This New Router Lift replaces ALL OF YOUR JIGS!

This new machine just changed my entire woodworking workflow. I'm test driving and reviewing the brand new Shark RS1000 Pro router lift from Next Wave. The RS1000 looks like an ordinary router table from the outside but has the brains of a CNC. Giving accurate control over your bit height and fence placement. The RS1000 has 14 built in apps that replace all sorts of jigs and saves a ton of setup time. The moment I saw this machine I knew I had to have one in my shop. Don't be fooled by the touch screen and the motors. You don't need to design anything on a computer to upload. In fact the machine doesn't even allow you to upload files. Everything is built in and easy to use. AND you don't have to use the apps and can use the machine like any other router table. Learn more about the Shark RS1000 Pro here:

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[coreyms]

This may be one of the coolest woodworking tools I’ve ever seen. I can’t wait to see once we scratch the surface

[daveturnbull]

This would completely remove all the fun(?) I get from messing up every joint I make. I can see me having to actually buy firewood since I won't be generating it from my failed projects.

[StumpyNubs]

I have the previous version- the Ready2Rout and Ready2Lift motorized combo. I was always disappointed that they didn't develop the apps like they promised. I was looking for an automatic version of what Incra's router fence positioner can do, and Next Wave implied that was coming. But I never got any update. I thought it was a good system for small projects and workpieces, such as for dovetailing shallow drawers and making boxes. But for the price, it needs to do a lot more than that. I haven't tried the new version, but it looks like the same thing. So much potential, but after all these years I am starting to wonder if they will ever take it to the next level.

[copperhead]

Wow, this was not what I expected after you said the next video will blow your mind. That is one really cool piece of tech for your workshop. So many options & so much time saving.

[mccarthydesign]

I would love to see a floating tenon app to replace another expensive tool!

[richiepadovano]

I just bought mine, solely because of this video! I would love for another video to follow up, to see you actually "scratch the surface" of what it can do

[garycook]

I think one of the most interesting ideas on this is the sliding mitre attachment running off that linear rail, which looks like a very sturdy set up.

[greenmoxy]

I started engineering something like this a couple years back and got the bit moving up and down per my digital input via a stepper motor with an LCD screen and then got busy doing other things with plans to finish the table later. The programming is insane for someone that doesn't program. I would rather buy one.

[AverageOverlander]

Well, I just purchased it hopefully it lives up to the expectations on the developers keep adding to the software

[patrickdingman]

That router table is EPIC!! I hope you do more videos about this. I don't think you've even "scratched the surface"!

[Corvandus]

Some say he's trying to scratch the surface of what this machine can do to this very day.

[danielmuscatell]

I get the sense that you haven’t even scratched the surface of what you could do with this machine. But if you could making it in your shop, you can making it anywhere.
Love you.

[billdiehl]

Please get back to me after you’ve scratched the surface.
That is an amazing tool! If I could afford it, and I still had a wood shop (long depressing story) I would buy it in a heartbeat!
Thanks for showing us these new products!

[pallystu]

Funny enough this actually would be classified as a CNC. CNC just stands for computer numerical control. A lot of manufacturing machines fall under that umbrella. You can have CNC routers, Mills, lathes, punch presses, Laser's anything.

I work as a CNC machinist for a living and it's my job to program, set up, run CNC Mills and lathes. We had a quite a few metalworking lathes Mills where you would program the same way. It was called " Conversational programming". Instead of programming something by hand or using cad-cam you would just pick out different Cycles you wanted to run and filled in the parameters the same way.

It was great for working in a job shop where you only had to run one or two pieces. It was a lot quicker and very handy.

Very interesting saying something like this in woodworking! I love when there's overlap like this.

[Timothy-NH]

The one thing that stands out to me on the negative side of things is that after each pass, you have to press the OK button. Why not provide a place to plug in a foot switch to be an "ok" key?
Other than that, dang, this thing is so cool!

[JeffRL]

I saw an ad in a magazine for this just yesterday and hadn't had a chance to follow up on it to see what it is, so great timing for your video.

I hope you'll do a Part Two in a few months after you've used it more...and have scratched some surfaces. 🙂 I'll be interested to find out how well it stands up to heavy use over time. Did dust get into it and cause problems? Does it still maintain tolerances such as the set bit depth, spacing, etc as well then as it does now? Maybe you can cut some box joints or dovetails on one piece now and on the mating piece in a few months and see how well they fit together?

I'll also be interested to see if Shark can or will update the software, such as to add the features in your list of cons, if software updates can be installed by the user, and if they're free. Or will they come out with a "new and improved RS10001" and early adopters are left out?

Their website says it can be used with almost any router table, but what about using accessories such as after-market fences (e.g. Woodpeckers) or shop-made ones with all of their additional features?

Thank you for a really informative and entertaining video.

[Lord-Nikon]

A friend sent this video to me. It's pretty cool, I guess. The Incra TS/LS has been doing this manually for over a decade now. Once it's setup, it's insanely accurate. I don't see the need to spend another $1500 to make it motorized. But this one is cool for what it is.

[IXISSV]

I decided to watch this vid twice, BUT, I drank a shot EVERY time you said "we haven't even scratched the surface of what this thing can do"!
I ended up on the floor, passed out, and went through 2 bottles of tequila!!
🤭🤭

[CarmoniusFinsnickeri]

Nice features but I'm not as excited as others seems to be. A standard router table fence with a dro solves many of these tasks just as good. Bisquit cuts are much better done with a bisquit jointer. Boxjoints are better cut on the table saw. Still very useful fence and lift but at this price I would rather pay extra and go full cnc.

[Pelthail]

I bought the Nova Viking drill press after your review video and I haven’t regretted it once. Now I’m thinking my router table needs an upgrade. This is amazing.