Neil Davie
04-07-2010, 8:02 PM
After waiting for a miracle, I found one on craigs list and bought a
Powermatic 30b disk belt sander for $150. I am 3/4 through refurbishing it, mostly painting, but also replacing the 3 phase motor with a 1 phase that I had in my attic. A few tricks were required to get everything apart and re-assembled, but it is all going well. An added plus with the unit was that it came with a dust filter- the motor runs a blower in addition to the disk/belt. A stack of filters with a foot pedal to shake them into the lower tray eliminates the need to connect to my dc. I had been about to buy a lesser unit for much more money. Now I need to find a similar deal on a planer---
Powermatic 30b disk belt sander for $150. I am 3/4 through refurbishing it, mostly painting, but also replacing the 3 phase motor with a 1 phase that I had in my attic. A few tricks were required to get everything apart and re-assembled, but it is all going well. An added plus with the unit was that it came with a dust filter- the motor runs a blower in addition to the disk/belt. A stack of filters with a foot pedal to shake them into the lower tray eliminates the need to connect to my dc. I had been about to buy a lesser unit for much more money. Now I need to find a similar deal on a planer---