Plungelift Router Lift

U.S. Patent # 6,948,892

Nothing beats a plunge router for hand held routing. That's probably why plunge routers out number fixed base routers by a huge margin. That's probably also why many woodworkers end up inverting their plunge routers and installing them in a router table. Great idea. Except when you try to adjust the router bit height from under the table. Plunge routers weren't designed for that purpose.

That difficult, awkward task is now a whole lot easier with the new PlungeLIFT from Woodpeckers. This new tool tackles all the issues involved in mounting your plunge router into your router table.

It starts with the flattest mounting plate on the market. This cast, blanchard ground, anodized aluminum plate is flat to +/- .002". At 9-1/4” x 11-3/4” and 3/8” thick, it will accommodate the largest plunge routers available. To make installation as simple as possible, each plate is pre-drilled for your router and includes mounting screws. This ensures perfect alignment with the center of the plate.

In addition, two threaded holes are machined into the plate for a superior, screw in style starting pin. The knurled brass capped pin is built around a hardened steel core, sleeved in nylon for frictionless guiding.

Changing your router bit height is as simple as inserting and turning the crank handle. The crank handle inserts into a hex recess with is connected to a 32 pitch, steel lead screw and support arm. This precision mechanical assembly will lift the bit exactly 1/32" for each full rotation or as little as .001" per graduation. Each scale marking on the lift.

To minimize side play in the table, the plate also features two spring loaded ball bearing plungers in two perpendicular edges. Eight fine thread leveling screws are positioned around the edge for leveling of the plate to the table.

The center opening of the plate will clear the largest, 3-1/2" diameter raised panel bits. Reducing rings with 1", 1-3/16" (stepped) and 2-5/8" openings come standard with each PlungeLIFT. These 1/4" thick, anodized aluminum rings twist and lock into the plate in just seconds with a simple spanner wrench (included).