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...

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?

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?

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.

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.

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

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.

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?

> 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.