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Hello!
This is my first instuctable, and in it I will show you how to make a Router lift for your router table out of recycled hardware.
This is based on 3 closet sleds and rails, that are in tension.
Another thing, the design is very forgiving of small manufacturing errors
I´m also submitting it for the makebot contest, so if you like it, please vote!
Thank you for reading
You will notice that I don´t include a lot of measurements, this is due to the fact that it´s unlikely that you will find the exact same closet rails that I used (there really old).
Just follow along, using the stuff you have at hand and at the end of the day you to will have a recycled router lift (or a vertical lift for any other project you have)
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Signing UpStep 1Finding the closet rails.
These are the rails out of our old closet door.
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Yes, just pressure from the tight fit. To keep it from spinning, I routed a notch in the hole that corresponds to a slot on the router body.
A friend borrowed my camera, but as soon as he returns it, I'll take the pictures you want
Steve
I unfortunately over rely on the built in autocorrect and forget to prof read before hitting submit.
Thank you very much for your kind and encouraging post!
You just made my day :D
Well I'm a bit embarrassed to say that I forgot to mention that since my router has a notch in it's body (so that it wont spin in the hand grip) i routed out the notch in the sled. It fits nice a snug in the sled, and the notch prevents it from spinning.
Here are many examples at Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dindustrial&field-keywords=E-Z+LOK+Threaded+Insert+&x=0&y=0
What about the dust getting into the rails and wheels?
Where did you get the router table fence?
As a mater of fact, dust getting into the wheels did worry me. So I did an "extreme" test: I dumped a bunch of sawdust into the rails and made sure that the sleds were chocked full of it. I moved the sled up a down about 10 times (no noticeable hindering of movement).
I cleaned up the sawdust and looked to see if any sawdust had managed to get between the wheels and rails. Fortunately, it didn't happen.
What I think happens is that since the sled wheels are pulled really tight against the rail by the sled, there really is no much of a chance for sawdust and grim to gummy up the slider wheels.
If in the future it does clog up, it's really simple to clean up.
most things that can be built by home crafters and woodworkers can be found somewhere and usually cost alot more.
I have been in the process of sourcing an cheap(free) old automobile scissor jack to use as a height adjuster for my router. Your design would be more work, but would, ultimately, be more elegant.
I did think of using a jack at first, but since I also wanted to be able to adjust the router hight from above the table, modifying the jack to do that was beyond my abilities. That's how I came up with this.