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  • JessEm Router Table Top

    From Alan Holbrook@21:1/5 to All on Fri Oct 29 07:06:03 2021
    I have an old JessEm router lift and table top that I'd like to mount on a shop-made table but I can't figure out how to do it with the supplied
    hardware. I wrote to JessEm and asked for help, and they basically replied "F/U, we don't help people who don't buy our table." Is anyone familiar
    with this table top and can offer advice on how to mount it?

    Thanks...

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  • From DerbyDad03@21:1/5 to Alan Holbrook on Fri Oct 29 06:30:23 2021
    On Friday, October 29, 2021 at 8:06:13 AM UTC-4, Alan Holbrook wrote:
    I have an old JessEm router lift and table top that I'd like to mount on a shop-made table but I can't figure out how to do it with the supplied hardware. I wrote to JessEm and asked for help, and they basically replied "F/U, we don't help people who don't buy our table." Is anyone familiar
    with this table top and can offer advice on how to mount it?

    Thanks...

    I am not familiar with exactly what you have, but I installed a Woodpecker router plate by routing a ledge in a piece of melamine. I created the "table" by replacing my right side table saw extension.

    https://i.imgur.com/jLedUBT.jpg

    The plate was my annual "What tool does Dad want for Christmas this year?"
    gift from the kids, so I had them spend the extra ~$16 for the template.

    https://i.imgur.com/ahgmk0C.jpg

    Is there something different about the JessEm unit that prevents this type
    of install?

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  • From Bob Davis@21:1/5 to Alan Holbrook on Fri Oct 29 17:46:21 2021
    On Friday, October 29, 2021 at 7:06:13 AM UTC-5, Alan Holbrook wrote:
    I have an old JessEm router lift and table top that I'd like to mount on a shop-made table but I can't figure out how to do it with the supplied hardware. I wrote to JessEm and asked for help, and they basically replied "F/U, we don't help people who don't buy our table." Is anyone familiar
    with this table top and can offer advice on how to mount it?

    Thanks...

    what do you mean by "table top". I am confused because you want to mount it to a table. Do you mean a router table insert? Router installs in a table are pretty straightforward. What hardware are you talking about? Can you post a picture?

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  • From krw@notreal.com@21:1/5 to All on Fri Oct 29 22:26:30 2021
    On Fri, 29 Oct 2021 07:06:03 -0500, Alan Holbrook <no.thanks@lets.not>
    wrote:

    I have an old JessEm router lift and table top that I'd like to mount on a >shop-made table but I can't figure out how to do it with the supplied >hardware. I wrote to JessEm and asked for help, and they basically replied >"F/U, we don't help people who don't buy our table." Is anyone familiar
    with this table top and can offer advice on how to mount it?

    I used flat head screws through the top into cross-dowels in the
    carcass of the table. All stainless.

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  • From Alan Holbrook@21:1/5 to Bob Davis on Sat Oct 30 01:51:19 2021
    Bob Davis <wrobertdavis@gmail.com> wrote in news:57f900be-da5e-4de7-853c-699d3494f382n@googlegroups.com:

    On Friday, October 29, 2021 at 7:06:13 AM UTC-5, Alan Holbrook wrote:
    I have an old JessEm router lift and table top that I'd like to mount
    on a shop-made table but I can't figure out how to do it with the
    supplied hardware. I wrote to JessEm and asked for help, and they
    basically replied "F/U, we don't help people who don't buy our
    table." Is anyone familiar with this table top and can offer advice
    on how to mount it?

    Thanks...

    what do you mean by "table top". I am confused because you want to
    mount it to a table. Do you mean a router table insert? Router
    installs in a table are pretty straightforward. What hardware are you talking about? Can you post a picture?

    Sorry if I confused you. No, not an insert. What I have is a JessEm Mast- R-Top, Model 03004A (https://jessem.com/products/phenolic-mast-r-top%E2%84% A2), and I want to mount it on a shop built cabinet.

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  • From DerbyDad03@21:1/5 to Alan Holbrook on Sat Oct 30 06:04:54 2021
    On Saturday, October 30, 2021 at 2:51:27 AM UTC-4, Alan Holbrook wrote:
    Bob Davis <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote in news:57f900be-da5e-4de7...@googlegroups.com:
    On Friday, October 29, 2021 at 7:06:13 AM UTC-5, Alan Holbrook wrote:
    I have an old JessEm router lift and table top that I'd like to mount
    on a shop-made table but I can't figure out how to do it with the
    supplied hardware. I wrote to JessEm and asked for help, and they
    basically replied "F/U, we don't help people who don't buy our
    table." Is anyone familiar with this table top and can offer advice
    on how to mount it?

