Sherwood Round Body Router Table Lift & Mounting Plate with Round Body Router

The 298 x 235mm top mounting plate is identical to the- milled and CNC-machined from 6mm-thick aluminium plate. Over and above the standard mounting plate, a few extra holes are machined to mount the lift assembly underneath. The aluminium is anodized and then checked for flatness after this important step. Where necessary, each plate is checked and adjusted for flatness for a perfect smooth surface closest to the bit - where it matters most.

There are six grub screws installed along the edges of the mount plate to ensure a perfectly level fit on the lip of the router table underneath it. The radius on the corner of the mounting plate is16mm, so using a standard 5/8in or16mmstraight bit will provide a perfectly match radius in the corner if you are making your own table.

Thecentrehole is92.2mm diameterand includes one phenolictwist-lock insert ring that has a 38.1mm aperture. The insert ring spanner comes standard with the mount plate as well as a starter pin and two holes to mount it either to the left or the right of the bit.

The cradle is a huge piece of castaluminium. Vibration is the enemy of routing - it can cause chattering on the work piece and even worse - ruin router bits and router shafts and bearings. Vibration is absorbed through this massive reinforced cradle. All the important parts are machined multiple times so that the mounting system mates perfectly square with the mounting plate above it.

In North America - 4.2in (106.7mm) diameter fixed-base routers are the industry-standard. With the fixed base removed, the motor body is a perfect companion to a router lift - allowing for mounting so that the collet can be near or even sit above the table when fully wound up, making bit changes much easier.

It comes standard with a dedicated 1/2in and 1/4in chuck plus the two spanners that enable above-table bit changes with ease.