Trevor - I've had 3 or 4 of the 7614 routers and I've always made my own plates out of plexiglass, PVC or plywood. Do you think you could make your own if you had the plastic ?
Is yours the black or orange plastic body ? (mine are orange).

 

Got a real part number for it? I bet they used the same base plate on many different models. But like John said, bases are really simple to make. The only difficult part would be making the center hole suitable for use with a template guide if that is important to you - otherwise any of the universal bases should work out of the box. If not, all it takes is a drill to make a couple of new holes

Cheers,
Brad

 

Trevor - I've had 3 or 4 of the 7614 routers and I've always made my own plates out of plexiglass, PVC or plywood. Do you think you could make your own if you had the plastic ?
Is yours the black or orange plastic body ? (mine are orange).
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Hello John. My base plate is black and - at a push - I think I could make a one out pf acrylic. I was hoping to avoid this if possible.

Got a real part number for it? I bet they used the same base plate on many different models. But like John said, bases are really simple to make. The only difficult part would be making the center hole suitable for use with a template guide if that is important to you - otherwise any of the universal bases should work out of the box. If not, all it takes is a drill to make a couple of new holes

Cheers,
Brad

Hello Brad, No I do not have a real part number for the base plate. For some reason - even the owners manual omits part number details. I'll do a little more research on the Universal base plates.

Just to provide a bit more information.... my current base plate has cracked around one of the 3 screws that anchor it to the router. In theory then, I should be able to transfer the screw hole positions to a piece of paper, rotate the base plate 15 or 30 degrees and then drill new holes. Anything wrong with this idea?

Cheers. Trevor

 

Hello John. My base plate is black and - at a push - I think I could make a one out pf acrylic. I was hoping to avoid this if possible.

Hello Brad, No I do not have a real part number for the base plate. For some reason - even the owners manual omits part number details. I'll do a little more research on the Universal base plates.

Just to provide a bit more information.... my current base plate has cracked around one of the 3 screws that anchor it to the router. In theory then, I should be able to transfer the screw hole positions to a piece of paper, rotate the base plate 15 or 30 degrees and then drill new holes. Anything wrong with this idea?

Cheers. Trevor

Sounds like a good plan. Be sure to get the angle of the counter sink close so the screws will tighten up well.

 

try it - you don't have much to lose.

 

Too true!

 

I would think that having two of the three screws holding it on would be sufficient. If not, it doesn't sound like it's too bad... maybe a little bit of CA glue or some epoxy and it might be good for another 30+ years

Also - they are selling pretty cheap on the bay, so you might want to pick another one up for a parts machine. Black and Decker are notorious for not keeping spare parts for very long.

Cheers,
Brad

 

Ha! Epoxy drying overnight along with a few prayers that it will hold.

I had not considered that 2 out of 3 screws might be enough! Thanks for the suggestion. I will also check online for folks seeing parts.

cheers. Trevor

 

Hello, I have an old B&D 7614 Type 3 router with a cracked base plate ( Part "35" on the schematics). This item is no longer available from the manufacturer and I was wondering if I could use a base plate from another brand - perhaps one of the Stanley family of branded products?

Failing the use of an "equivalent" branded part number, does anyone have experiences to share regarding the, so called, Universal Base Plates which I assume are designed to match the size and hole configurations of multiple router brands?

Thank you on advance.
Cheers.
Trevor

I do tool repairs for a tool library. I run into this problem with older tools. For routers there seem to be two major groups of base plates. The three hole pattern and the four hole pattern. Measure out your plate and check the hole pattern and start looking for a generic or other brand that might fit on the internet. I usually start with Amazon and ebay. Sometimes you can find new old stock parts for a large variety of tools.

 

Thank you for the suggestion. I will fllow yur guidance.

 

Hello, I have an old B&D 7614 Type 3 router with a cracked base plate ( Part "35" on the schematics). This item is no longer available from the manufacturer and I was wondering if I could use a base plate from another brand - perhaps one of the Stanley family of branded products?

Failing the use of an "equivalent" branded part number, does anyone have experiences to share regarding the, so called, Universal Base Plates which I assume are designed to match the size and hole configurations of multiple router brands?

Thank you on advance.
Cheers.
Trevor

There is a whole tool listed as good for parts on ebay right now. It's $15.00

 

Wow! I must have missed that listing. I’ll recheck.
thank you

Trevor