Corrugated infeed roller and smooth outfeed roller
Three double-sided knives
Editorial Review:
The one-piece cast-iron table on Powermatic's 15-inch planer provides terrific infeed and outfeed support for long stock, giving you more accurate results. The infeed/outfeed tables each have three rollers that allow your rough material to feed through the planer with less friction, improving the finished results. The planer accepts a wide variety of stock (up to 6 inches thick), and there's a gauge on the support column that lets you easily view the thickness. A cast-iron hand wheel adjusts the height of the cutterhead and moves smoothly. The conveniently located, two-speed feed-control lever lets you feed at rates of 16 or 20 feet of board per minute. The double-sided knives are easy to access and can be resharpened, saving you time and money. This machine rests on a portable base with casters, so it's easy to move around the workshop. The base is enclosed, too, which helps protect the motor from dirt and dust. To put it simply, this is a durable piece of equipment, ruggedly designed and easy to operate. --Dori Anvinson
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0
Plan for ADJUSTMENTS I would expect more from Powermatic, but what can you expect when its coming from Taiwan. After using this several times, the 3 V belts were always getting hot and smelled like burning rubber. After 3 phone calls to Powermatic and NO answers on how to solve the problem. I finally checked the motor allignment and the pulley alignment, only to find out it was off by 1" or more, causing the belts to bind when running a long time. Also, my brother owns this same planer and he has had to replace the upper gears... more info
Three Years Use I've been using this planer for over three years now. The machine was an easy set-up. It's a must to have a dust collecter attached to it. After set-up I can plane lumber for about 2 hours, then it's time to ajust it again. I plane heavy oak boards that are close to 100 years old from old barns. The height ajustment will not stay locked, and the bottom rolls don't either. First time using this machine the lock screws for the bottom rollers fell out. I am not pleased with this machine at all.
Disappointed in the quality This is my first/last planer. It does a fine job of planing, but: the shipping box had a fork lift tine punched through resulting in a minor dent in vent cover. Not enough cause me to refuse shipment. The manual is HORRIBLE. Certainly not what I'd expect from Jet/Powermatic and no where near what I received with my Jet tablesaw or Powermatic 60B Jointer. Looked like something you'd get with a Harbor Freight tool. No trouble shooting or detailed setup/adjustment instructions were included. My biggest gripe... more info
Best Planer Ever! (at least that I have seen) whoa! this tool is without description in performance. I don't think you could throw anything at it short of a steel bar that it couldn't plane. It eats right through woods from tiny resawn pieces to wide slabs of hard maple and huge recycled timbers from an ancient trestle bridge, all with no detectable snipe. that said, it can be a bit finickey to get everything locked in right. I had a little bit of trouble getting all of the rollers aligned just so, but my woes were remedied once I went out and... more info
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