    Thanks...

    what do you mean by "table top". I am confused because you want to
    mount it to a table. Do you mean a router table insert? Router
    installs in a table are pretty straightforward. What hardware are you talking about? Can you post a picture?
    Sorry if I confused you. No, not an insert. What I have is a JessEm Mast- R-Top, Model 03004A (https://jessem.com/products/phenolic-mast-r-top%E2%84% A2), and I want to mount it on a shop built cabinet.

    Build your cabinet, install corner braces and screw up through the bottom of the braces
    into the JessEm.

    https://www.cabinetcorp.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/brace-corner-CabinetCorp.jpg

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  • From tcrist@yahoo.com@21:1/5 to Alan Holbrook on Sat Oct 30 06:09:35 2021
    On Saturday, October 30, 2021 at 2:51:27 AM UTC-4, Alan Holbrook wrote:
    Bob Davis <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote in news:57f900be-da5e-4de7...@googlegroups.com:
    On Friday, October 29, 2021 at 7:06:13 AM UTC-5, Alan Holbrook wrote:
    I have an old JessEm router lift and table top that I'd like to mount
    on a shop-made table but I can't figure out how to do it with the
    supplied hardware. I wrote to JessEm and asked for help, and they
    basically replied "F/U, we don't help people who don't buy our
    table." Is anyone familiar with this table top and can offer advice
    on how to mount it?

    Thanks...



    I mounted my store bought router table top to a Habitat for Humanity ReStore Store kitchen base cabinet using a piano hinge located on one edge. A latch holds everything tight yet allows access to underneath if needed. Simple, not complicated and no need
    for their hardware.

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  • From J. Clarke@21:1/5 to All on Sat Oct 30 09:29:51 2021
    On Sat, 30 Oct 2021 01:51:19 -0500, Alan Holbrook <no.thanks@lets.not>
    wrote:

    Bob Davis <wrobertdavis@gmail.com> wrote in >news:57f900be-da5e-4de7-853c-699d3494f382n@googlegroups.com:

    On Friday, October 29, 2021 at 7:06:13 AM UTC-5, Alan Holbrook wrote:
    I have an old JessEm router lift and table top that I'd like to mount
    on a shop-made table but I can't figure out how to do it with the
    supplied hardware. I wrote to JessEm and asked for help, and they
    basically replied "F/U, we don't help people who don't buy our
    table." Is anyone familiar with this table top and can offer advice
    on how to mount it?

    Thanks...

    what do you mean by "table top". I am confused because you want to
    mount it to a table. Do you mean a router table insert? Router
    installs in a table are pretty straightforward. What hardware are you
    talking about? Can you post a picture?

    Sorry if I confused you. No, not an insert. What I have is a JessEm Mast- >R-Top, Model 03004A (https://jessem.com/products/phenolic-mast-r-top%E2%84% >A2), and I want to mount it on a shop built cabinet.

    You set it on top of the cabinet and screw it down. What do you
    perceive the problem to be?

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  • From Alan Holbrook@21:1/5 to All on Sun Oct 31 03:24:35 2021
    On Sat, 30 Oct 2021 01:51:19 -0500, Alan Holbrook <no.thanks@lets.not>
    wrote:

    Bob Davis <wrobertdavis@gmail.com> wrote in >>news:57f900be-da5e-4de7-853c-699d3494f382n@googlegroups.com:

    On Friday, October 29, 2021 at 7:06:13 AM UTC-5, Alan Holbrook
    wrote:

    You set it on top of the cabinet and screw it down. What do you
    perceive the problem to be?


    I perceive the problem to be, Mr. Clarke, that I don't want to drill holes
    in the top of the table top...and there's no need to be snarky.

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  • From J. Clarke@21:1/5 to All on Sun Oct 31 09:35:26 2021
    On Sun, 31 Oct 2021 03:24:35 -0500, Alan Holbrook <no.thanks@lets.not>
    wrote:


    On Sat, 30 Oct 2021 01:51:19 -0500, Alan Holbrook <no.thanks@lets.not>
    wrote:

    Bob Davis <wrobertdavis@gmail.com> wrote in >>>news:57f900be-da5e-4de7-853c-699d3494f382n@googlegroups.com:

    On Friday, October 29, 2021 at 7:06:13 AM UTC-5, Alan Holbrook
    wrote:

    You set it on top of the cabinet and screw it down. What do you
    perceive the problem to be?


    I perceive the problem to be, Mr. Clarke, that I don't want to drill holes
    in the top of the table top...and there's no need to be snarky.

