Hi all,
i've posted about my contractors saw woes. While, with the help of Mike Davis, the saw is now working much better, a[FONT=&]n old Powermatic 66 has popped up, one of the green ones, circa 1973. Apparently it sat in a barn for many years and somebody is trying to unload it. The seller says it was a working saw until recently with a new 3 hp Leeson motor, but he took it apart and it's now in pieces. He also thinks it might have been dropped at some point because something is a little out of alignment. From what I can see from the photos, there is little or no rust on it.
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The price, however, is very low -- he's down to $250 and wants to close this quickly. My question is whether a bent frame (if it is bent) can be easily corrected and how hard it would be to find any replacement parts? Also, is there anyone local here who works on these type of machines in case there is a major problem.
So you know I'm not in a hurry on refurbishing this. I have a functional contractors saw and can take my time.
Thoughts?
Floyd
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i've posted about my contractors saw woes. While, with the help of Mike Davis, the saw is now working much better, a[FONT=&]n old Powermatic 66 has popped up, one of the green ones, circa 1973. Apparently it sat in a barn for many years and somebody is trying to unload it. The seller says it was a working saw until recently with a new 3 hp Leeson motor, but he took it apart and it's now in pieces. He also thinks it might have been dropped at some point because something is a little out of alignment. From what I can see from the photos, there is little or no rust on it.
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The price, however, is very low -- he's down to $250 and wants to close this quickly. My question is whether a bent frame (if it is bent) can be easily corrected and how hard it would be to find any replacement parts? Also, is there anyone local here who works on these type of machines in case there is a major problem.
So you know I'm not in a hurry on refurbishing this. I have a functional contractors saw and can take my time.
Thoughts?
Floyd
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