1. Place the insert ring into the centerhole of
the Lift’s top plate (Fig. 5).
2. With the insert wrench provided, insert the
prongs of the wrench into the corresponding
holes in the insert ring and turn the insert ring
counter clockwise to tighten.
3. Turn the insert wrench clockwise to loosen
and remove the ring. If the insert ring becomes
too tight to loosen with hand pressure, a tap
clockwise on the insert wrench with a block of
wood will loosen it.
FIG. 5
FIG. 3
LEVELING THE LIFT IN THE TABLE TOP
1. The Mast-R-Lift features built-in plate levelers
to adjust the surface of the top plate flush with
the router table surface (Fig. 3). Using the 1/8”
hex wrench included with your lift adjust all four
levelers so they are flush with the underside of
the plate surface. Then place the lift in the table
top and determine amount of adjustment
needed. Take the lift out of the table and make
the same amount of adjustment on all four
levelers. Be sure to make all adjustments equal
in terms of rotations and/or fractions of a
rotation. Place the lift back in the table top and
check for level. If necessary repeat until desired
level is achieved.
Note: If you are using a JessEm table top there
are pre-drilled holes in the bottom of the table to
allow access from underneath the table. This
allows you to make the leveling adjustment with
the Lift installed in the table top.
INSTALLING THE ROUTER (cont’d)
Rotate the router so that when the final
installation is made all router controls will be
positioned for convenient access. Then back the
motor off approx. 1/16” from contacting the top
plate and tighten the cap screw on the carriage
assembly.
INSTALLING A JESSEM LIFT IN A CUSTOM
ROUTER TABLE APPLICATION
A JessEm router lift is similar to us
i
ng a router
mounting plate. Your table top must h
a
ve a port
machined into the top. JessEm offers so
l
id
phenolic router tables tops with pre-machined
p
orts for all JessEm router lifts. If you are
inst
a
lling this Lift in a custom table application
you
will have to fabricate this opening yourself.
Jes
s
Em offers a separate template for this
operation.
See your JessEm distributor for the
proper templa
t
e for your JessEm router lift.
FIG. 4
ADJUSTING THE FIT IN THE TABLE PORT
Your Mast-R-Lift comes with adjustable snugger
bars to allow for a tight fit in the table top
opening and eliminate any movement of the
plate. Use the 1/8” hex wrench provided to
loosen the cap screws on the snugger bars. Move
the bars out slightly and check for fit. Adjust
again if necesssary.
TAB-LOC PHENOLIC INSERT RINGS
Your Mast-R-Lift comes with one insert ring with a
pre-drilled center hole. Additional ring sets are
available with different diameter pre-drilled holes
and/or no pre-drilled holes for creating your own
custom centerhole diameters. See your JessEm
distributor for these and other accessories