    It already has holes. Use them. If there's a reason you can't you
    should have stated it. We should not have to pull details out of you
    like they were teeth.

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  • From DerbyDad03@21:1/5 to Alan Holbrook on Sun Oct 31 06:21:34 2021
    On Sunday, October 31, 2021 at 4:24:43 AM UTC-4, Alan Holbrook wrote:
    On Sat, 30 Oct 2021 01:51:19 -0500, Alan Holbrook <no.t...@lets.not>
    wrote:

    Bob Davis <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote in >>news:57f900be-da5e-4de7...@googlegroups.com:

    On Friday, October 29, 2021 at 7:06:13 AM UTC-5, Alan Holbrook
    wrote:

    You set it on top of the cabinet and screw it down. What do you
    perceive the problem to be?

    I perceive the problem to be, Mr. Clarke, that I don't want to drill holes
    in the top of the table top...and there's no need to be snarky.

    "screw it down" can also mean "screw it up", as in up from the bottom
    like I suggested earlier.

    Build your cabinet, install corner braces and screw up through the bottom
    of the braces into the JessEm.

    https://www.cabinetcorp.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/brace-corner-CabinetCorp.jpg

    I think that there a few of us that are confused by what the problem is. I'm not
    being snarky. Perhaps if you explained exactly why you are having trouble determining how to attach the top, we could be more specific with our suggestions.

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  • From krw@notreal.com@21:1/5 to teamarrows@eznet.net on Sun Oct 31 18:36:19 2021
    On Sun, 31 Oct 2021 06:21:34 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
    <teamarrows@eznet.net> wrote:

    On Sunday, October 31, 2021 at 4:24:43 AM UTC-4, Alan Holbrook wrote:
    On Sat, 30 Oct 2021 01:51:19 -0500, Alan Holbrook <no.t...@lets.not>
    wrote:

    Bob Davis <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote in
    news:57f900be-da5e-4de7...@googlegroups.com:

    On Friday, October 29, 2021 at 7:06:13 AM UTC-5, Alan Holbrook
    wrote:

    You set it on top of the cabinet and screw it down. What do you
    perceive the problem to be?

    I perceive the problem to be, Mr. Clarke, that I don't want to drill holes >> in the top of the table top...and there's no need to be snarky.

    That's exactly what I did and it worked very well. It doesn't look
    bad at all.

    Pocket holes in the cabinet and screw up into the table would work
    too.

    "screw it down" can also mean "screw it up", as in up from the bottom
    like I suggested earlier.

    "Screw it up" is certainly a possibility. There's no reason to
    over-think this.

    Build your cabinet, install corner braces and screw up through the bottom
    of the braces into the JessEm.

    https://www.cabinetcorp.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/brace-corner-CabinetCorp.jpg

    I think that there a few of us that are confused by what the problem is. I'm not
    being snarky. Perhaps if you explained exactly why you are having trouble >determining how to attach the top, we could be more specific with our suggestions.

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  • From krw@notreal.com@21:1/5 to krw@notreal.com on Sun Oct 31 18:56:27 2021
    On Sun, 31 Oct 2021 18:36:19 -0400, krw@notreal.com wrote:

    On Sun, 31 Oct 2021 06:21:34 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
    <teamarrows@eznet.net> wrote:

    On Sunday, October 31, 2021 at 4:24:43 AM UTC-4, Alan Holbrook wrote:
    On Sat, 30 Oct 2021 01:51:19 -0500, Alan Holbrook <no.t...@lets.not>
    wrote:

    Bob Davis <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote in
    news:57f900be-da5e-4de7...@googlegroups.com:

    On Friday, October 29, 2021 at 7:06:13 AM UTC-5, Alan Holbrook
    wrote:

    You set it on top of the cabinet and screw it down. What do you
    perceive the problem to be?

    I perceive the problem to be, Mr. Clarke, that I don't want to drill holes >>> in the top of the table top...and there's no need to be snarky.

    That's exactly what I did and it worked very well. It doesn't look
    bad at all.

    Pocket holes in the cabinet and screw up into the table would work
    too.

    "screw it down" can also mean "screw it up", as in up from the bottom
    like I suggested earlier.

    "Screw it up" is certainly a possibility. There's no reason to
    over-think this.

    IRRC, (It's been 10 years) there are pilot holes on the bottom used to
    screw through their stand, up into the top. Use them. If you have
    to, use a piece of 3/4" plywood or even MDF (flatter) as an interposer
    between the two. Use flat head screws so there won't be any
    interference.

    There are a hundred ways to do this.

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