JessEm Tool Rout R Lift PRESTIGE 02322 User manual

User Manual
Model #02322
&
Model #02323
IMPORTANT!
Read and understand the contents of this
manual before assembly or operation of this
product.
IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

Before operating any router, read and
understand all safety instructions in the
owner’s manual that came with the router.

If you do not have a manual, contact the
manufacturer and obtain one before using any
power tool.

Always wear eye protection in compliance with
ANSI safety standards when operating any
power tool.

Always use proper guards and safety devices
when operating power tools and machinery.

Carefully check router bits before each use.
Do not use if damage or defect is suspected.

Do not exceed the recommended RPM for any
router bit.

Do not wear loose clothing or jewelry that
may catch on tools or equipment. Unplug the
tool or machine when mounting or making
any adjustments to mechanical performance
DO NOT USE A CORDLESS DRILL TO RAISE
AND LOWER THE LIFT CARRIAGE. THE AMOUNT
OF FRICTION WILL CAUSE PREMATURE WEAR
OF THE THREADS AND WILL VOID WARRANTY
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As part of our Continuous Product Improvement Policy,
JessEm products are always advancing in design and
function. Therefore there may be differences between
what is shown in our catalogs, website or at retail
display and what is sold at time of purchase. We reserve
the right to make positive changes to our products at
our discretion.
1 - Rout-R-Lift™ Prestige
1 - Height Adjustment Handle
10 - 1/4-28 x ¼” Leveling Set Screws
1 - 5/32 Hex Key
Also includes 3 - Insert Rings, 1 - Insert Ring Wrench,
1/8” Hex Key, 1 - Start Pin, 3/16” Hex Key
4 – ¼-20 X 1” Flat Head Cap Screw (Used for Mast-R-Top
Model #03006)
Max. Speed
24,000 RPM
18,000 RPM
16,000 RPM
Suggested Router Bit Speeds
Bit Diameter
1” (25mm)
1 - 1/4”- 2” (30-50mm)
2 - 1/4” - 2-1/2” (55-65mm)
3” - 3 - 1/2” (75-90mm) 12,000 RPM
ROUTER SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

Never force the bit or overload the router beyond
the expectations of the tool.
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Be sure that at least 3/4 of the shank length
is inserted securely in the router collet.
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Never bottom out the bit in the collet. Allow 1/8”
clearance between shank and bottom of collet.
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Always make sure the fence on your router table
is locked into position before each use.
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Use reduced RPM speeds for large diameter bits.
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Always rout in two or more passes when
large amounts of stock must be removed.
Thank you for choosing this product from JessEm Tool
Company. We appreciate your support and hope that our
product serves you well. This product is designed to provide
many years of reliable service provided it is used as intended
and taken care of.
This user manual will assist you in assembly and general
operation of this product. It is not our intent to teach you about
woodworking. It is assumed that you are an experienced
woodworker with the basic skills and experience necessary to
use this product safely. If after reading the following
instructions, you are unsure or uncomfortable about safely
using this product, we urge you to seek additional information
through widely available woodworking books or classes.
Contents:
Rout R Lift™ PRESTIGE

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Hitachi M12V & M12V2 1
DeWalt 625, ELU 3337-9 2
Bosch 1617, 1604 3
Bosch 1617, 1613 (Thru Hole) 4
Makita RP2301FC 5
Festool OF 1400 EQ 6
Festool OF 1010 EQ 7
Table 1
6. Slide the carriage back on to the lift.
7. With two ¼-20 x 1-1/2” Cap screws you removed in
Step 1, re-engage into the left carriage bracket.
(Figure 6)
ROUTER LEGEND
1.
Remove the five (five) 1-1/2” Cap Screws and
one (1) 1” Cap Screw from the carriage
brackets (Figure 2 and 3).
2. Remove the carriage plate from the Lift.
3. Turn the carriage plate over and locate your router
from the legend on the top of the plate. See Figure 4
and Table 1.
INSTALLING THE ROUTER –SEE INDIVIDUAL
ROUTER ADJUSTMENTS ON PAGES 3 & 4 PRIOR TO
INSTALLING YOUR ROUTER
Place the crank handle into the hex hole in the lift’s
dia on the top plate. Crank the lift carriage down
approximately 1 inch from the top plate. You will
need a little bit of room to remove the carriage plate
from the Rout-R-Lift™ Prestige. (Figure 1)
Your Rout-R-Lift™ Prestige is predrilled for many
routers. The first step is to remove the carriage plate
from the lift.
Router Hole
Pattern
Figure 1
Figure 2 Figure 3
Figure 5
Each router has a unique hole pattern. For example, if
you have a Hitachi M12V, locate all the #1 holes on the
carriage plate. These will be your mounting holes.
4. With the router upright, place the carriage plate on
the router base and align the hole pattern in your
base with the corresponding # on the carriage
plate (provided you have one of the noted routers).
Keep in mind your handle location of your router.
The handles should be roughly in line with the two
engraved lines on the carriage plate (the side with
the engraved circles)
5. Once aligned; with the screws provided, tighten the
Rout-R-Lift™ Prestige carriage to your router. (See
Figure 5)
Figure 4

