Customer Reviews

JessEm 02302 Rout-R-Lift FX Router Base for 2 HP Fixed Base Router Motor

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I have a Porter Cable 690 with the three optional handles: plunge, fixed and D..... nothing works as well as this. Simply attaching it to the bottom of a board doesn't work. The 'precision' of twisting the 690, then locking it in does not compare in the slightest with making repeatable 1/125" adjustments!

After making my first long cut, the lift seemed to shift upward, ruining my dado cut! I could not believe it! A few hours later of investigation, I realized it was not this lift, but the 1/4" bit was moving in the collet!
If you own a router, and do any precision work, get this product! Seriously! I teetered back and forth for months, ruining many projects.

I do recommend making your own table and fence however. It was easy, rewarding and likely a higher precision product at any price (mine cost $15 for a discarded office cubicle desk plank)

The savings of making your own table will justify buying an air filter (like I did today)

Thank you to Amazon for allowing us to write these reviews. It is only my 2nd one to write. Our family bases a large value on reviews and this product deserves my accolades.

This is the first one of the lifts that I have bought. It is really easy to raise and lower, and I am pretty well satisfied with it. The only difficulty I have experienced is changing bits. With the router all the way raised, you have to angle the wrenches and it is rather cumbersome to get the bits on and off. I have thought of bending a wrench to accommodate that. The best thing is that it makes fine adjustments to bit height really easy.

I have been woodworking for about 4 years now with a homemade router table. I have used my PC 690 in that old traditional table/plate, and I just recently upgraded to this lift. I now have a Millwaukee 2625 mounted in that lift and I couldn't be happier. The router fit into the lift with no modifications in about 3 minutes. The lift is very precise and very solid. Small adjustments are extremely accurate. I couldn't be happier with it so far. A huge advancement from my traditional router table that required me to raise/lower the bit from underneath.

I'm kicking myself for not getting this sooner. I have a Bosch 1617 EVS and for the longest time used the height adjustment wrench to raise and lower the bits. Changing bits required opening up my router table and bending down to access the router. With this lift I can raise and lower the bit with ease. The crank handle is great! Changing bits is also easy and very time saving now since I can do it above the table. By far this is one of the best purchases I have made for my shop. It saves me time and improves the quality of my work.

I bought this to use on my new router table. Works great! I would buy it again if I had it to do over.

The lift plate is a pleasure to use. I dont know why I held out so long. The MDF template sold by JessEm needs some better
instructions ( Read my review ). Made in Canada, wow! Great quality, wow. Tried to use the provided spanner wrench to place and
remove the table inserts and guess what? It DID NOT FIT. The pins in the spanner wrench were pressed in an angle. Had to open
up the holes in the inserts so I could use the supplied spanner wrench. Guess where that was made, and your first guess is? Our
friends in CHINA have put it to me again. I looked at the bag that it was packaged in and guess what? Made in CHINA!!!!! It's
not that I was surprised but with all the hype about JessEm being made in Canada, and we are machinists and toolmakers, and we
are woodworkers too, and quality comes first, BLA BLA BLA. JessEm should look at the quality control of their subcontractors.
All in all, a really great tool accessory.

This mechanism is well crafted with quality materials and the lift adjustment is precise. I recommend getting the template for cutting out your table top from the manufacturer. You only find out about needing this after you've opened the box. So, if you think you can be operational with the lift right after you receive it you'll need to wait. I made a template with a combination of router bushing guides and it took about 2 hours to complete. I had to totally dismantle the lift so I had a flat base (on both sides) to trace with the router template guide. It would be nice if JessEm would include a cheap 1/4" thick template (or even a full scale drawing that you could trace) with instructions of which router bit / template guide combination to use. If you're in the market for a router lift to be more productive this is the one. As the the saying goes, "The man who needs a tool he doesn't have is already paying for it."

The following problems: 1. Manual says it's adjusted at factory to hold the router. Not so, the motor fell out ruining a new bit. 2. Tension not set per manual. Height wanders. 3. Dial on plate no longer attached to shaft; useless. 4. Customer service non-existent. Two e-mails and two phone calls and just silence from them. Find another lift.

This tool looks like and operates like the top of the line lifter sold by Rockler. It is great for us po folk.

JessEm 02302 Rout-R-Lift FX Router Base for 2 HP Fixed Base Router Motor I purchased this item on April 15, 2009 and it was on my doorstep the morning of April 20, 2009. As usual Amazon did a great job in getting this out. I am impressed with the craftsmanship of this item. It is very well made and came packaged in a good heavy shipping box. Again Amazon had packed it even better in another box with another item. The lift fits my Dewalt 618 router like a glove. I removed the fixed base from the router and the motor slides into the lift as it was intended to. I had to make one minor adjustment on the clamp to tighten it up but it is a good solid hook up for my router. The retail price of this item is too high in my estimation. I got it for the sale price of Amazon but I think that it is still a bit pricey. I am looking forward to using this for building cabinet doors for a remodel job I am undertaking. This item comes with instructions! You don't have to be a genius to use it! I rate this item with 4 stars just because I haven't had the priviledge of using it yet. V. Carr