Porter Cable 5201 router

Sometime during the reagan administration, the tax code was changed such that it was no longer benificial to keep long-term inventory. My company at the time dumped warehouses full of useful old parts to avoid additional federal taxes. I assume that P-C (or its current owners) have similar tax issues on unsold inventory.

Does that mean you have a Tor Browser? ;-)

OK OK a little hyperbole on my part. But, I did scroll through the entire google results set - about 20 pages. Like dark matter, there is much more out there but sadly inaccessible to standard browsers

Did you try graingers?

I don't know if I can dig up his information, but I bought a part for a Rockwell router that was my Dad's - perhaps 1970 vintage - from a guy I found in an online post written by someone else. He's a collector of Rockwell and Porter Cable and doesn't advertise. Dick something, I think. He didn't take credit cards; let me send him a check AFTER I received the part. I look around.

My local Ace Hardware has a cache of brushes. I've purchased brushes for my 20-30 yr old PC disc sander and 20-25 yr old Delta Sawbuck.

The local Guidry Hardware has a cache of brushes, also.

Both businesses have been around for ages. Check with your local olde-time local hardware stores.

What is the reference number on ther old brushes (not PC's part number)?

Sonny

The PC part number is 695414. That is the only number that I am aware of. I don't understand what you mean by the reference number

. I don't understand what you mean by the reference number

I'm aware of that number. Sometimes, there is a manufacture's number embos sed on the brush body, itself. One uses that number for reference, for pur chasing at the hardware store.

What is the width, height and length of your remaining brush's body? Acco rding to one site, the brush dimensions are width 5, height 5 and length 5. I have no idea what measuring system was used. I can only assume the br ush body may be 1/2" X 1/2" X 1/2", according to the above, but that doesn' t seem right, as per the PC parts diagram view.... and common sense!

Sonny

My PC disk sander uses PC brush part #802173. The number on the brush, itself, is 223. Ace uses this 223 number for cataloging in their cache.

Last time I bought brushes for the sander, I bought several pairs.... still have them. Measures 1/4" X 1/4" X 5/8" (7mm X 7mm X 17mm).

I thought to go by Ace or Guidry Hardware to see if they have your brushes.

Sonny

No reason you can't trim a new carbon to the size/shape of the old one/

Here's the guy I mentioned in another post:

Dick Jarmon, snipped-for-privacy@wwnet.net

Really a pleasure to talk to, and he had the part I needed. Here's a video and article:

I tried to send an email to the address snipped-for-privacy@wwnet.net but mail delivery said it was undeliverable. It changed the address to snipped-for-privacy@tc3net.com

did that work?

UPDATE: Found another contact address: snipped-for-privacy@PorterCableCollector.com. This seems to work

If you wouldn't mind, keep us posted on how it works out. He seemed to be only incidentally in the "business" of selling parts, but apparently has a trove.

Will do. Thanks for the lead

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