Porter Cable router for Gerber Sabre

[Jonathan Goodwin]

Looking for a replacement for Porter Cable router that will fit our Sabre 404. Anyone know where to find it?

 

[netsol]

Looking for a replacement for Porter Cable router that will fit our Sabre 404. Anyone know where to find it?

Choose a nice, heavy duty router & fabricate a mounting plate.
Make it easy to perform tramming

the gerber sabres do have a REALLY nice spindle. Any chance to repair/rebuild

Then you aren't giving up gerber speed control

 

[Jonathan Goodwin]

Choose a nice, heavy duty router & fabricate a mounting plate.
Make it easy to perform tramming

the gerber sabres do have a REALLY nice spindle. Any chance to repair/rebuild

Then you aren't giving up gerber speed control

But will a new router fit into the cast clamp that holds it in place? Couldn't find Porter Cable at either Lowe's or Home Depot.

 

[rjssigns]

But will a new router fit into the cast clamp that holds it in place? Couldn't find Porter Cable at either Lowe's or Home Depot.

Do you have a spindle or router now? Two completely different animals. Like Netsol said if you have a spindle see about getting it rebuilt or replaced.

 

[Jonathan Goodwin]

Apparently it's the armature and brushes inside the Porter Cable router motor.

 

[FASTSIGNS]

We were unsucessful in finding any replacement porter cable motors. We had rebuilt the 2 we had over the years. Can't find any one locally to rebuild. We spoke with Geber a few months back and they were working on a fix. I don't know if that came to fruition. We sadly decided to replace her with a multicam. A true workhorse for 30 years. Our entire staff is sad about it - but the new machine hasn't yet been delivered and am sure it will be love at first site!

 

[rjssigns]

Apparently it's the armature and brushes inside the Porter Cable router motor.

Might try a web search for electric motor repair shops in your area. Armatures can be turned to clean up the surface and brushes are no big deal.

 

[Z SIGNS]

Porter cable stopped making that router years ago so your options are.

1) rebuild your old router(not that hard to do)
2) convert to a spindle (need to rig up a mounting for this and maybe Gerber could help)
3) buy the Bora router. It's the exact dimensions of the porter cable. No need to change anything it's an exact replacement.

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we bought the Bora a year ago and so far has been working good.

 

[Jonathan Goodwin]

Porter cable stopped making that router years ago so your options are.

1) rebuild your old router(not that hard to do)
2) convert to a spindle (need to rig up a mounting for this and maybe Gerber could help)
3) buy the Bora router. It's the exact dimensions of the porter cable. No need to change anything it's an exact replacement.

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Order Bora Portamate Soft Start Router Motor, Variable Speed, PM-6200 at Zoro.com. Great prices & free shipping on orders over $50 when you sign in or sign up for an account.

www.zoro.com

we bought the Bora a year ago and so far has been working good.

Thanks for the reply. The Gerber Tech told me about the Bora PM-6200, but noted that it's shorter that the Porter Cable so might require different collett setup so the shorter bits (like v-groove) can initialize to the table. Is that the case?

 

[Print1]

I refurb and retro fit Routers if needed. Even if you redo the brushes the inners will still wear down. Bora is also a close replacement option. I offer support packages and maintenance programs as well. www.jim.church