Easy DIY Router Lift [How - To]

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[@barrybratus-fp3wx]

Finally one lift that will actually work for my Dewalt……thank you.

[@stormman8393]

you are a genius. I am going to attempt this. Beautiful work.

[@alanbrady7116]

Wo. This is excellent innovation 💡 lady 👏

[@teac117]

"I had a bunch of stuff laying around the shop" - pans to pile of nuts on the ground. Well played.

[@michaelbissen1946]

Routers are so very useful. Good work around.

[@HoneyBadgerWoodWorks]

Thanks

[@OpekiskaWood]

What a great way to solve the problem. I will be putting that to use in may shop. Thanks for the share!

[@jeffcoler3104]

I am always impressed with your problem-solving skills. One thing you may want to do is put a lock nut on there so that it does not move as you use it.

[@HoneyBadgerWoodWorks]

That’s not a terrible idea. The lock washer will raise the height of the hex bolt above the table so I would have to grind that down a bit. But, I like the idea of added insurance. For the time being I’ve just been using the height lock lever on the router, but I’m sure there will be times when I just forgot to lock it after making adjustments.

[@benjaqsonworkshop9974]

Brilliant ingenuity again. I'm definitely interested in making myself a table after this. I have a large 1400w router but using it freehand always makes me feel like I've got a bull by the horns - and a pretty angry bull at that - so strapping it to a table might help! hahaha thanks!

[@HoneyBadgerWoodWorks]

Like I mentioned in the video I have a few projects coming up that will have a lot of router work hence all the upgrades. Plus two of the bits I need to use said on the package to only use them in the router table for that exact reason. To avoid angry bull situations.

[@benjaqsonworkshop9974]

@@HoneyBadgerWoodWorks Can hardly wait. Always a pleasure watching you work HB.

[@norm5785]

What a great idea. Well done. Thank you for sharing. Everyone stay safe, warm, happy and healthy. From Henrico County

[@HoneyBadgerWoodWorks]

Thanks!

[@brianmarshall7214]

Thanks for sharing. So simple yet so effective!

[@cabman86]

Such a genius! I bought a router lift on TEMU and it took forever to get my router to fit.

[@HoneyBadgerWoodWorks]

I steer clear of those big drop shipping companies. The pricing is very tempting, but their practices are not great. I just turned down a tool review offer from Temu for that reason.

[@cabman86]

@@HoneyBadgerWoodWorks I looked on there because my wife bought a bunch of stuff from there. I decided to look at tools and bought a bunch of small stuff, squares and such. They are right on the money and only took 10 days to get here.

[@HoneyBadgerWoodWorks]

Nice!

[@crossgrainwoodproductsltd9230]

Very clever fix. I always enjoy watching you solve a problem and the clever results. I have several bins with off cuts of different metals, unusual but useful machine parts I've taken off of items in my town dump and a bin of plastics. I keep them for this very purpose. I like to make items, tools from recycled parts whenever I can. I even found a stainless steel bar sink I put into my outdoor potting table with a faucet that is feed from the garden hose. I really wanted an old cast iron sink with the big drain board intergrated into it. Unfortunately I can not carry such a heavy item myself, so this small sink is perfect for now, and it was free! Excellent result on your router table lift!!

[@cheekymonkey6791]

Beautifully concise vid, yet not lacking in any detail. I hope I can apply this great mod to my Hitachi 👍👍👍

[@HoneyBadgerWoodWorks]

Nice, hope it works out.

[@philvale5724]

Me, silly boy, pressed the button before I finished, good luck with your up-and-coming project I hope it all goes well for you. Stay safe,

[@HoneyBadgerWoodWorks]

Hahahaha

[@northroadwoodwork8616]

Cool mod! Never owned a router lift. Maybe I'll give this a try. Thanks for sharing . ✌️

[@HoneyBadgerWoodWorks]

Me neither. But, I hear they are life altering hahahaha.

[@allisonwoods6161]

Brilliant idea, thank you for sharing 😊

[@xoxo2008oxox]

If you have a brace-bit drill, put a 1/4 to 3/8 socket adapter in it, and use that to raise, lower. Its much faster than the ratchet. They do sell Speed Grips for sockets but make due with what you have, right? (usually some dewalt bit/driver sets have the hex to 3/8 adapter with them...if they are the ones with 4 sockets for impacts...). Ah, to wish for a 3HP Delta shaper! Great work and thanks for sharing how you made the lower/raise bolt!

[@HoneyBadgerWoodWorks]

I actually do have one, thanks that’s a good idea.

