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Level the Insert Ring

1.

 If the removable Insert Ring is not installed in the center of 

  the SL Router Lift plate, press it firmly into the opening 

  to snap it in.

2.

 Use your finger or a flat piece of wood to determine whether 

  the Insert Ring is flush with the plate. If it is not perfectly flush, 

  you will need to adjust it. 

Fig. 1.

 

3.

 To make the adjustments, press the Snap-Lock button to 

  remove the aluminum Insert Ring from the plate. 

4.

 Set the SL Router Lift upside down on a smooth surface 

  and loosen the nuts securing the leveling set screws. 

 

The Insert Ring included with the SL 

Router Lift has a 1

1

2

" bit opening. Additional Insert Rings 

with other bit opening sizes are sold separately.

 

The Insert Ring 

MUST

 be perfectly flush 

with the SL Router Lift plate. If it is not, the workpiece could 

catch and dangerous kickback could occur.

Fig. 1

Fig. 2

Fig. 3

The SL Router Lift is sized to accommodate midsize routers 

with 3

1

2

" diameter motors, such as the DeWalt 616, Bosch 

1617 and Porter-Cable 690 and 890 series. However, Adapter 

Collars (sold separately) also are available to enable you to 

mount some of the most popular compact routers. See below 

to determine which one you need, and obtain the proper 

Adapter Collar before proceeding. 

If your router requires an 

Adapter Collar, you will not be able to use the SL Router 

Lift without it.

IMPORTANT - DOES YOUR ROUTER NEED AN ADAPTER?

2.73" Adapter Collar (58234, sold separately):

Fits Makita RT0701CX7 and XTR01Z compact routers, as 

well as others with a router motor circumference of 8.58"

2.87" Adapter Collar (58753, sold separately):

Fits Dewalt DWP611 and 20V MAX XR cordless; 1.25 HP 

Bosch Colt; 1 HP Bosch Colt; Porter-Cable 450; and others 

with a router motor circumference of 9.02"

Leveling 

Set Screw

Locking Nut

Summary of Contents for SL Router Lift

Page 1: ...uctions prior to use for important safety information Always check Rockler com to confirm that you are using the most recent version of instructions for your product SL Router Lift Instructions Effect...

Page 2: ...roduct suitability for the intended application It is the sole responsibility of the purchaser of this product to ensure that any anyone you allow to use this product reads and complies with all instr...

Page 3: ...er to your router s owner s manual for specific safe operating instructions Unplug your router motor before installing or removing it or adjusting the SL Router Lift router housing To avoid serious in...

Page 4: ...he workpiece could catch and dangerous kickback could occur Fig 1 Fig 2 Fig 3 The SL Router Lift is sized to accommodate midsize routers with 31 2 diameter motors such as the DeWalt 616 Bosch 1617 and...

Page 5: ...top plate Turn the crank clockwise to raise the carriage so that it just contacts the O rings at top of the carriage shafts The carriage should be all the way toward the plate 3 Before installing the...

Page 6: ...nsert Release Button to pop the aluminum Snap Lock Insert Ring off the plate 2 Insert the Crank Handle in the dial in the lift plate Turn the crank clockwise to raise the carriage until the router col...

Page 7: ...ent rod facing you 2 With a 7 16 open end wrench loosen the 1 4 20 hex nut on the left side of the brass post next to the threaded rod Then use a hex wrench to back out the set screw that threads thro...

Page 8: ...arter Pin which consists of a round head bolt through a non marring plastic sheath into the mounting hole in the SL Router Lift plate Then use the Starter Pin as a fulcrum to feed your workpiece into...

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