I'm a Believer--Bought a Powermatic 10" Table Saw for $35

[Rich Riddle]

Was looking at auctions for restaurants that closed (a friend is opening one) and found one tool, an old Powermatic 65. It sold for a whopping $35 and I have the receipt to prove it. Got to the auction for pickup and met a rather upset #2 bidder. He tried everything to get the saw. Said it's 3-phase. Looked at the plug and it's a straight plug-n-play for the Rotary Phase Converter in the garage. Had a bit of surface rust but nothing more. Took it home, slapped on some oil, plugged it in and it purrs. Most likely will rebuild this one. I removed the fence for transport but it has an old round tube variety. Anyone know what those darn extension wings do?

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[Myk Rian]

I'm first. You suck.

[scott spencer]

That's a crazy deal. Good for you!

[Frederick Skelly]

A truly astonishing deal !!!!!!!!!

Good for you!

[Matthew Hills]

Umm.. what did this 2nd-place bidder cap his bidding at (?!)

The winglets remind me of the Brett Guard:
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[Rich Riddle]

I'm first. You suck.

Pretty close to the sentiment the number two bidder held (his bid stopped at $30). Laughs.

[Bruce Page]

Wow...!
Could the side winglets be for a power feeder? No idea what the rear one would be for.

[Matt Day]

Brett guard would be mounted on the side though right?

You might have well just said it was free! Who sets a max bid at $30 for a $3000 saw? Bozo.

So this was an online auction? Great find!

[Steve Forssberg]

Plus one on the brett guard. I have used a Brett guard mounted on the left and side.

[julian abram]

You did steal that one, should turn yourself in! Congrats, it will be difficult to top that one on tool bargains.

[Steve Kinnaird]

Nice find!
The sheriff is asking how to find you :)

[Dave Cav]

Brett guard. They can go on either side or the back. Congrats on a great deal on a great saw.

[Dennis Aspö]

Those winglets are just stumps, probably an evolutionary remnant. Likely this table saws ancestors where able to fly but gave up the ability for some reason.

[Harold Weaver]

I'm kinda leaning toward what Bruce said......mount for a power feeder.
Nice get for a great price. Just from the photos, I would have bid up to $200 on that saw to get it and send the #2 home with nothing!
Paid $150 for my PM66 at auction and was glad to fork it over!!

[Bill White]

That's just obscene. :D
Bill

[Phil Thien]

This is black-hole level suckage.

[Chris Padilla]

Nice blurry pics! :p

[glenn bradley]

Pretty close to the sentiment the number two bidder held (his bid stopped at $30). Laughs.

Bwaa-haa-haaaa. congrats;

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[Chuck Hart]

I will say it again, you suck

[Tom M King]

This has a very high level suck factor, but still no comparison to the tractor!

[Mark Wooden]

The "wings" are definitely Brett Guard mounts, I have two of them looking for a home.

[Doug Ladendorf]

Most excellent score Rich. Many people like the Powermatic jet-lock fence. It's very heavy duty and good for jigs.


Got to the auction for pickup and met a rather upset #2 bidder. He tried everything to get the saw.

I'm still trying to understand this. He tried everything but $40? If he knew so much about the saw wouldn't he have a pretty good idea of it's worth? His momentary laps, your gain! Looking forward to what you do with it.

Doug

[Al Launier]

WOW! What a steal! Did it come with visiting rights too? ;)