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I posted this yesterday in another forum and I apologize, but I really need more viewers so I don’t miss someone who might have solved this problem. 
I have two routers that cannot be tightened down to hold their position and they have dropped while cutting. My PC has fallen completely out of the base while running and it’s just too dangerous. Not only have I broken bits but there has been too much damage to my work. I’m using blocks and shims as a backup to prevent damage, but it’s getting to be a real pain in the butt.
Anyway I’m not going to buy anymore routers because I have enough, so I want a lift to hold the motor in place without coming lose and dropping.
The problem is the insert plate size of the MLCS table. Its 9-1/32" x 12-3/32" and all the lifts I looked at are 9-1⁄4 x 11-3⁄4.
I’m not buying or building a new table so I thought I might modify a standard lift plate or duplicate the plate using a larger size.
So I’m open to suggestions but please don’t suggest tightening because I’ve been there and done that too many times. And I'm just short of driving a screw right through the base into the motor.
I have two routers that cannot be tightened down to hold their position and they have dropped while cutting. My PC has fallen completely out of the base while running and it’s just too dangerous. Not only have I broken bits but there has been too much damage to my work. I’m using blocks and shims as a backup to prevent damage, but it’s getting to be a real pain in the butt.
Anyway I’m not going to buy anymore routers because I have enough, so I want a lift to hold the motor in place without coming lose and dropping.
The problem is the insert plate size of the MLCS table. Its 9-1/32" x 12-3/32" and all the lifts I looked at are 9-1⁄4 x 11-3⁄4.
I’m not buying or building a new table so I thought I might modify a standard lift plate or duplicate the plate using a larger size.
So I’m open to suggestions but please don’t suggest tightening because I’ve been there and done that too many times. And I'm just short of driving a screw right through the base into the motor.