Hohong Hardware

Four Pillar Design.

This lift has four pillars at each extremity of the lift - all threaded so that when the cradle is adjusted - they all act in unison to keep the cradle perfectly parallel to the top plate. The threaded rod is dead-straight, heavy-duty hardened black steel that will last a lifetime. 

The pitch of the thread has been set so that a full revoluation of the winder handle results in exactly 2.00mm of height adjustment - a quarter turn is exactly 0.5mm and even the positive action of one graduation is as fine as 0.1mm. There is minimal backlash so you have certainty that you can make these fine adjustments and rely on their accuracy. 

Each post has sealed long-life bearings along with automotive-grade sprockets and drive chains. Two extra floating sprockets allows for smooth chain adjustment that virtually eliminates the backlash, providing those most accurate of height adjustments.        Heavy-Duty Support.

The cradle is a huge piece of cast aluminium. 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. 

The swiss-cheese mounting plate is held in place with four clamps. Remove the mount plate - find the holes that line up with your plunge routers base plate holes, mount the lift plate to it and place the router back in the lift. The clamps click in place in the lip between the mount plate and the main router base. Tighten the clamps and the plunge router becomes one with the lift.