Low Budget Digital Router Lift

[Mike Goetzke]

I was playing around with my new Incra LS Positoiner for my router. I remember someone saying how nice it was to have one of those fancy digital router lifts to set up the bits. So this is what I came up with (see photo). Mounting has yet to be engineered but it works great!

[glenn bradley]

A Starrett caliper is low budget? But, seriously; great idea. If you can affix the head piece to the underside of the table it would register up and down. Cool!

[CPeter James]

Get one of Barry Wixey's Planer readouts. That would be real easy to hook up.

CPeter

[Ken Deckelman]

A Starrett caliper is low budget?

Thats what I thought also!

Harbor Freight has those on sale for $15.99 as we speak.

[Mike Goetzke]

A Starrett caliper is low budget? But, seriously; great idea. If you can affix the head piece to the underside of the table it would register up and down. Cool!

O.K. I will replace the Sterrett with HF. It's hard to see but it is held to the top with a washer/nut to one of the router plate mounting bolts.

[Matt Meiser]

I'd definitely trade the Starrett for a HF. The vibration can't be good for it long term. Plus you won't be afraid to drill and cut on the HF one to make the mounting work. I took my Dremel to one for my planer and cut off several parts to make it fit better.

[pat warner]

Very low budget .250" digital depth changer. (http://patwarner.com/cutter_depth.html)

[Lincoln Myers]

Very low budget .250" digital depth changer. (http://patwarner.com/cutter_depth.html)

I like that (simple) solution Pat for the given applications.

-Linc

[David Rose]

But Pat, how do you cut .248? Mash down a bit? :D I have your solution, I just want the in between stuff too. ;) You fence works very well too! Thanks for the plans for that, btw.

David


Very low budget .250" digital depth changer. (http://patwarner.com/cutter_depth.html)