Thread: Ultimate Router table Mortising

General thoughts on motorised router lift for a Triton router.

Thinking about connecting a screwdriver/drill to the fine adjustment shaft.

Dont see how to use the plunge mechanism.

The fine adjustment is continuous and reversable.

Thoughts anyone?

Jim

This is FANTASTIC!
Can't wait to start work in the morning...For years I have been mucking about with manual router raisers...screws...levers...and so on.
I never thought of a motorised positioner....Love it.
The other bits of the mortiser are pretty good too, but the motorised positioner has won me.

Beautiful!

Regards,

Watson

Originally Posted by watson

This is FANTASTIC!
Can't wait to start work in the morning...For years I have been mucking about with manual router raisers...screws...levers...and so on.
I never thought of a motorised positioner....Love it.
The other bits of the mortiser are pretty good too, but the motorised positioner has won me.

Hi Watson. I'm glad you're inspired to give it a go. It really has changed the way I work on the router table. I wouldn't trade it for anything!

I have added a digital caliper to my router table that has a remote readout above the table. With this display, I can move the router up or down by very small increments (1/1000 of an inch).

If you consider that the motor is turning a nut to raise or lower the router body, you can see how just pulsing the switch for a split second would give you decent micro control over the height.

I'd be interested in seeing how you adapt the motor to your Triton, so please post some pics when you're done (or in progress).

Thanks,
John Nixon
EagleLakeWoodworking.com

Originally Posted by BuffaloJohn

I'd be interested in seeing how you adapt the motor to your Triton, so please post some pics when you're done (or in progress).

Thanks,
John Nixon
EagleLakeWoodworking.com

So would I!! I did have two routers the Triton and a B&D one but the B&D one did as its initials said it would and Burnt & Died suddenly and mysteriously last week when attempting to route a 1/2in groove in a piece of Jarrah... so Im now down to the Triton

I was intending on getting one of those whizbang ripsnorter gold router lifts from woodpeckers but may yet try this

but even if I dont... its a bloody good improvisation Bill well done mate ITS JOHN SHANE!! JOHN!!! Damn that Buffalo Bill bloke!! :mad:

Originally Posted by Wild Dingo

... its a bloody good improvisation Bill well done mate ITS JOHN SHANE!! JOHN!!! Damn that Buffalo Bill bloke!! :mad:

That's funny

I love the riser thingy John, Your document on it gives me pretty good ideas on building one. Even a manual one can be easily built by just changing the motor for a hand crank AND built for a hell of a lot cheaper than all those commercial ones too!

Thanks for sharing that.

Hi BJ,

I've had a bit of progress planning how to make your router riser fit my GMC. I can't wait to get it done so I can post it here and get lots of greenies!
In the meantime, I need more help.

In your instructions, you say the bolt and hex shaft are soldered to the copper pipe. As I'm not a very good metal worker, do you mean welded or brazed? Or do you literally mean soldered (which to me means melt a solder wire with the same sort of soldering iron yuo use for electrics)?

Ta
(that's oz for thanks)
John.

Very much doubt if its welded, mate!

Originally Posted by John G

I've had a bit of progress planning how to make your router riser fit my GMC. I can't wait to get it done so I can post it here and get lots of greenies!

I'm looking forward to seeing your effort.
You can translate more oz for me by explaining the greenie. I see it all the time here. My speculation is that it's a beer?

Originally Posted by John G

In your instructions, you say the bolt and hex shaft are soldered to the copper pipe. As I'm not a very good metal worker, do you mean welded or brazed? Or do you literally mean soldered (which to me means melt a solder wire with the same sort of soldering iron yuo use for electrics)?

I'm no metal worker either, so I used the same method you would use to sweat copper water pipes. I pasted some flux on the nut and inside the pipe and then stuck the nut in there. Then I heated it with a propane torch and melted in solder wire to seal the deal.

The nut I used fit pretty tight in the pipe to start with, so an alternative method might have been to use glue or one of those products that are designed to bond metal like JB Weld.

Good luck!

Regards,
John

Originally Posted by BuffaloJohn

You can translate more oz for me by explaining the greenie. I see it all the time here. My speculation is that it's a beer?

Ha ha. Greenies are those green boxes that appear under your name/picture on the left there. If someone says or shows something particularly fantastic(/unconstructive) you can add(/detract) from their "reputation" by clicking on the little scales icon underneath. Like I have to you for showing your router riser(TM) in the first place.

You can read more under "Reputations" under the FAQ. I'm not entireley sure what the benefit is, as pretty much everone seems to have identical ratings. And people don't use them properly either. Negatives should be reserved for derogatory/innapropriate posts, not because you disagree with an opinion (speaking from my own experience).

Actually... this has just made me realise they're quite pointless! (I'll probably get lots of negatives for that comment)
I'll take the beer instead!
JG

Originally Posted by John G

Ha ha. Greenies are those green boxes that appear under your name/picture on the left there. If someone says or shows something particularly fantastic(/unconstructive) you can add(/detract) from their "reputation" by clicking on the little scales icon underneath. Like I have to you for showing your router riser(TM) in the first place.

You can read more under "Reputations" under the FAQ. I'm not entireley sure what the benefit is, as pretty much everone seems to have identical ratings. And people don't use them properly either. Negatives should be reserved for derogatory/innapropriate posts, not because you disagree with an opinion (speaking from my own experience).

Actually... this has just made me realise they're quite pointless! (I'll probably get lots of negatives for that comment)
I'll take the beer instead!
JG

Boy don't I feel stupid.
The concept is sort of neat. Thanks for the greenie John.

P.S. Any forward progress on the lift?

BuffaloJohn

Originally Posted by BuffaloJohn

P.S. Any forward progress on the lift?

I've just collected the various parts today, so I'll try put it together over the next week or so, other commitments permitting.