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IN STALLING A JESSEM LIFT IN A CUSTOM ROUTER
TABLE A PPLICATION
A JessEm Rout-R-Lift
™
Prestige is similar to using a
router mounting plate. Your table top must have a port
machined into the tops. JessEm offers solid phenolic
router table tops with pre-machined ports for all JessEm
router lifts. If you are installing this Lift in a custom table
application you will have to fabricate this opening
yourself. JessEm offers a separate template for this
operation. See your JessEm distributor for the proper
template for your Rout-R-Lift
™
Prestige.
L EVELING THE LIFT IN THE TABLE TOP
TAB-LOC PHENOLIC INSERT RINGS
Your Rout-R-Lift™ Prestige comes with one 2” insert
ring with a pre-drilled center hole. Additional ring sets
are available with different diameter pre-drilled holes
and/or no pre-drilled holes for creating your own
custom center hole diameters. See your JessEm
distributor for these and other accessories.
1. Place the insert ring into the center hole of
the Lift’s top plate (Fig. 27).
2. With the insert wrench provided, insert the
prongs of the wrench into the
corresponding holes in the insert ring and
turn the insert ring counter clockwise to
tighten.
Turn the insert wrench clockwise to loosen
and remove the ring. If the insert ring
becomes too tight to loosen with hand
pressure, a tap clockwise on the insert
wrench with a block of wood will loosen it.
ADJUSTING THE FIT IN THE TABLE PORT
Your Rout-R-Lift™ Prestige comes with adjustable
snugger buttons to allow for a tight fit in the table
top opening and eliminate any movement of the
plate. Use the 1/8” hex key provided to loosen the
cap screws on the snugger button. Slide the button
towards the outer part of the plate and check for fit.
Adjust again if necessary. (Figure 26)
FESTOOL OF 1010
Figure 23
Figure 24
S
pecial Instructions:
No special instructions for this router
M
ounting Screws:
Fo
ur (4) 4mm x 8mm (included)
Figure 25
With the Rout-R-Lift
™
Prestige in the table top
opening, install (10) set screws into the holes
around the lift perimeter. Adjust (Figure 25) the
four corners first to align the lift surface to the table
surface so that both are flush. Adjust the remaining
set of screws on the sides to provide added support.
Figure 26
Figure 27
The Rout-R-Lift
™
Prestige is manufactured to precise
tolerances. Once your router is installed and you do
not find Lift is as smooth as it should be, do the
following adjustment. First: raise the Lift carriage with
the router installed to a position close to the top
plate. Then, loosen the five 1/4-20 low head socket
screws holding the spindle assembly and guide shaft
a quarter turn, then retighten. This relives any stress
on the shafts to center themselves with respect t the
carriage after the router is installed ensuring there is
no resistance in the movement of the carriage up and
down.
