Photo Index - Porter-Cable Machine Co. - 5056

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Manufactured/Badged by:
Porter-Cable Machine Co.
Syracuse, NY and Jackson, TN

True Manufacturer:
Porter-Cable Machine Co., Syracuse, NY and Jackson, TN

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Shaper, Wood
Machine Size:
Submitted By:	Brian Kachadurian

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	5056
Date of Manufacturer:	Unknown
Serial Number:
Last Updated	1/8/2026 7:53:10 AM

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>>MACHINE<<
Porter-Cable 5056 shaper table for various routers.
Cast iron table and fence.
Concentric stepped rings for locating router base (without sub-base).
Two L-shaped steel clips with wing screws hold router base.
Steel insert for smaller cutters.
Fence has adjustable infeed for jointing or full edge removal.

>>HISTORY<<
March 2019:
Estate sale find. Appears to be NOS.
Lag screwed to a chunk of 2x10 and clamped in woodworking vise to use.

January 2026: Built stand-alone support to use as a small portable shaper.

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Comments: Support: 3/4 plywood base, 2x10 rear, 2x2 uprights with round taper tenon tops and loose dowel bottom ends
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Comments: PC-100 router
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Comments: Test cut--Shaper spindle with 5/16 bore cutter
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