Patent ID: 8136558

Claim:
A routing machine comprising: a plunge post; a carriage moveable relative to the plunge post in an axial direction; an electric motor carried by the carriage; and a bearing carried by the carriage, the bearing including (i) an upper bearing portion that encircles the plunge post, (ii) a lower bearing portion that encircles the plunge post, the lower bearing portion being spaced apart from the upper bearing portion, and (iii) a plurality of bearing fingers interconnecting the upper bearing portion and the lower bearing portion, wherein the plurality of bearing fingers includes at least a first bearing finger and a second bearing finger that are spaced apart from each other, wherein the first bearing finger extends between the upper bearing portion and the lower bearing portion and includes a first convex bearing surface positioned in contact with the plunge post, and wherein the second bearing finger extends between the upper bearing portion and the lower bearing portion and includes a second convex bearing surface positioned in contact with the plunge post.