Above table height adjustment for PC7529

Same experience here

Joe in a Cleveland suburb

>I have the same router. I went to the PC repair place here in Cleveland. This is right after they came out with the 8529 - same router better designed switch. I asked if my 7529 could be upgraded to a 8529 or could I buy the parts and make it an 8529. They looked at me as if I was an alien. I left.

I since bought one of those Hitachi 3 something horsepower jobbers and stuck that under the router table. That's all it's used for. It's easy to adjust from under the table. I made the 7529 in the always on position (just use the switch on top) since the switch didn't work anyway and it's used by hand only now.

Sorry. No help from me.

Joe

Where on earth is Eddie Pacheco ....

Hoa Dinh in Alameda

>when we need him?

Eddie modified his 7529 for above table height adjustment. I could not find his article/post on this. From what I know, it is pretty simple.

PC stopped making the retrofit kit a while back.

You can buy the offset wrench(es) from Woodpecker (http://www.woodpeck.com/offsetwrenches.html) or Sommerfeld (http://www.sommerfeldtools.com/list.asp?d=130&p=1).

-- Hoa

Is this what you want? *LINK*

awh

>In addition to the height adjustment knob, there is an offset wrench that's not shown.

Tony Haukap

Home Page - http://www.cyberspace.org/~awh/

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Porter-Cable 75301 Height Adjuster

Nope

Hoa Dinh in Alameda

>The PC7529 directly from the factory does not have the above-table height adjustment feature. I can't remember the exact steps. But the idea is that you'll need to attach a small bolt to the end of the fine adjuster, then drill a hole in the plastic subbase.

PC later modified the PC8529 to have this feature.

-- Hoa

How About This?  *LINK*

Robert Hutchins

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Pacheco's Porter Cable Prowess

It's nice, but...

Hoa Dinh in Alameda

>not that either. The thingy that allows above table height adjustment is at the other end of the shaft.

BTW, I have that knob, and really like it. It was the first time I met with Eddie.

Where on earth is Eddie.....

-- Hoa

I bought a couple

Mark Goodall - ATL - tooljunkie

>They are aftermarket from a company I can't recall.

I got them at Highland Hardware.

They really aren't anything too sophisticated, just some black steel tubes, plastic knobs and few bushing and assorted hardware.

When I saw them I thought to myself.... $20 (or whatever) for that! I bet I could get those parts individually for $3..... then I realized it would take me 5 hours to find all the pieces so I bought two of the packages ;)

Happy Woodworking!

Here I be, Hoa! *LINK*

Eddie Pacheco, San Jose, Ca.

>I found the Shop Shot, from way back when, for the knob. Let me take a look for the one that showed the leadscrew mod.


Shop Shot 146

Not that one, Eddie

Hoa Dinh in Union City

>It's the one that you added a hex screw at the other end of the adjuster, and then drill a hole in the subbase and in the RT insert so you could adjust the bit height from above.

Remember the guy getting a free PC8529 thanks to your idea?

I don't remember if you actualy posted photos of that mod.

-- Hoa

BTW, link in your post is incorrect.

Hoa Dinh in Union City

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Re: Above table height adjustment for PC7529 *LINK*

Garrett in Victoria BC

>The link below will take you to an article showing how I made my Makita adjustable above the table. Since no router was harmed or disfigured in the process and it is reversible, you might be able to adapt it to your PC.

Cheers, Garrett


$2 Router Lift

I just remembered where!!!

Joe in a Cleveland suburb

>This just occurred to me. My dad has exactly what you are looking for on his PC7529. I'm 99% sure he bought it from eagleamerica.com. Search their site.

Joe

Re: Above table height adjustment for PC7529 *LINK*

Kent in Emmaus, PA

>Amazon shows them available from a 3rd party seller (link below). I don't know anything about the seller.


http://www.amazon.com/Porter-Cable-907320-Conversion-Kit/dp/B000AYN0BM

Oops, one too many http//'s. *LINK*

Eddie Pacheco, San Jose, Ca.

>Here's the corrected link.


Shop Shot 146

Had to take new pics last night. #1

Eddie Pacheco, San Jose, Ca.

>I couldn't find any of those old pictures, Hoa, so I modified a spare micro-adj. shaft that I had.

Here is a picture of the PC7529 micro-adj. shaft. This shaft, with it's matching nut, can be ordered from PC for about $10.00 total. This is a double helix shaft which provides smooth adj. and minimal backlash. The picture was taken after the mod was completed.

Pic # 2

Eddie Pacheco, San Jose, Ca.

>I chucked the micro-adj. shaft into my lathe in order to drill the pilot hole for the 10-24 UNC screw thd. I used a 10-24 screw as that is what I had handy. The socket cap head of the screw had to be "turned" down a bit to better clear slipping through the leadscrew nut. I did this on the drill press using a file. If I had used an 8-32 screw I wouldn't have to done this operation.

This photo shows the shaft in the lathe chuck and I'm using a center drill to start the hole.

Pic # 3

Eddie Pacheco, San Jose, Ca.

>Here is a shot of the pilot hole being drilled. I used a #25 drill bit as the pilot drill. The micro-adj. shaft doesn't spin too true so that's why I'm holding in the lathe so close to the end.

Pic # 4

Eddie Pacheco, San Jose, Ca.

>Here is a shot where I'm threading the hole with a 10-24 UNC tap. I didn't chuck the tap into the tailstock. I used a T-handled tap handle. I also used some thread cutting oil as well. The hole is about 3/4" deep and the thread depth is about 1/2" deep.

Pic # 5

Eddie Pacheco, San Jose, Ca.

>Here is the finished mod. In this shot I haven't seated the screw into the shaft. You can see where I reduced the dia. of the screw head to allow the nut to slip through and onto the leadscrew. Om my PC2579 I used locktite to secure the screw and so far it hasn't backed out when doing router height adjustments.

I guess now is a good time to say that the router has to be partially dissassembled to get the leadscrew out. There is an internal snap ring that secures the shaft in its guide tube. I also no longer have the lift assist compression spring on my router.

I hope this helps out the loyal PC2579 owners out there.

That's it!

Tom Nagl in STL

>This is the kit that I remember reading about several years ago. It's a little more expensive than I remember but that's it. I might have to try to the socket head cap screw modification first.

Based on the number of responses there must be a lot of 7529 routers still out there.

Thanks everybody!

Tom

Yes Sir.

Hoa Dinh in Alameda

>Eddie,

Thanks for the extra effort of posting the clear photos. I haven't done it to my 7925 yet (having other routers for the router tables) but some day I just may as well do it.

-- Hoa