Router Lift - Jessem or Rousseau

[Ralrick]

I am looking to add a router lift. Looking on Amazon, it looks like the Jessem Rout-R-lift and the Rousseau 3002 are the exact same lift.

Do you know if there is any difference or does Rousseau just re-brand the Jessem lift and include the insert rings?

Lastly, has anyone used this lift and have you been satisfied? It appears quite a few people use the Jessem Master-lift but that seems like overkill for my 2 1/4HP Bosch router.

 

[toolferone]

After looking at the Rousseau I can tell you that the bottom end is built by Jessem and most likely the top to, but the top is made to fit Rousseau tables and use their insert rings. So if you are building a table from scratch you could go either way. If you are upgrading a Rousseau table then get the Rousseau lift. The Jessem lift has many different size insert rings available for it including a blank set you can drill to the size you need.

 

[WoodWrangler]

While I'm not familiar with ones mentioned, I'm sure they are both nice.

Personally, I am using the Unilift from Woodpeckers. It's build like a tank and works great ... no complaints.

http://www.woodpeck.com/unilift.html