Bora Portamate - PM - P254
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Anyone have one of these or any experience with it to let me know if it is worth the price?  Right now they are $219.99 at Woodcraft.

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Bora Portamate - PM-P254 3-1/4 HP Variable Speed Router Motor
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#7
I purchased one about a month ago for a public shop I run, our Porter Cable died and I didn't want to replace the speed control circuit board again. That seems to be a weak point in them. I found the Bora to be well machined and seemed like good quality. It's quieter than the Porter Cable and the soft start was a bit more gentle I thought. Since Porter Cable stopped producing the 4.2 inch diameter router the selection is a bit thinner out there and several models like the Milwaukee were out of stock everywhere I looked.  Since we have about 150 members it gets used close to a couple of hours a day. So far it has held up with no issues. I wish I had a longer run to tell you about but that's as long as we've had it. 

Paul
Bel Air, MD
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#8
Can you keep us posted Paul? Since the PC aren't available anymore, we will need to be replacing ours as they die. The Bora Portamate looks like a good substitute.
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Garry
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#9
It’s being replaced /superseded by a new model - hence the close out price.
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(08-27-2021, 01:43 AM)PaulM85 Wrote: I purchased one about a month ago for a public shop I run, our Porter Cable died and I didn't want to replace the speed control circuit board again. That seems to be a weak point in them. I found the Bora to be well machined and seemed like good quality. It's quieter than the Porter Cable and the soft start was a bit more gentle I thought. Since Porter Cable stopped producing the 4.2 inch diameter router the selection is a bit thinner out there and several models like the Milwaukee were out of stock everywhere I looked.  Since we have about 150 members it gets used close to a couple of hours a day. So far it has held up with no issues. I wish I had a longer run to tell you about but that's as long as we've had it. 

Paul
Bel Air, MD

Thank you Paul for that info!
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