Thank you very much but in all fairness, I saw it somewhere else long ago - In fact, I bought the jack a year before I bought the router table, thinking I could perhaps build something myself (but never got round to it).
A scissor jack can be a terribly useful thing to have around the shop. Most every 20-year old junked car's trunk has one, so if you find an auto scrap yard, they'll likely give you one for asking. As for using one for a router lift, the idea is downright brilliant. You have a potential hit video on your hands. You mentioned backlash; I'll assume by this you meant that the bit doesn't drop or push back in after a lift, but do you notice any (sideways) mechanical slop in use? If there's even a little bit of lateral play, it'll probably chatter at speed on hard woods. A loose jack would be a deal-breaker. The point is, if the idea were released to a large audience, that might become a contentious point of criticism. A second, 'locking' mechanism may be in order; perhaps some sort of cam lever-lock underneath that squeezes the top of the jack, securing it in place. It's tough to make things simple. I'd love to further consider/develop this idea when I get some time. Of course, I'm not the type to steal ideas, so I'll 1) wait to see if you release a follow-up, and 2) give this video attribution if I ever mention the idea. Wildly original stuff. Until then, thanks.
I was expecting a bit of vertical "backlash" but haven't noticed any, as the spring in the router is quite strong and the jack seems to hold quite well. As for horisontal "slop", I have not noticed any, probably because the router is mounted very firmly to the tabletop and the jack simply pushes against the internal spring(s) of the router. All in all, the whole setup works as I expected - it is a cheap router in a cheap table with a cheap jack, so in some respects it even supercedes my expectations - it is certainly better than what I could have built myself.
@@noremorsewoodworking2258 Have you seen some of the crazy lift gizmos people build just to avoid removing their router? Those are way too much trouble! The jack idea looks like a little bit of tinkering, but at least it's not _too_ over-the-top.
That car jack for a router lift is genius. Great job!
Thank you very much but in all fairness, I saw it somewhere else long ago - In fact, I bought the jack a year before I bought the router table, thinking I could perhaps build something myself (but never got round to it).
Congrats!! Routers are one of my favorite tools and - as always - I love your simple & efficient solution to the lift issue!
Found the car jack at a very reasonable price - seemed a lot easier to use that than to try and build something similar (and less strong) myself.
All your videos are a great. I’ve learned alot because you make things easy to understand. Thanks agian. Keep it up.
Congratulations with the new tool!
A scissor jack can be a terribly useful thing to have around the shop. Most every 20-year old junked car's trunk has one, so if you find an auto scrap yard, they'll likely give you one for asking. As for using one for a router lift, the idea is downright brilliant. You have a potential hit video on your hands.
You mentioned backlash; I'll assume by this you meant that the bit doesn't drop or push back in after a lift, but do you notice any (sideways) mechanical slop in use? If there's even a little bit of lateral play, it'll probably chatter at speed on hard woods. A loose jack would be a deal-breaker. The point is, if the idea were released to a large audience, that might become a contentious point of criticism.
A second, 'locking' mechanism may be in order; perhaps some sort of cam lever-lock underneath that squeezes the top of the jack, securing it in place. It's tough to make things simple. I'd love to further consider/develop this idea when I get some time. Of course, I'm not the type to steal ideas, so I'll 1) wait to see if you release a follow-up, and 2) give this video attribution if I ever mention the idea. Wildly original stuff. Until then, thanks.
I was expecting a bit of vertical "backlash" but haven't noticed any, as the spring in the router is quite strong and the jack seems to hold quite well. As for horisontal "slop", I have not noticed any, probably because the router is mounted very firmly to the tabletop and the jack simply pushes against the internal spring(s) of the router.
All in all, the whole setup works as I expected - it is a cheap router in a cheap table with a cheap jack, so in some respects it even supercedes my expectations - it is certainly better than what I could have built myself.
@@noremorsewoodworking2258 Have you seen some of the crazy lift gizmos people build just to avoid removing their router? Those are way too much trouble! The jack idea looks like a little bit of tinkering, but at least it's not _too_ over-the-top.
I need to sort out some space for mine.
Put in on a movable stand - use it when you need and store it when you don't :)