Hey all,

I thought I would share a little info. A little --- Did You Know ---

The router lift, yes that amazing device attached to your router table that has taken the agony of reaching under the bench to adjust your router height; was Invented by a NEWFOUNDLANDER.

If you have ever heard the name JessEm - This stands for "Jessica Emily" Jessica and Emily are the daughters of Darrin Smith (Inventor) of the first ever router lift. 

Being Newfoundlanders we take great pride in owning a JessEm Excel II. It may just be one of the most beautiful tools in our workshop. Beauty is not everything. It's like a fine Lady. She can be beautiful but if she doesn't have the personality, her beauty soon fades.

With JessEm, the beauty holds true. It's a tool we can turn to time and again for dependability, reliability, and ease of use.

Just so you know. We love our JessEm table and lift  

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Michael and Matthew Agate (Newfoundland Canada)

That's a nice set up you've got there Matt! My Triton has a built in lift. Probably not as precision as the JessEm but it works pretty well. Thanks for the trivia, I didn't know where the name came from. Pretty cool!

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EAGLES MAY SOAR BUT WEASELS DON'T GET SUCKED INTO JET ENGINES!

Triton looks to be a fine company, their routers look solid!

Mike Dillen said:

That's a nice set up you've got there Matt! My Triton has a built in lift. Probably not as precision as the JessEm but it works pretty well. Thanks for the trivia, I didn't know where the name came from. Pretty cool!

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EAGLES MAY SOAR BUT WEASELS DON'T GET SUCKED INTO JET ENGINES!

Mine is the RL-Pro. 10 years old and works like it did on the first day it was installed. Like you, I really like mine.It holds a PC7518 motor in a Jointech table and fence. 

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Gene
'The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.' G. K. Chesterton

Awesome. Ours is currently holding the Hitachi M12VC - It really is a fantastic little router. We also have a Milwaukee 5625-20 which is a beast! and the the Freud  FT2200VCE which we use for free hand routing. The Miwaukee is in a homemade table.

Gene Howe said:

Mine is the RL-Pro. 10 years old and works like it did on the first day it was installed. Like you, I really like mine.It holds a PC7518 motor in a Jointech table and fence. 

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Gene
'The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.' G. K. Chesterton

I've called them a couple times over the years to order other items. The same lady always answers and takes the order. She sure is nice. Wonder if she's "Jess" or "Em"? Whomever she is, she's a definite asset!

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Gene
'The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.' G. K. Chesterton

Her name is escaping me right now, but not one of the daughters. She certainly is a fine individual. 

Gene Howe said:

I've called them a couple times over the years to order other items. The same lady always answers and takes the order. She sure is nice. Wonder if she's "Jess" or "Em"? Whomever she is, she's a definite asset!

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Gene
'The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.' G. K. Chesterton

The problem with Newfies is that they shed all over the place, they eat like elephants, and the liquor will have leaked out of the cask by the time they reach you, and cleaning up after 'em is like keeping a horse.

  Oh  you didn't mean the breed of  dog

Well, any way.

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Hey~!! It's a hobby~!! It's not supposed to make sense.

Cliff,

Your're actually not that far off