The Sauter OFL3.0 Pivoting Router Lift (MicroJig model MJ-PRL-OFL3.0) is a German-engineered router lift that tilts the router, and the bit, to any angle from -5 to +50 degrees. This is a pivoting router lift designed for router tables, giving you shaper-style angled cutting with the bits you already own. MicroJig is the exclusive US distributor.

Tilting the bit changes what every bit in your drawer can do. A straight bit becomes a chamfer bit at any angle. Profile bits produce a new shape at every setting. Slot cutters cut spline joints at the exact angle of your staves for coopered work. Bits designed to run at an angle finally run the way they were meant to. Snap-in presets at 15, 22.5, 30 and 45 degrees lock in the angles you use most, and a vernier scale dials in anything else across the full range quickly and accurately.

It's still a full-featured router lift when it's sitting flat. It provides fast, accurate height adjustment with secure locking and 3.94 in. (100 mm) of travel. When tilted, the lift travels fore and aft to keep the bit centered in the throat opening, so bit changes and adjustments stay as easy as on a standard lift. Every adjustment, including tilt, travel and height, is tool-free.

MicroJig sells it as a complete system. A Swiss-made 2 HP variable-speed router motor running 3,500 to 30,000 RPM is included, along with 1/4-in. and 1/2-in. collets and the wrenches to use them. Three magnetic throat plates keep the opening matched to the work and swap in seconds between straight and tilted operations. An under-mounted dust shield sits beneath the lift and captures dust at the source, working with a fence dust port such as the one on JessEm's Mast-R-Fence.

The machined-aluminum lift plate measures 9-1/4 x 11-3/4 x 3/8 in. and has leveling screws to sit dead flush. It drops into the standard 11-3/4 x 9-1/4 in. opening found on commercial and shop-built tables, with confirmed fit in tops from Harvey, Infinity Tools, Peachtree, Woodpeckers, Rockler, Kreg and Incra.

This is for serious furniture makers, cabinet shops and woodworkers who want angled-cut capability without buying a shaper. If you already own a quality router table and a drawer full of bits, the OFL3.0 multiplies what that setup can produce.

Sauter OFL3.0 Pivoting Router Lift: A Shaper Hiding in Your Router Table

The Sauter OFL3.0 Pivoting Router Lift turns every bit you own into a dozen new profiles.

• Who it's for: Furniture makers, cabinet shops and anyone doing angled joinery or staved work who doesn't want a shaper.
• Why it stands out: -5 to +50 degree tilt with repeatable presets, tool-free adjustment and a Swiss 2 HP motor included.
• Worth knowing: It's a premium tool. Make sure your table has the standard 11-3/4 x 9-1/4 in. opening first.

• Does it do everything a normal router lift does? Yes. It provides fast, accurate height adjustment with secure locking and 3.94 in. (100 mm) of travel, then adds the ability to tilt the bit up to 50 degrees.
• Is a router motor included? Yes. It comes as a complete system with a 2 HP variable-speed router motor (3,500 to 30,000 RPM), 1/4-in. and 1/2-in. collets and wrenches.
• Do I need special bits? No. Tilting multiplies the bits you already own: straight bits cut chamfers and angled grooves, and slot cutters make angled spline joints.
• What are the three throat plates for? They're magnetic and keep the opening matched to the work, so you can swap between straight and tilted operations in seconds.
• Will it fit my router table? If your table has a standard 11-3/4 x 9-1/4 in. plate opening, yes. The aluminum plate includes leveling screws to sit flush.