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The Router Lift FX accepts the following routers:
Porter-Cable 690/890 series, Bosch 1617 and 1618 and
DeWalt 610, 616 and 618.
Installing the Router
1. Insert the crank handle in the dial on the lift’s 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 top plate.
2. Before installing the router motor, set the unit upside
down on blocks of wood so the router’s collet will be
able to extend through the center hole in the top plate.
The motor housing must be able to contact the back of
the center hole on the plate.
Fig.1.
3. Open the cam lock clamp to accept the router motor and
slide the motor into the carriage so the top of the motor
housing just makes contact with the back of the center
hole in the top plate. Then back it off about 1/16".
4. Rotate the motor so that the on/off switch and variable
speed controls will be easily accessible to you when
the lift is installed in your router table. Close the cam
lock clamp to secure the motor in the carriage.
Note: If the cam lock clamp is too loose to secure the
router motor properly or is too tight to close fully,
you will need to adjust its tension. Using a 1/2" wrench,
turn the lock nut counterclockwise to loosen the clamp
or clockwise to tighten. A small adjustment is all that is
needed. Test and repeat in small increments until a
correct fit is achieved.
Fig. 2.
5. Fit the Router Lift FX in the center opening of your
router table. It is sized to fit the openings of Rockler
and Bench Dog router tables. If you are installing the
Router Lift FX in a custom table application, you will
have to fabricate the correctly sized opening yourself.
Rockler offers a separate template (20956, sold
separately) to make this operation easier and
more accurate.
Note: Your Router Lift FX comes with one insert ring
with a pre-drilled 1
1
⁄
2
" diameter center hole. Additional
rings are available with different diameter pre-drilled
holes and/or no pre-drilled holes for creating your own
custom center hole diameters.
Using the Router Lift FX
1. Insert the crank handle in the dial on the lift’s top plate
and turn clockwise to raise your router. To lower, turn
the handle counterclockwise. Keep in mind that one
complete revolution equals 1/16" of change. Refer to
the
Adjustment Chart to determine the number of
revolutions needed for particular fractional and
decimal adjustments.
Note: Do NOT use a cordless drill to raise and lower
the lift carriage. The resulting friction will cause
premature wear to the threads
2. When you’ve achieved the height desired, remove
the handle and place somewhere off the work surface
for safety.
Fig. 2
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