JessEm mast-r-lift and porter cable 7518

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08-26-2010 09:26 PM

Long story short, I just finished putting together a router table with a JessEm router plate and my Hitachi M12V. It works great, but after a week of using it, I’m already going insane over the amount of time it takes raise, lower and change bits by reaching under the table and manually adjusting.

I couldn’t find any lifts I like that fit the M12V, so I think I’m going to order the Mast-R-Lift and a pick up a PC 7518 from Woodcraft this weekend. Probably overkill for a hobbyist, but I know from past experience that when I buy what I actually need, I end up unhappy with it and go out and buy something extravagant.

I looked through the reviews for the Mast-R-Lift but didn’t really see much which kind of surprised me. Does anybody have this combo, and if so I would be very interested to hear any feedback you have, positive or negative.

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SCOTSMAN home \| projects \| blog 5849 posts in 3554 days #1 posted 08-26-2010 09:30 PM	My dear Brother There is no such thing as overkill for a hobbiest.LOL that’s what I tell Bronwen anyway.Alistair -- excuse my typing as I have a form of parkinsons disease
Vrtigo1 home \| projects \| blog 434 posts in 2960 days #2 posted 08-26-2010 09:38 PM	That’s what I keep telling LOML too, but for some reason she doesn’t buy it!
jusfine home \| projects \| blog 2422 posts in 2895 days #3 posted 08-26-2010 11:25 PM	I have had the same routers in my two Jessem Master Lifts, they make life easy! -- Randy "You are judged as much by the questions you ask as the answers you give..."
NathanAllen home \| projects \| blog 376 posts in 3113 days #4 posted 08-26-2010 11:43 PM	Check out router raizer before you go down the path of a 7518 and a lift.
Dan Lyke home \| projects \| blog 1519 posts in 4094 days #5 posted 08-27-2010 12:02 AM	I have the 7518 in the Mast-R-Lift. Love it. Not sure what I can add to what you’ve already read. We went to my brother-in-law, who’s a commercial woodworker, for advice and he said “short of buying a shaper…” (my shop is too small for that), ”...if money is no object get this combo”. -- Dan Lyke, Petaluma California, http://www.flutterby.net/User:DanLyke
John Ormsby home \| projects \| blog 1283 posts in 3706 days #6 posted 08-27-2010 12:25 AM	It’s a shame you live on the other side of the US. I know a guy here in Sacramento who is selling his almost new Jessem master lift with stand, PC 7518, miter gauge, & accessories for $400 The PC 7518 is a great router and will serve you well. It is worth the investment. The extra power is also important from a safety point. -- Oldworld, Fair Oaks, Ca

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