You have no reason to drop a jig saw into your router table. None of them are accurate enough to bother doing this. The main consideration is this: will you have more than one router to use in the table? Or will you use your router in more than one table? Some members have 3-1/4 HP routers for heavy jobs and smaller units for normal everyday use. This means 2 identical plates. Some members use their router in a large table at home and have a smaller portable table for jobsites. This would suggest a router lift may not be worth the money. Rockler has the Router Raiser on sale for about $50 less than Woodcraft is selling the Woodpeckers lift for. All that said, 9 x 12" is the most common size plate. You can go with an origonal Rousseau plate or one of the copies that doesnt have the patented convex surface. What size guide bushings will you be using? PC style or Router Workshop style? (Only for Router Workshop mounting plates) I have a couple of Rousseau plates and am happy with them. All of these work. It's up to you.
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