Kreg Router Table Lift Installation
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- Опубликовано: 23 окт 2024
- Here is a short guide to installing your router into the Kreg Lift. I do not directly go over how to use the leveling threaded inserts on the table, but I may make a future video if there is any interest.
I am a big fan of this lift. It is pricey, but the quality, features, and general simplicity match the price.
Thank you very much for this video. Definitely glad I ran into your video because everyone on Amazon was complaining and moaning about having issues but I kept thinking to myself I can’t see Kreg just making something that doesn’t work as instructed lol. Anyways great video and much appreciated.
Thanks! I'm glad it helped. I made the video specifically because of those Amazon reviews, and because I think a lot of people just didn't realize the lift comes locked, and you have to use the crank to open it. I hope it works well for you if you pick one up!
@@MMWoodworking definitely 👍 and I went by my local Woodcraft today to pick one up. And again Thank you
Perfect. I have been looking for a clear step-by-step procedure. Thank you
So. Well. Explained. I watched too many larger channels who didnt do as concise a job as you did before i got here. Thank you. Your mic sucks though ❤
The wonder of you tube, even for 7 yr old videos. Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks!
Thanks for the advice. I’m pricing lifts and this video was very helpful and informative.
No problem. It has held up well for a year or so now. I had to re-tighten a couple set screws, but I also take my router in and out constantly, so things can wiggle loose a bit. They are expensive, and while it was worth the price, and has made the routing experience great, this one is a luxury, not a need, if that makes sense.
Thanks for the clear explanation and demo. This is really helpful.
Thanks just the info I was looking for!
Very helpful. Thanks.
...thanks Miles.. great tutorial .. I'm a newbie who appreciates the help..now if I could find a solid, stable, portable base for my Kreg to sit upon .. 36" height seems optimum..guess I can always try to build one!
Thank you!
I'd 100% build something if I were you. You can perfectly customize it, practice new techniques, and there is nothing quite like getting something sized just right. Plus, building shop furniture is always fun.
My carts for all my tools are just the most simplistic 2x4 frame with plywood on top, and then in this case a little lip to prevent the benchtop kreg table from ever sliding off.
Some people make sure fancy router cart cabinets, but I don't have the money for that kind of project, so a simple 2x4 cart works for me.
There are companies that sell steel frames as well, but at the price, I don't know, it just seems too expensive. Rockler, Grizzly, and Kreg all make similar ones, but I'd check the dimensions of the Kreg benchtop table legs first, to make sure they fit.
@@MMWoodworking ... thanks again for taking the time to share your thoughts .. I agree on "least is best" (fewer $ vs. more) .. I'll keep you posted once I get the hang of things .. meanwhile, I've been looking at a couple of blog/websites that feature routers and everything they do ... good info from real good folks!
great video, thank you so much. So to be clear, the levelers did not come with the table or the router lift?
They come with the table, but *not* the lift. I assume you mean the four corner parts that the lift sits on, right? If so, those came with my table, but I believe you can also buy them separately. I believe they are Kreg PRS 3040 if you want them to put in your own homemade table.
Do the 4 corner mounting screws come with the lift?
Thanks for this video. It's exactly what I was looking for.
I don’t believe so. I looked through all of my extra router parts storage, and did not see any extra. I’m guessing I got them with the router table, however they may also come with the leveling setup that Kreg sells, as that is what they screw into. As far as I can see, there are no threads in the plate itself. They just thread into the leveling plates. The hole is
A quick caliper measurement says the hole opening in the plate is 1/4in, with a countersink that is about 1/2in at its widest top area. From top of the plate to the bottom of the hole in the plate it is about 1/2in.
The bolts that are used have a threaded area of about 1 1/2in, and seem to be about 20 threads per inch. If you aren’t bolting into Kregg’s leveling system, I assume you could use any length bolt that fits the hole dimensions about.
I hope that helps. I may be wrong about them coming with, but I can’t find any extras, and I had four already from buying the table.
@@MMWoodworking Thanks for following up. FYI: I had purchased a second hand Kreg router table with no lift. The Kreg levelers were already in place but none of the mounting bolts were present. This is why I asked the question.
I actually contacted Kreg and explained the situation to them, yesterday. Kreg advised me that the Kreg PRS5000 router lift does not come with the four mounting bolts. The Kreg customer service rep advised they would send me what I needed and sent me a set of levelers plus the four mounting bolts. This was all done free of charge AND I had the hardware, this morning!!
Thanks , but challenge is can I have, a table, lift or mortar once or can own the system in bits , which is wiser to begin with because entire system is costly and it has to be shipped up to Uganda east Africa, Africa.
If I understand the question, you would want the router motor first, because the other two are useless without it. You don't need the table, you could insert the lift into something like a piece of 3/4in plywood, or MDF, that is reinforced, almost like building your own cabinet out of 2x4s, MDF, and the lift. The table is just a nice add on that has the leveling plates, but neither are required, as you can use the router to route a recess for the plate in a piece of plywood or MDF.
They make cheaper plates, ones that don't have the fancy handle crank. Kreg makes a heavy plastic plate, but you need a router that comes with a fixed base.
I am using a Bosch 1617, but they don't sell just the motor. The motor with the fixed base, which you could mount into the cheaper Kreg plate, is $150 USD, and the cheaper plate is like $80 USD. You screw the fixed base in. I have another video going over the fixed base and kreg phenolic plastic plate.
I bought the router first, and used it without a table, then bought the table later, then about a year after bought the lift. The table comes with the cheaper, phenolic plate. That specific table is about $250 USD, with the cheaper plate.
I'm not sure if that makes sense. You could also just get the router with the fixed base, the cheaper phenolic plate, and then mount that into MDF. Without the table, you will have to make your own fence, but that can be as basic as a piece of MDF clamped in a straight line on an MDF table, with a small chunk cut out in the middle, part way, for a bit to sit back into.
There are lots of ways to piece together cheaper versions of a table, plate, and motor, but they will be lower quality, and will require you to do more work to get them all to work together.
@@MMWoodworking am humbled by your commitment to guide me about this , thank you very much sir for your time and good wisdom, God bless you always, let me start.