Z axis for porter Cable router

[camfambmw5]

Hi all,

I am looking for a way to fabricate a way to support a porter cable router so that is extremely rigid. At this time, I don't need a z axis, just a way to support it (clamp/bracket, etc...). But, down the road (month or 2) I would like to be able to adapt this setup for a z axis

Is there an off-the-shelf part for this? Does anyone have a quick and dirty "how to" on this from a previous post???

Thanks for the effort on this :-)

[balsaman]

Can you machine aluminum? If no, you could fabricate a clamp or two of sorts from 3/4" MDF. Make a Square, cut it in half, cut out the two half moons, drill thru both halves for bolts and bolt it to the surface for the z axis.

Eric

[E-Stop]

Like Balsaman said only I would bore my hole in the center of the block and drill the holes thru for mounting before splitting the block in half. This will assure better alignment.

[camfambmw5]

Thanks for the response guys...does anyone out there have some pics they could post of various "home made" z-axis setups that are extremely sturdy and do not require a machine shop to build.

Thanks to all who have and do continue to help me out here

[kong]

There's a nice wooden one over here

[HuFlungDung]

One other option might be to rebuild the lower motor housing (endbell) out of aluminum, with extra material on one side of it which will permit you to make a bolt on mount. This would be the hard way to do it, but if you want to ensure some kind of permanent perpendicularity, this would be a way to do it.