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17th September 2020, 06:42 PM #16SENIOR MEMBER
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Derek, is your router in a 'wing' on the Felder?
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17th September 2020, 06:59 PM #17GOLD MEMBER
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Or try some linear rails and a lead screw and add a DRO. This one has been in everyday use at Illawarra Wood School and it has proven to be bullet proof A Router Table Using Linear Rails For a Lift
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17th September 2020, 08:37 PM #18Visit www.inthewoodshop.com for tutorials on constructing handtools, handtool reviews, and my trials and tribulations with furniture builds.
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18th September 2020, 10:32 AM #19SENIOR MEMBER
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What I would suggest - what I plan to do - is remove one spring, test that, then the other spring, and test this. It may turn out that removal of a single spring offers the best compromise.
Tried that, admittedly NOT with a quality Elu router, but I found the router bound up with pressure on one post and not the other.
Essentially it was "tilting" and then getting stuck.
Keen to get your experience.
I purchased a Triton for my table. Not a fan boy but gave me both variable speed and winder adjustment...from on top.
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18th September 2020, 10:49 AM #20Visit www.inthewoodshop.com for tutorials on constructing handtools, handtool reviews, and my trials and tribulations with furniture builds.
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18th September 2020, 06:32 PM #21GOLD MEMBER
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Triton recommends removing both springs when inverted in a table to assist in winding up the router, either by the handle on early models or the insert winder handle through the table top on later models. I removed both and bloody glad I did, makes life so much easier and less pressure to wind up. The springs are only there for plunging cuts.
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18th September 2020, 07:46 PM #23Woodworking mechanic
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My Triton only has one spring.
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20th September 2020, 02:07 AM #24
Plunge routers in a table have to fight their springs. I considered removing both springs, tried this, however it felt too loose - the router has to rely on its weight and gravity to open. One spring adds a little tension, and is a decent compromise.
The spring which remained is the one alongside the Router Raizer ...
Up-and-down travel is now smoother and less effort.
Regards from Perth
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20th September 2020, 08:23 PM #25SENIOR MEMBER
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Thanks for posting back about this Derek. I would have just removed both springs and probably have to re-do it all adding one spring back. So you have saved me some time for taking this path first. Thanks!
By the way, how much time did you put into this?
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1st October 2020, 07:31 PM #26SENIOR MEMBER
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I tried as you suggested Derek and it was a significant improvement but not 'silky' smooth so I removed the second spring and preferred that. Perhaps the DeWalt springs are a little stronger than the Elu you have. Anyway, I'm happy with the result and I'm glad I saved the excess parts from the installation years ago for the sake of the spare retaining washers among them; I had to cut the originally installed ones off with side cutters.
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1st October 2020, 08:57 PM #27
Thanks for the feedback.
Perhaps the DeWalt springs are stiffer. Perhaps not. I did find that the no-springs set up was too floppy for me, and I preferred a little resistance that one spring gives. We may just differ on our preferences. Neither right nor wrong. I am pleased that you found your preferred set up. The bottom line is that it shows that it is important to test our the options.
Regards from Perth
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