PRL router lift

Eric,

I've got a PRL & 7518 mounted in a 1.5" thick top - 2 layers of 3/4" MDF
with laminate on top only. It's perfect, and having laminate on the bottom
wouldn't change that (although I'm not sure why it's necessary). It's a
fantastic setup. I hope you also bought the $10 template for routing the
cutout; it will make the difference between a good installation and a
perfect one.

Mike

"eric" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I have purchased a PRL router lift and a PC 7518.

Four scraps of wood and some double sided tape works just as well as their
template.
"Mike Fairleigh" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Eric,
>
> I've got a PRL & 7518 mounted in a 1.5" thick top - 2 layers of 3/4" MDF
> with laminate on top only. It's perfect, and having laminate on the
bottom
> wouldn't change that (although I'm not sure why it's necessary). It's a
> fantastic setup. I hope you also bought the $10 template for routing the
> cutout; it will make the difference between a good installation and a
> perfect one.
>
> Mike
>
> "eric" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > I have purchased a PRL router lift and a PC 7518.
>
>

Mike,
Thanks for the info -- and thanks to all the other folks that chimed in.

I bought the template for routing the whole -- figured I was in for $500
might as well go for another $10 ;)

I also bought a twin linear from incra -- can't wait to get the whole
thing going. I'll post pics when I am done

Cheers to All
Eric

"Mike Fairleigh" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Eric,
>
> I've got a PRL & 7518 mounted in a 1.5" thick top - 2 layers of 3/4" MDF
> with laminate on top only. It's perfect, and having laminate on the
bottom
> wouldn't change that (although I'm not sure why it's necessary). It's a
> fantastic setup. I hope you also bought the $10 template for routing the
> cutout; it will make the difference between a good installation and a
> perfect one.
>
> Mike
>
> "eric" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > I have purchased a PRL router lift and a PC 7518.
>
>

Radius gage. If you don't have one, a compass and a little trial and error
will get you there. Take a guess at the radius. Take the compass and draw
it. If it matches great, if not reduce or increase (whichever is
appropriate) by 1/16" increments until you get a match. It is highly likely
that it is a standard radius. If it isn't, a scriber and dial, digital or
vernier caliper will do it. That method requires a bit of math work but it
is rather unlikely that it is a non standard radius.
"Unisaw A100" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> CW wrote:
> >Not off hand but if I had one, I could measure it. Simple task.
>
> OK, so we can quit playing this game of ping pong, how?
>
> UA100, who is gen-you-whine-lee kurious...

Not off hand but if I had one, I could measure it. Simple task.
"Unisaw A100" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> CW wrote:
> >Four scraps of wood and some double sided tape works just as well as
their
> >template.
>
> Do you (or anyone else know) for certain the radius of the
> out side corners on the JessEm/Jointech/Anne Rockler
> "Action" Jackson lifts?
>
> UA100, who will resort to trial and error for the final fit
> if need be but thought he'd *axe* anyway...

Seems to me it shouldn't matter. You make a recess in the
MDF that's the same size as the plate and the required depth
for the thickness of the plate. Next you make a clear hole
in the MDF that's 1/4"ish less than the opening required for
the insert. If the insert is designed correctly you should
have the full range of the insert. In other words, your top
can be 3" thick and it wouldn't matter.

At least that's the way it is with the JessEm.

UA100

Perhaps. For $10 I can save some setup time and have no question about the
outcome.

Mike

"CW" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Four scraps of wood and some double sided tape works just as well as their
> template.

CW wrote:
>Four scraps of wood and some double sided tape works just as well as their
>template.

Do you (or anyone else know) for certain the radius of the
out side corners on the JessEm/Jointech/Anne Rockler
"Action" Jackson lifts?

UA100, who will resort to trial and error for the final fit
if need be but thought he'd *axe* anyway...

CW wrote:
>Not off hand but if I had one, I could measure it. Simple task.

OK, so we can quit playing this game of ping pong, how?

UA100, who is gen-you-whine-lee kurious...