Router Mounting Suggestions?

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  • just4funsies
    Senior Member
    • Dec 2005
    • 843
    • Florida.
    • BT3000
    #1

    Router Mounting Suggestions?

    Hey guys, I'm too lazy to do my own research right now, so I thought I'd see what some of you might already know about this.

    I'm about to add an extended table to my BT3000, and I'm thinking about building in a high-tech custom router table at the same time (then I can abandon the acc'y table router mounting). What does anybody think who has one of the fancy crank-up router lift insert plates, like the Jess-eM, Bench Dog or similar? Looks like they might be worth a look.

    Also, I'm trying to figure out which of the routers I've got lying around to use, as the Ryobi I've been using is a bit underpowered. I have a new Hitachi M12V that I'd like to use, but I'm wondering if its plunge-only configuration might make it a poor choice, as the lift systems I have seen all seem to be made for a smaller motor, or one that can be removed from the handle/base (like a PC convertible type). Anybody got an M12V or similar mounted in a fancy lift setup?

    I also can see that the soft-start thumbwheel switch on the M12V is going to be a pain to reach under the table, but I can live with that, I guess.

    Discussion?

    *****UPDATE***** Just found the Plungelift for the M12V on Woodpeckers. Anybody have one of these?
    Last edited by just4funsies; 02-18-2006, 12:09 PM.
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    • maxparot
      Veteran Member
      • Jan 2004
      • 1421
      • Mesa, Arizona, USA.
      • BT3100 w/ wide table kit
      #2
      I know I've seen a least one of those fancy lift systems made for the Hitachi M12V. From what I've read that is a very popular router for that use.
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        • JimD
          Veteran Member
          • Feb 2003
          • 4187
          • Lexington, SC.
          #3
          The Hitachi will work fine for this. A router razer is a relatively inexpensive (about $100) way to have a lift and it only works with plunge routers. To deal with the switch issue, plug the router into a separate switch and turn it on. My way of doing this is, perhaps, slightly crude but it's cheap and it works. I bought a double metal electrical box and a metal cover plate with a switch opening and outlet opening. A cheap extension cord provided the wire and plug for the router table. You run the black wire of the cord to the switch and then to the outlet. Now you can plug the router into the outlet and use the switch to turn it on and off. Mount the box where it is handy.

          The biggest modification for the Hitachi is to cut the ears off that are for template guides so you can use large panel raising bits.

          There is somebody with a website talking about the Hitachi for router table use. If I remember right, he sells an offset wrench to easy bit changes from the top.

          Jim

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