Need to make a basic router table for a PC 690
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(11-22-2022, 11:21 PM)zanemoseley Wrote: I'm really tempted to get one of these Sam's Club tables and just drop the coin on a Jessem lift. I need to joint about 500' of 8-9' long cherry and remember really hating joining full boards on my 6" Jet. The 6' table length and being able to lay flat instead of on edge would sure be easier. I can CNC some 6' offset fences at work. Would also double as a secondary bench, my primary is a homemade solid oak bench with 3" top and legs.

https://www.samsclub.com/p/ultrahd-72-in...od22651720

https://youtu.be/e_CKvQugG3g

JessEm 02310 Rout-R-Lift II Router Lift and 02030 10-Piece Insert Ring Kit with Caddy Bundle (2 Items) (0231002030) https://a.co/d/7GloiCj

I'll vouch for Jessem lifts. I've had the Mast-R-Lift II for several years and it works great. I've never used the Rout-R-Lift II but I'd expect the same quality.
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(11-22-2022, 11:21 PM)zanemoseley Wrote: I'm really tempted to get one of these Sam's Club tables and just drop the coin on a Jessem lift. I need to joint about 500' of 8-9' long cherry and remember really hating joining full boards on my 6" Jet. The 6' table length and being able to lay flat instead of on edge would sure be easier. I can CNC some 6' offset fences at work. Would also double as a secondary bench, my primary is a homemade solid oak bench with 3" top and legs.

https://www.samsclub.com/p/ultrahd-72-in...od22651720

https://youtu.be/e_CKvQugG3g

JessEm 02310 Rout-R-Lift II Router Lift and 02030 10-Piece Insert Ring Kit with Caddy Bundle (2 Items) (0231002030) https://a.co/d/7GloiCj

Well I'll vouch for the Sam's Club workbench then.  That thing is a beast.

The specs must be wrong though.  They say it weighs 126 lbs.  Felt more like 226 lbs.
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(11-15-2022, 11:08 AM)Ridgeway Wrote: Agree.  The mistake I made was getting a lift with fine adjust, rather than coarse.  Basically it taxes double the cranks to raise and lower the router.  When changing bits, this gets tedious, and I have never had a situation where I needed to made an adjustment so exact that I was thankful for the extra precision.

I make frequent use of the fine adjustment, as I make my parts to fit, not by exact dimensions.  Often a slight adjustment is exactly what I need.
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