New here. Requesting help

G'day @Mike F Welcome to the forum..

I hope you can find the part you are after.

Sometimes, with those older routers, parts are hard to find, and it may be worth upgrading to a modern variable speed plunge 1/2" router.

jw2170 said:

G'day @Mike F Welcome to the forum..

I hope you can find the part you are after.

Sometimes, with those older routers, parts are hard to find, and it may be worth upgrading to a modern variable speed plunge 1/2" router.

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Agree with that. I have a newer Porter Cable, but want to use this permanently on the table.

Dosn't hurt to have 2 good routers....LOL

Welcome to the forum.

Welcome to the forum.

Red

How about a router lift?

A good lift will cost a fair amount, and will require a router mounting plate and an new table. That's if you can find one that fits an old router. Making your own table is really pretty easy cheap to do. Then I suggest you look at a Triton TRA001, which has a built in lift and runs about $260. There are many aluminum mounting plates pre-drilled to fit the Triton. It's a beast and I can't use it freehand (age, infirmity), but it's perfect for a table. Craftsman parts are very hard to impossible to find for anything older than a couple of years. A couple of members have found used, even broken machines that can be picked for parts on ebay.

OK, that was kinda my point. No matter what, he'll have to spend a good bit of money no matter which direction he takes.

Red Stick said:

OK, that was kinda my point. No matter what, he'll have to spend a good bit of money no matter which direction he takes.

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Unless he lucks out on ebay or some other, unknown used tool site.