Is anyone still having problems with the 7518 (new)heating up,mine has just restarted again (1 hour no load 47 degree c)
So i was fed up and priced a wilwaukee 3.5hp and thank god told the supplier what was going on with the porter cable .He said don't buy the wilwaukee as it is not a true 3.5 but more like 1.5hp.He said to stick with PC and find the right bearing.Sine black and decker took over PC stuff quality and care has changed a lot.
I have 2-7518's new and 1 7519 220volt and they all heat up ,get this PC says the bearings are ok for <19-20k,i run mine at 19k if i go max speed i get 57 degrees c in 1 hour