New Product - "Jessem Router Table, Fence and Lift Systems"

How is this for a shipment. Actually, I am very excited about these new parcels. They are from Jessem, and I just read quite a bit about their products that were a big hit at the August IWF Show in Atlanta.    It was almost 2 years ago when I installed the then new product, the Jessem Rout-R-Lift. This time, I will be reviewing and using 4 products: the Mast-R-Lift, the Master-R-Fence, Master-R-Top and stand. I am told that if you put them all together, you have a winning router station. So let's find out.
	I start with the stand. The instructions are fine. The packaging is superb — it is evident that they want the pieces to have the fine paint job when the stand is totally assembled.
I have just assembled one little component and I already want to note that the engineering of this stand is better than most I have come across. The screws I am installing are into studs welded to the legs. To me that means that their manufacturing must be very exact.
	It's almost a stand. I clamped the squares to the one side to hold it in place while I connected it all. As I start to tighten the assembly, I fully appreciate the precision of the manufacturing — when everything was tight, the stand was square. I didn't have to use a square and then tighten, which certainly is the usual way. All the components of this stand fit together exactly — and it was as square as you could ask for it to be.    If you think I am going overboard in my praise of this simple situation, just think back to the number of things that you had to force to make square...or holes that you had to elongate or re-drill. Not here!
With the stand solidly put together, I unpack the table top and lay it in position. The instructions allow this top to be used for the Mast-R-Lift or with any insert  plate. I am pleased to report that the top is made of phenolic, not MDF. Clearly this material is the one to use for precision routing tables.
	The underside of the table has a lot of holes. The "A" holes are immediately around the plate opening and are used as part of plate levelers. The two clips shown in this area are "snuggers" and allow for the plate to be tightened in the opening and any play removed. The "B" holes are threaded and are used for fastening the top to the stand. Note that there 20 of these holes — more than you typically find. When all 20 are tightened, it will minimize the chance of the top flexing over time. The "C" holes allow for the fence adjustment tracks to be attached.
I flipped the stand and top over so that I could add all the screws. All the holes are drilled to be exactly right — no oversized holes to allow for manufacturing error. I mention this since every screw fits exactly. If there was a hole in the stand, there was a matching threaded connector on the top. Assembly went quickly and smoothly.
	I have unpacked the Mast-R-Lift and inverted it on the table top. Each corner has a leveler. I am just trying the screws here. There is a hole in the top that allows these adjustment screws to be accessed when mounted.    Note that the Master-R-Lift has levelers. If you are using a different insert plate, the table's levelers can be used.
These arrows point to "snugger bars." A few pictures ago, I showed the snuggers that are a part of the table. These are a part of the Master-R-Lift and can be used. I decided to use these to snug the insert — it does make a difference.