[@kenzeiszler8213]

This is the best conversion that I have seen. Thanks for the share.

[@FareedHameed]

This is a great, practical build. I have a router table insert laying about, and this would be perfect for this. Thanks for sharing!

[@charlieg424]

Nice idea. I enjoy your videos. Keep up the good work.

[@HoneyBadgerWoodWorks]

Thanks

[@jeanloreaud9282]

Belle modification,bien pensée et réalisée avec beaucoup de minutie,bravo, à bientôt salut Jeannot 🛠😉

[@HoneyBadgerWoodWorks]

Thanks

[@DaveHively]

Awesome instructions as always!

[@HoneyBadgerWoodWorks]

Thanks!

[@DuncanEdwards.]

I have a Trend T11, it has a in built router mechanism like yours now. The handle for the lift is not great but I added a turning handle from a workmate and is much easier and faster to turn. As the Dwalt and Trend are made by the same company, it wouldn't surprise me if the turning handle would fit yours now. They can be bought as replacement parts. Perhaps worth a gander. ( a look ).

[@georgenewlands9760]

I also have the T11 and, like you, I found the adjustment to be very slow…great for fine tuning the height though. I use the speed brace from my socket set for coarse adjustments but a cordless drill and nut driver is even quicker.

[@HoneyBadgerWoodWorks]

Thanks!

[@gregghernandez2714]

Pretty brilliant. On to Offer Up to find a beefy plunge router to make a pretty cool router lift. Thanks for the inspiration.

[@nuncletom]

Literally just been in the workshop looking to do this to my Trend T10 and fit it to a table, had most of this worked out but was going to weld two nuts with a small tube in the middle to produce the keeper thread, but love your idea of fettling a coupling nut, so just ordered some from Amazonia

[@HoneyBadgerWoodWorks]

Nice. Once it was all said and done, this cost me less then 10.00 to do.

[@nore8141]

Impressive ❤❤❤❤❤I like this. Your right these router lifts are quite expensive

[@grahamparsons6620]

Nice modification, have to say I don’t have a router lift on my router table, think of looking into one every so often but my table is completely open underneath so adjusting my triton (which is a beast) is quite easy really, I did however remove the large inbuilt lifting spring which makes the router easier to crank up and down by hand I think, as it also has a micro adjustment knob it isn’t to bad to get relatively good minor adjustments 👌👌👌👍👍👍🇦🇺

[@HoneyBadgerWoodWorks]

Nice. The fine tune adjustment was my main goal on this. It’s going to make using a couple of my bits that requirement exact adjustments much easier to set up.

[@oilfinder]

Excellent idea ! The tool cos should pay you to help design their tools. And, this would be in addition to running the country. Thanks.

[@HoneyBadgerWoodWorks]

To be honest I don’t think tool manufacturers have a goal of making versatile tools. Then there’s no money to be made in add on’s, attachments, and upgrades.

[@lss6724]

Awesome video! You deserve many more subscribers.

[@HoneyBadgerWoodWorks]

Thanks!

[@williamtyree3896]

You just made my day!

[@jimbaird803]

Great job, It's a great creative solution. I would recommend getting a cheap speed handle for the socket. I have a similar situation with a cheap plunge router but I used a hex shaft so that I could make my adjustments with a nut driver. I'm going to take another look In my situation now that I've seen what you've done, thanks for the inspiration.

[@HoneyBadgerWoodWorks]

I wanted a hex shaft for that very reason, but I couldn’t find one at the time with threads all the way up the shaft. A previous comment suggested putting an adapter on a brace to turn the bolt. And that works really week to raise and lower it quickly.

[@guyvangenechten6484]

Very very nice work as always!!! 👍💯👌

[@alanwilliamson2259]

Top job ! Thankyou for the video

[@rick91443]

Interesting; always great watch waiting for lunch on Saturdays...cheers...rr Normandy, Fra.

[@edua2655]

Esta chica es una joya!!!❤

[@t.e.1189]

I really enjoy your videos. Especially this one. I have the same router and struggled for years using it in a router table adjusting the height from underneath. It was a nightmare. I recently broke down and bought a nice lift and 3-1/4 HP router motor. I don't regret buying it, but I think I'm going to also modify my DeWalt like you did for an second router table. Thank you so much for the video. Do you plan on making videos for you project you have in mind for the router mod?

[@HoneyBadgerWoodWorks]

That’s how I used to move mine as well. Yes, the first project should be coming up in a couple weeks on here. French doors.

