David Ashley
01-19-2016, 12:31 AM
Went to look at a Powermatic sliding saw today and honestly this saw has seen some abuse of being neglected.
Functionally the saw was connected to a Phaz o Matic, on low speed it seemed to take a few seconds to actually start, turn on click, then click then a few more, then it would start up, once running it switch to high speed with no issues. Unknown if this is typical or not first time with 3 phase converters. Seller didn't seem concerned.
Honestly the biggest neglect is it has been sitting unused and the cast iron pieces have a layer of rust, nothing to the point of pitting but a lot more then I would want to see. I didn't think to look at the wiring but if I go back would take a quick look for any potential varmint issues.
There is also the fact that Powermatic no longer sells sliding table saws and I'm unsure if part access in the future will be an issue.
Parts wise while looking at the manual there appears to be a small miter attachment missing that mounts to the slider and 1 screw down tie down for the large side rail miter. Also not entirely sure if all the parts for making angled cuts on the saw are available, seller said he had a few piece to find.
I was able to cut some melonmen while I was there and the saw had no issues cutting, not that I did a much cutting but I saw no issues, and im sure once setup would work wall for cutting.
Powermatic HPS-67.
Thoughts?
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Functionally the saw was connected to a Phaz o Matic, on low speed it seemed to take a few seconds to actually start, turn on click, then click then a few more, then it would start up, once running it switch to high speed with no issues. Unknown if this is typical or not first time with 3 phase converters. Seller didn't seem concerned.
Honestly the biggest neglect is it has been sitting unused and the cast iron pieces have a layer of rust, nothing to the point of pitting but a lot more then I would want to see. I didn't think to look at the wiring but if I go back would take a quick look for any potential varmint issues.
There is also the fact that Powermatic no longer sells sliding table saws and I'm unsure if part access in the future will be an issue.
Parts wise while looking at the manual there appears to be a small miter attachment missing that mounts to the slider and 1 screw down tie down for the large side rail miter. Also not entirely sure if all the parts for making angled cuts on the saw are available, seller said he had a few piece to find.
I was able to cut some melonmen while I was there and the saw had no issues cutting, not that I did a much cutting but I saw no issues, and im sure once setup would work wall for cutting.
Powermatic HPS-67.
Thoughts?
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