Powermatic TS

[Syd Lorandeau]

I am chasing a couple of auctions to buy a Powermatic TS but in one site the saw is green and in the other the color yellow. Both are suppose to be Powermatic 66. What it the difference?
Thanks Syd

[Rick Lizek]

Green is older, early 70's and older. Gold was later 70's.

[CPeter James]

Actuall there were three colors. The oldest were green, later were gold and the latest are yellow. Check the motor size. Some of the earlier only had 2 hp.

This is my '92 vintage gold 3 hp unit.

http://home.metrocast.net/~cpjvkj/pm66.jpg

CPeter

[Charles McKinley]

Hi Syd,

Ask for the serial number. The first two numbers are the year the saw was made. Good luck in the hunt.

[Scott Snavely]

According to a recent post on another site, there were at least 4 colors of Powermatic equipment: pea green through approximately 1970; Powermatic green (usually with racing stripes) from about 1970 - about 1982; Powermatic gold from about 1982 - about 1995; and baby poop yellow (mustard?) from about 1995 - present. I may be off a little on the exact years of changeover, but I think that is pretty close.

[Ted Miller]

Peter, Nice set up, well done cabinets and slider...