Edge Guide for Milwaukee router 5625-29

[Vince Shriver]

Does anyone use an edge guide with a Milwaukee 3hp router? Oddly, the Milwaukee doesn't have one, but provides holes in the housing for guide rails. I've read that certain Porter Cable guides can fit the big Milwaukee but I really don't know. Any info much appreciated.

[Ben Rivel]

MicroFence probably makes an adapter as well if you wanna go super fancy.

[Dick Mahany]

I have a Milwaukee 5625 and had the same question years ago. I found a 2009 article in Fine Woodworking https://www.finewoodworking.com/forum/milwaukee-5625-20-router-edge-guide where a user contacted a Milwaukee customer service rep and was told that the following three Porter Cable units will work:
Porter Cable 42222
Porter Cable 5043
Porter Cable 42700

On mine while it does indeed have the two holes, I can see no provisions to lock guide rod shafts, so it is a little puzzling. Fortunately, since that unit is such a beast, I decided to dedicate it permanently to a router table lift and purchased a smaller 2 hp router for hand held use.

EDIT: Moderators, I may have inadvertently broken a rule here linking an article from Fine Woodworking as it looks like it was in their forum. Please delete my link if needed.

[Ben Rivel]

Fortunately, since that unit is such a beast, I decided to dedicate it permanently to a router table lift and purchased a smaller 2 hp router for hand held use.
Yea thats what I was thinking of suggesting earlier. A 3HP+ router is IMO a bit unwieldy for handheld work and should be mounted to a table. Pick up a nice 2 1/4 HP and trim router for handheld work.