift to build. I'm ordering the slides and 90degree bit now
Wes Hamstra y
Brilliant idea, and video. Thank you
Its elegant in its simplicity. Well done!
+Vectors2final thank you!
wow! amazing
Very cool, and relatively simple. Great idea sir !
+Jory Hamblen thank you!
now somone just needs to do this with a plunge router. I like the concept. well done.
+havenisse2009 yeah... The plunge makes things more difficult...
Thanks for watching
Ryan
I'd like to see more time spent on explaining how you got things square. That's always the most difficult part of making something like this. Sometimes you really want a straight router bit that's right on perpendicular to your table. More info on how that lift keeps that would be very helpful.
Quite impressive and great job explaining your work!
+Tiny Houses thank you!
one of the best DIY router lifts I have seen! great job man!
+GoGreenMan thank you!
great build!
+Katz-Moses Woodworking Shop thank:)
Excellent design.... Really nice
+Richard Shaw thank you!
the best desing, you creat DIY Easy, tanks from Tabasco Mexico.
I need an x-carve I also think if you put a stepper motor and an arduino on this build you can control it from a switch module or lever
Very innovative design. Video was also well done as usual. Thanks!
+Earl Davidson Woodworking thanks for watching!
Very clever! I look forward to your next video. Cheers.
+David Handley thank you:)
Много добър и полезен клип от който човек може да научи нещо полезно.
Great build, really useful!
+Scrap wood City thank you:)
breastfeed
That's awesome. You make it look so easy.
+Trey Stegall thank you:)
Great work! Wonder if it would work as well with a larger router.
Another great vid. I adapted this design for my DIY table saw. Think you could let me know what you think of it?
a very nice and simple router lift i have seen alot of people try and over complicate it.
Pretty slick, nice work.
+Dan Prudlow thank you!
Great project. Very cleaver!
I have been looking at all the router lift's over the past few months on you tube. and i must say your's is outstanding well explained and a very good video.
10/10 mate Thanks for sharing this on youtube.
CROOKY
+CROOKY thank you!!
Nice job.
Very well thought out.
+Chem Cody thank you:)
hey you make awesome stuff!I love this! nice work!!
+BCdesign thank you!
Very neat, Simple but very effective.
Love the project, but what I loved even more is the pace of the video and your narration. Lots of times when I watch this type of video, and I've watched a ton of them, I have to speed up the video to 1.5 times or in a few cases even 2 times normal speed cause the speaker is mumbling away and showing things at normal speed which should have been sped up at a minimum or cut out altogether. And very clear too! It was really easy to follow what you were doing. Huge props Great job on both the project and the production value of your video. I'm subscribing!
+laurentco thank you! Always nice to get positive feedback on production:)
Nice job! I look forward to the lock :-)
+Jan Smrčka next video:)
Thanks for watching!
Ryan
ok i do like the design of this lift. very simple and to the point. i have wanted to do something like this for a while but getting a non plunge router in nz is difficult and extremely expensive. for a one man shop i have never been able to justify the cost and as i just retired i guess its a pipe dream lol. i miss my shaper.
+Tayler Made I modified a cheap (old) black n decker plunge router by putting a threaded rod finished with the head of a furniture bolt through the base and up to the old depth adjustment bar, where I mounted a nut. Can then adjust depth from the base. Then just mount that to a bit of MDF with a hole in it. Works great as it just uses the existing plunge mechanism.
Looks great. Nice job. thank you for sharing...
+WoodCrafts 67 Terry Thomas WoodCrafts thank you:)
Nice build! As idea - you can have one more way to go with height adjustment that will be available at the top of router plate, you don't actually have to use this adapter and anyway you will be using top plate to cover space around router bit. Cheers!
Like you I wish I had the height adjustment on the side instead of on top. Slick job on the new router lift Ryan!
+Saw Dust Maker thanks:)
Nice Design and explanation.
+Miter Mike's Woodshop thank you:)
Great router lift build !!
+The ShavingWood Workshop thank you:)
Nice design. I need to build one of these.
+jeff hayes thank you:)
Great idea and very well done video.