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Each router has its own unique characteristics and
each router has its own individual adjustments and
modifications may be required to your router in
order to use the Rout-R-Lift™ Prestige.
Once you have read and understand any special
instructions for the router you are mounting,
follow steps 1 through 9.
Figure 6
Figure 7
8. Pull up on the router until it meets the right
carriage bracket. Now secure with three (3) 1- 1/2
Cap screws and one (1) 1” cap screw (Figure 7)
9. With your router and carriage secured to the lift,
take your adjustment handle and wind the
carriage all the way to the top plate.
10. Now engage the plunge mechanism in the router
by pushing your router all the way down and
locking it in this position.
Figure 8
Your Rout-R-Lift™ Prestige is ready to be
installed into your table top.
Mounting a DeWalt 625
Figure 9
Figure 1
Figure 10
Mounting Screws:
Three (3) 6mm x 15 mm long (included)
Special Instructions:
Remove both handles from your router before mounting.
Mounting the Bosch 1613 EVS
Figure 11 Figure 12
Special Instructions:
Depth stop knob and bar need to be removed.
Mounting Screws:
Three (3) 6mm x 25 mm (included)
Three (3) 6mm hex nuts (included)

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To lock your
BOSCH 1617 EVS – PLUNGE BASE
Figure 13 Figure 14
Special Instructions:
Handles need to be removed. Depth stop knob and
bar need to be removed.
Mounting Screws:
Three (3) 6mm x 25 mm (included)
Three (3) 6mm hex nuts (included)
BOSCH 1617 EVS – FIXED BASE
Figure 15 Figure 16
Special Instructions:
No special instructions for this router
Mounting Screws:
Four (4) 4 mm x 10 mm (included)
MAKITA RP 2301FC
Figure 17 Figure 18
Special Instructions:
Remove the handle without the switch. Leave sub-base
on when mounting to the carriage.
Mounting Screws:
Four (4) 4mm x 16mm
HITACHI M12V & M12V2
Figure 19 Figure 20
Special Instructions:
Remove Turret stop adjustment knob.
Remove handle that does not have speed adjustment.
Lower the Lift carriage before installing and removing from
your table top.
Mounting Screws:
Four (4) 5mm x 10mm (included)
FESTOOL OF 1400
Figure 21 Figure 22
Special Instructions:
No Special Instructions
Mounting Screws:
Two (2) 6mm x 14mm (included)
Five (5) 4 mm x 8mm (included)

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IN STALLING A JESSEM LIFT IN A CUSTOM ROUTER
TABLE A PPLICATION
A JessEm Rout-R-Lift™ Prestige is similar to using a
router mounting plate. Your table top must have a port
machined into the tops. JessEm offers solid phenolic
router table tops with pre-machined ports for all JessEm
router lifts. If you are installing this Lift in a custom table
application you will have to fabricate this opening
yourself. JessEm offers a separate template for this
operation. See your JessEm distributor for the proper
template for your Rout-R-Lift™ Prestige.
L EVELING THE LIFT IN THE TABLE TOP
TAB-LOC PHENOLIC INSERT RINGS
Your Rout-R-Lift™ Prestige comes with one 2” 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 center hole diameters. See your JessEm
distributor for these and other accessories.
1. Place the insert ring into the center hole of
the Lift’s top plate (Fig. 27).
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.
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.
ADJUSTING THE FIT IN THE TABLE PORT
Your Rout-R-Lift™ Prestige comes with adjustable
snugger buttons to allow for a tight fit in the table
top opening and eliminate any movement of the
plate. Use the 1/8” hex key provided to loosen the
cap screws on the snugger button. Slide the button
towards the outer part of the plate and check for fit.
Adjust again if necessary. (Figure 26)
FESTOOL OF 1010
Figure 23 Figure 24
S pecial Instructions:
No special instructions for this router
M ounting Screws:
Fo ur (4) 4mm x 8mm (included)
Figure 25
With the Rout-R-Lift™ Prestige in the table top
opening, install (10) set screws into the holes
around the lift perimeter. Adjust (Figure 25) the
four corners first to align the lift surface to the table
surface so that both are flush. Adjust the remaining
set of screws on the sides to provide added support.
Figure 26
Figure 27
The Rout-R-Lift™ Prestige is manufactured to precise
tolerances. Once your router is installed and you do
not find Lift is as smooth as it should be, do the
following adjustment. First: raise the Lift carriage with
the router installed to a position close to the top
plate. Then, loosen the five 1/4-20 low head socket
screws holding the spindle assembly and guide shaft
a quarter turn, then retighten. This relives any stress
on the shafts to center themselves with respect t the
carriage after the router is installed ensuring there is
no resistance in the movement of the carriage up and
down.

