Powermatic 1791273 Model 25A 1/2, 3/4, and 1-Inch Interchangeable Spindle 3 Horsepower Shaper, 230-Volt 1 Phase |  | Brand: Powermatic
Category: Home Improvement
List Price: $2,849.00
Buy New: $2,599.00
as of 11/23/2009 09:13 CST details
You Save: $250.00 (9%)
Seller: Hardware Sales Inc.
Rating:  1 reviews
Media: Tools & Hardware
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 25.5 x 29.5 x 37
MPN: 1791273
Model: 1791273
UPC: 662755297519
EAN: 0662755297519
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Woodworking shaper with 3HP 1ph 230V motor | | • | Fully adjustable work piece hold-downs enable precision accuracy | | • | Reversible two speed spindle: 7,500 and 10,000 RPM | | • | 4-inch dust collection port with a built into the fence | | • | 1-year warranty |
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| Customer Reviews:
Powermatic quality ends with globalization... February 2, 2007
Jason Diven (Northern California)
18 out of 20 found this review helpful
First of all, I am preaching to the choir when I complain about how disappointing it is that nearly all the old American tool manufactures are no longer manufacturing tools in the US. It does not bode well for our future...but I digress. A case in point is the Powermatic 25A shaper, which is stamped 'made in Taiwan.' The main problem with this shaper is the fence, which would be okay if the manufacturing quality was not so poor. The hold down bolts appear to have been made out of round, and they move the fence around as you tighten them. The infeed and outfeed fences are made to be adjustable in and out from the shaper spindle, to accomadate shaper cutters of different diameters. However, they don't move in a smooth parallel path! Powermatic provided gib screws, but because the castings are so rough, a 1/2" adjustment of the infeed fence causes it to move out of parallel approximately 1/4" !! Moreover, the shaper does have a noticeable amount of vibration with intermittent rattles, even with no spindle or shaper cutter installed. Overall, the quality level is a joke, and Powermatic is apparently becoming equivalent to Central Machinery/Harbor Freight. With this poor level of build quality, the most galling part of my transaction is the premium price I paid for what amounts to a Taiwanese tool with yellow paint!! Powermatic, I am a professional, and I won't be back. I will still buy your old tools, however.
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