Jess Cretney ūowomèn
Cool build, man!
+DIY giveaways & tutorials thanks!
Nice with economic budget. I like it!
+Mattley thank you!
that nifty and if you added a motor it would serve a brake and motorised lift. you could almost figure out how to make this cnc controlled lift so you can zero a bit and set you cut and change as necessary with accurate results. plenty close enough for woodworking but spot on for a lock router bit.
I think that if I had gotten a cool 90deg like you did, it would also have made me excitedly energetic enough to rebuild (build) a new router lift (and table to go along with it (haha). Glad you're going to put the lock on it. Would hate to have gone through all that nice a build only to have the lift move, even the tinniest amount, and screw up a project.
+MRrwmac for sure, just gotta figure out the best way to do it, once the lift is in the table.
Who makes the drill attachment? I love how small it is compared to what I have found in the past.
Beautiful
Very slick good job 👍
+J Rowe thank you!
Hey Ryan. I've used/adapted this design and included it in a video on my Diy table saw. if you get chance, see what you think.
Hi great vid and very well made but watching this video I noticed if you bang the router table the 90 degree angle attachment ( as it's a friction fit and small clip ) could drop the threaded rod out which means the router could drop out the bottom of the runners. Might I suggest a pillow bearing on the end of the threaded rod at the bottom just for the extra security of keeping the router in place.
I like it!
+Maxim Kozlov thanks!
Very good job, I have long wanted to buy a cnc. You could say how much the cnc cost you and where you bought it, without the motor
Four years after your video went public and your excellent design is still very much current. Do you have any plans one could use for reference?
awesome work.
+pullins woodworks thank you:)
Very nice! I liked every step of the build. Regarding the spacer piece between the tracks, I usually make them smaller and add sandpaper shims until I get it right. Sometimes I need to adjust the shimming in the winter, but I guess that's because I'm using particle board instead of plywood. Have you experienced something like that? thanks!!
+Cactus! workshop I usually use shim as a last resort because after the project is finished, I usually take it apart and glue everything together but it's definitely a good back up.
Thanks for watching!
Ryan
You should make this into a hardware kit + plans for sale.
Awesome Router Lift
+Chuck Mardon thanks!
Cool Idea thanks for sharing
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 good job!!!
Very neat, most impressed, you have a new subscriber! :)
+Graham Monaghan thank you!
Excellent...
Cheers...
Awesome job.
+I DIY Modern thanks:)
This is a brilliant design, even after four years after it was conceived/made, that will remain at the top of the particular list of router lifts. I see that you have provided a knob to secure the position of the lift. I would like this modified so that it operates under a remote access too, like the lift mechanism, but that's a story for another day, I am sure. The whole system is easy to understand and you have made this aspect even easier with your clear description. Can you please advise where you obtained the 90 deg. drill attachment?
nice set up.. any chance you have the brand name of the right angle drill?
Great video
Fantastic idea.
+aranson68 thank you:)
Very well done.
+J.D. Ransom thank you!
Nice. Im gonna use yours as inspiration. But i cant figure.... Is the router only hanging by the bit ? The rod can be pulled out of the drill attachment ?
Nice job.
Neat project man.
+Wooden Tool Man thanks!
Nice work!!!
+Kenneth Sievers thanks!
This might seem like a silly question but I am unfamiliar with the 90 degree drill attachment. What keeps the bit/lead screw assy from coming out of the drill attachment ( and the router from falling ). Is there some sort of positive locking collar on it?
+Paul Johnston yes, there is a quick connect that locks in the little groove in the bits, similar to the locks on a impact driver. That being said, you bring up a good point, if it came disconnected the router would fall so I'll add a stop at the bottom so if it does happen, it won't fall to the ground.
Thanks for watching and thanks for bring this up.
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nice work man
+mario morijn thanks!
excelente trabajo, quisiera saber que material es la placa negra, gracias, eduardo de argentina
Nice build.
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Well done!
+KSFWG thank you:)
Do you have plans of that for sharing or selling?
Very neatly done. :-)
+Olly Parry-Jones thanks!
really cool
Good job