DougO

I am needing some different opinions. I am thinking about getting some type of lift for my CMT router table that I can adjust from top of table and can't make up my mind. Common sense tells me to get a router that has the above table adjustment capability without having to buy the extra lift. I could use the money that I would have paid for the lift and put it on a new router and have both (new router & lift built in). Usually the separate lift costs more than the router. But again, common sense tells me that if the routers that can be adjusted from the top of the table are as good as I think they are, then the separate lifts wouldn't be so popular. So I am wanting to hear your experiences - good or bad.

thanks,

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vapochilled

Not having a seperate lift, I can only comment from the router side, but have a good guess at the lift.
I use a frued router with above table adjustment and it works, sorta! It slips now and again, it's not that refined. And it's a little clumsy.
I would guess that the dedicated lifts are pretty slick in operation, accurate to the Nth degree and durable!
You ALWAYS gets what you pay for.

curiousgeorge

I have the Triton 2 1/4 mounted on my table and it is adjustable above the table. IMHO it works good enough. I am not tempted by any of the lifts that you would have to mortgage your first born to pay for. As you said, why not use the money for another tool or something else you need more?
As for the popularity of the lifts vs. above table, I think it's kinda like a Ford vs. a Cadillac. The Ford will do the job but the Cadillac does it with style.

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DougO

Thanks for your opinions guys. I kinda thought the routers with built in lift were not as good as the separate table lifts. But like George said, for the money, they might be good enough.

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