1966 powermatic PM66 table saw

**greggyboy** · 27th December 2013, 02:47 PM

I've finally finished my PM66. I picked it up a few months back and it was in poor shape, but complete.I totally pulled it apart, re-painted it, replaced arbor and motor bearings and fitted 3 new V belts. It has the original 3 phase dual voltage motor which I'm operating via a VFD. Using the VFD, I can run it at it's rated 60HZ which gives me an RPM of about 3600. I've added a router table to it and made a cover for the motor. I've also fitted a good quality ripping blade, and made a zero tolerance insert for it. It runs like new, very quite with no vibration, and is a pleasure to use. Pm66"s were made from 1966 until the mid 1980's, and this one was made in 1966 according to it's serial No. This one is a keeper and a great replacement for my 12" Taiwanese machine.

**auscab** · 27th December 2013, 05:13 PM

Nice job on the saw!! it looks very nice.
I think I have seen that saw before in plenty rd Preston?
I had a close look and took pictures for a friend.
Are these made in the US ?
He wanted a Wadkin 10 AGS though and he got one a bit later out of Sydney.

Rob

**greggyboy** · 27th December 2013, 05:54 PM

Your'e spot on Rob, It came from Northern Machinery Preston. I know Frank pretty well, and had known it was there for a while,and was always keen on it. It was made in America, and along with the Delta unisaw,it was and still is a very sought after machine in the states. Cheers Greg

**Evanism** · 27th December 2013, 06:29 PM

What a fantastic restoration.

The first picture looked very sad indeed. The end few were lovely. The top is polished beautifully. I really like that retro look, very cool.

**greggyboy** · 27th December 2013, 07:24 PM

G'day Evanism, thanks for your comments. My wife who has absolutely no interest in any of my machines,actually loves this one. She, like you see's the retro beauty in it, and thought it would look great with a timber top on it as a furniture piece. It was too complete to alter it, but I'm on the lookout for a similar old stylish,curvy,and too far gone for restoration machine base or cabinet to turn int a retro piece of furniture.Cheers Greg

**jrock_au** · 28th December 2013, 12:03 AM

Hi greggyboy,
nice job on the saw, looks great and has come up a treat, I'm sure it would be a fine addition to any workshop.
I'm interested to know how you went about polishing the table top, and if you had to flatten it at all? Also how did you tackle dust extraction?

**auscab** · 28th December 2013, 09:07 AM

Originally Posted by greggyboy

I'm on the lookout for a similar old stylish,curvy,and too far gone for restoration machine base or cabinet to turn int a retro piece of furniture.Cheers Greg

Greg, a fair hike from Melbourne, looks like 2.5 hours nth of Sydney.

Antique Vintage Retro Cast Iron Sawbench in Hunter, NSW | eBay

Rob

**Mr Brush** · 28th December 2013, 09:20 AM

Well done - awesome job

Should be good for the next 25 years at least !

**greggyboy** · 28th December 2013, 06:59 PM

Thanks for that mr brush, It will outlive me. Rob, I did notice that machine,and it would be ideal,but way too far away. Hi Jrock, the the table is flat, and to clean it, I "borrowed" a product called FIREDOG from work and soaked it in that for an hour and then hosed it off. It's a commercial oven cleaner,and is corrossive,but I've used it before on cast iron,and know not to use too much,or leave it on for too long.That removed most of the rust and marks,and the rest was done using very fine steel wool and some good old fashioned elbow grease. As far as dust extraction goes, it has a 4" dust port at the rear and i just connect my 2hp dusty to it and have no problems. Cheers Greg

Thread: 1966 powermatic PM66 table saw

Thread Tools

Search Thread

1966 powermatic PM66 table saw

Pm66

Pm66

Pm66

Similar Threads

Powermatic table saw splitter alignment

Tags for this Thread

Posting Permissions