Powermatic Planer

[John Tallyn]

This seems kind of overpriced to me, but I'm not particularly knowledgable about old cast iron, what do you guys think?
http://eastoregon.craigslist.org/tls/2407984448.html

[David Kumm]

I think you are correct. I'm an OWWM guy but not a PM guy but looks to me more like a 1000 deal. Pretty nice 225's go for the 2400 number and that looks older. If unused for 25 years all bearings are shot but the rest is probably just in need of cleanup. Dave

[Bruce Kohl]

Personally I think it's way over-priced. Plus, unless you were operating a lumber yard or large professional shop, why would you possibly need a 24" planer?

[george wilson]

Got the power to run it? I think it is not in good condition. Looks like it is stored out side.

[David Kumm]

You can do better but I fully understand the desire for a 24". If you have the power and the room, you can get a better planer for less money than the smaller ones just because the size scares people away. In the old cast iron world planers under 20" were considered their light duty, had a solid roller and chipbreaker- not a big problem to me- and weighed in at about 1400 lbs. At 24" the planers went sectional, and weighed double at 2500-3000 lbs. I buy a lot of glued up hard maple boards considered scraps that go from 18-22 inches wide. It takes my oliver 299 with a 7.5 motor to chew that stuff up, but for paint grade work it is way better than softer wood. If you buy a 24" you automatically need a pallet jack. Dave

[Jim Foster]

The owner has never used it and knows nothing about it or its history, so it's value should be adjusted accordingly. It's probably not set up to run 100 bf or so through either.