Powermatic PM 3000 TS-Opinions

SteveA · 2009-09-26T22:51:23+00:00

I have been fruitlessly searching the net and forums looking for reviews on the Powermatic PM 3000 14: TS, 1 Phase 5HP. I have an opportunity to upgrade from my DeWalt 746x for a rather small investment (less than the cost of a PM 2000).I am looking for anyone that has owns or has any experience with this saw and have formed some sort of opinion on it. It is a current model, so some one must be buying them......SteveA

Sep 26, 2009 23 Replies

Rate this thread:

Saved reading

Chris Friesen 17 years ago

You'd probably want to use steel for rails. Much less likely to bend.

My bies fence has steel rectangular tubing with steel angle-iron on the front of the saw, and just angle iron on the back.

Chris

Vote

dpb 17 years ago

...

So I know to not go down the route of fence alone fur shure...thanks (at least w/o a concurrent set of rails from somewhere for a known cost, anyway :) ).

Vote

dpb 17 years ago

It's not difficult to get some of the high-strength AL alloys that are plenty stiff enough which is what I was thinking of. But, SP points out the Jet front rail isn't easily duplicated so that kinda' removes the problem... :)

Vote