[@t.e.1189]

Wow! That sounds like a big project. Can't wait to see it. Hope it goes as planned for you.@@HoneyBadgerWoodWorks

[@HoneyBadgerWoodWorks]

@@t.e.1189 I hope it goes as planned too!

[@69kaveman]

Great work!

[@GreggsWoodworking]

Very clever. Thanks

[@SleeperHoundDesign]

This is helpful, I'm looking to do a outfeed/assembly table with a router table in it

[@HoneyBadgerWoodWorks]

The one thing I was a little concerned about with having it in the wing was the table saw fence and the router fence getting in each other's way. But, so far that hasn't been an issue. So no regrets.

[@michaelcima5772]

I have an old router that I am going to look at today! Thanks

[@HoneyBadgerWoodWorks]

Nice!

[@johnmenarek8062]

Thank you for this!

[@philvale5724]

Hi 👋, Honey Badger, That was a great idea and a nice job, well done, and well worth the effort, I have been looking at router lifts they are definitely expensive, I have a Felder K7s shaper that I can fit a router shaft in, it takes quite a while to fit in, + it is a big machine, I think in the US you have more options, for the lifting mechanism, I have been looking at Sauter , it is made in Germany, it is a beautiful bit of kit, but everything else that is made there very very expensive, if I’ve got the work coming in, I think I might have purchased one

[@HoneyBadgerWoodWorks]

Yeah, I just never used my router table enough to justify the cost of a lift. But, I have two projects coming up where micro-adjustments of the bit are going to very helpful and a huge time saver. I was just happy to be able to mod this because I didn’t want to shell out the cash for a store bought lift.

[@philvale5724]

I hope it all goes well for you. Good luck,

[@HoneyBadgerWoodWorks]

@@philvale5724 Thanks!

[@yvonboudreau3932]

Great idea.

[@HoneyBadgerWoodWorks]

Thanks!

[@ChrisSchiele]

did you remove the lifting springs from the router? if not, does that impact the raising/lowering of the router? Nice build

[@HoneyBadgerWoodWorks]

I left them in. There is a company that makes a part for this router that essentially does the same thing at a much higher cost. And in their instructions they also leave the spring it. Haven't noticed any issues yet.

[@tuftoro7111]

This is a brilliant conversion. What model router is that Dewalt? It looks like a DWE625.

[@HoneyBadgerWoodWorks]

The older version DW625

[@diegohperez6434]

Honey bee thanks I have exactly the same router back in Colombia you just open my mind to this project trend router is same of dewalt the trend t8 have the lift but in London is about 370 pounds but I find a dewalt 625 in ebay second hand good price is a very good router now im going because of you to do a lift whit that router thanks I say hello from London thanks again 👌👍👍

[@HoneyBadgerWoodWorks]

No problem. It’s really expensive to buy lifts in the US as well.

[@vincentdimaggio5627]

Great idea. Can you change bits from above?

[@HoneyBadgerWoodWorks]

Half and half. The locking mechanism on the Dewalt will always be below the table top. So I have to hold that to change it from the top.

[@stevehughes4734]

Brilliant

[@HoneyBadgerWoodWorks]

Thanks

[@markwhitis]

Nice but it could use a simple safety upgrade. Only the spring and weight is holding the router down. A spiral bit could potentially climb upward and through the workpiece. Routers can exert a lot of force. They can pull the bit out of the collet if tightened incorrectly start making in his lid removal technique video had one poke out the top of the workpiece. People put their hands in the workpiece or use skinny push blocks, you don't want bits poking through to compound their operator error. A collar on the bolt below the router plate should prevent the router from coming up. Sometimes the workpiece itself would stop the bolt head from coming up.

[@HoneyBadgerWoodWorks]

I engage the locking mechanism that came with the plunge router. It can not move when engaged.

[@NedMitchell-b9p]

I will see if it will work with it's grandpa, one of my Elu 3338s and the little Milwaukee M18 2723.

[@Tomhohenadel]

So you decided to take the plunge.

[@walterplummer3808]

I might have to steal this idea. You probably know that one full turn should raise the bit 1/16" but I thought I would mention it. 16 threads to the inch.

[@HoneyBadgerWoodWorks]

This is one of those things that I think I would have known, but not have thought of it til you said it. So thanks.

[@georgewilmore7599]

Nice router lift! To think I paid for a manufactured lift cost me more than 300+ as opposed to your $5.

[@HoneyBadgerWoodWorks]

While I’m happy with mine, I’m sure that 300.00 lift came with some nice bells and whistles that mine does not have.