Bench Dog 40-016 ProLift Max Router Top-Adjustment System

If you’re tired of crawling under your router table to make adjustments, then you’re going to love the Bench Dog 40-016 ProLift Max Router System. This cleverly designed device allows you to make all height adjustments and bit changes from above, while standing comfortably at the router table. The system is particularly useful when working with large, heavy fixed-base routers.

The 40-016 has a precision-crafted cast-iron housing and durable bronze bushings that glide up and down on dual hardened-steel columns. The insert plate has three bit-hole sizes (2 inch, 2.6 inch, and 3.7 inch) for accommodating most router bits. A crank-style wrench is included for quickly raising and lowering the router from above.

All these exclusive features and heavy-duty construction don’t come cheap, but the Bench Dog 40-016 ProLift Max Router System is ruggedly built and designed to last a lifetime, even in a professional woodworking shop. Note that an adapter is required—and sold separately—for mounting routers measuring less than 4.2 inches in diameter. — Joseph Truini