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USING YOUR ROUT-R-LIFT™ PRESTIGE
To raise your router, turn the height adjustment handle
clockwise. To lower, turn the handle counter-clockwise.
Keep in mind that one complete revolution equals
1/16 of change. When your adjustment is complete,
rem ove the handle and place somewhere off the work
surface for safety.
With the Rout-R-Lift™ Prestige you have the added
benefit of locking your Lift in a desired position for
long term routing operations and having the
comfort in knowing the position you have set is
locked in place.
USING THE FRICTION LOCK ON YOUR ROUT-R-LIFT™
PRESTIGE
To unlock your
lift, turn the lift
handle
counter-
clockwise.
To lock your
lift, turn lift
handle
clockwise.
Figure 28
Figure 29
RE-ADJUSTING THE THREAD TENSION
Figure 30
3. Slide the carriage all the way up towards
the top plate revealing the carriage nut,
o-ring and antibacklash nut.
4. Thread the carriage nut and antibacklash
nut further up the threaded rod to have
better access.
Figure 31
5. Turn the carriage nut clockwise, applying
pressure to the o-ring ensuring when you
complete your adjustment that the slot in the
carriage nut aligns with one of the slots on the
antibacklash nut (Figure 31).
6. Slide the carriage back up ensuring the nib
in the carriage aligns with the slot in the
carriage nut (Figure 32).
1. Turn the Lift upside down on a table with the
threaded height adjustment rod facing you.
2.Remove the ¼ x 1” Cap Screws from the
Carriage Nut Cover (Figure 30) and remove
the cover and o-ring.
All JessEm Lifts feature our patented thread tensioning
design. Thread tension is set at the factory and depending
on the amount of use you may have to reset this
adjustment periodically, depending on the amount of
tension you desire.
If the bit height ever begins to change (or drop) during use,
the thread tensioning likely needs to be reset.

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Figure 32
7. Place back the o-ring and carriage nut cap and
with the scews you removed in Step 2 (See
Figure 30) fasten the carriage nut cap
securely.
Mounting your router to a blank Rout-R-Lift™
Prestige carriage plate
Figure 33
Figure 34
Figure 35
Figure 36
Figure 37
1. Place the optional blank mounting plate on Lift
and place your router in position ensuring
handles, switch and variable speed are in optimal
position. Apply strip of masking tape to the router
and blank plate and draw a line referencing this
position. (See Figure 33)
2.
Turn the router upside down and transfer this mark
to the router sub base. (See Figure 34)
3. Remove router sub base
4. Centre the router sub base on the blank
plate, aligning the two marks made in step
1. (See Figure 36) and centre the sub base
to the engraved rings on the blank plate.
5. Secure the router sub base to the blank
plate with masking tape or clamp in this
position. (See Figure 37)

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JESSEM TOOL LIMITED WARRANTY
All JessEm products are warranted to be
free from defects in material and
workmanship. JessEm will repair or
replace any product which upon
inspection proves to be defective for
A
a
period of (1) year from dated receipt and
proof of purchase. All warranty claims
should be made direct to JessEm Tool
Company. Contact JessEm for a warranty
claim return authorization and
instructions to proceed. The consumer is
responsible for shipping costs to return
product to JessEm Tool Company. We will
repair or replace the product at our
discretion and JessEm Tool will return
shipment to you at no charge.
WARRANTY LIMITATIONS

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Normal wear and tear

Abuse, misuse or neglect.

Improper care or maintenance.

Continued use after partial failure.

Products that have been modified in
any way.

Products used with improper accessories.
Premature thread wear due to adjusting height
with electric or cordless drill.
Figure 38
Figure 39
6. Locate the correct drill bit size and transfer the
mounting hole locations from your sub base to
the blank plate. Use your drill to just spot these
holes on your blank plate then remove the sub
base and finish drilling the holes. From the other
side of the blank plate counter sink or counter
bore these holes to suit the router mounting
screws. You may need to source the correct size
screws at your local hardware store. (See Figure
38)
7. Remove plate risers from the predrilled router
mounting plate that came with your lift and install
on the blank plate. Follow instructions 6 through
10 to install the router mounting plate (carriage) on
your Rout-R-Lift™ Prestige.
This warranty does not cover:
Repairs or alterations made or attempted by
anyone other than JessEm Tool Company or
an authorized JessEm service professional.