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Powermatic 1660814K Model 66 10-inch Left Tilt 5 Horsepower Cabinet Saw with 50-Inch Accu-Fence, Rout-R-Lift System, 2 Cast Iron Extension Wings, Table Board, and Legs, 230-Volt 1 Phase | List Price: $3,338.00
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Brand: Powermatic
Binding: Tools & Hardware
Features: - 5HP, 1Ph, 230V motor
- Heaviest trunnion of any 10 inch saw on the market; reduces vibration and promotes easier raising/tilting of saw blade
- Left tilting blade prevents the binding of stock between the blade and fence, reducing kickback and aids in clean miter cuts
- Easy gliding, precision fence with a full 50" right hand and 12" left hand cutting capacity
- Built-in dust collection port and convenient access to the inside of the saw cabinet
Buy the best [Posted on 2007-06-01]
I have had the 3HP pm66 in this configuration for 4 years and love it. The 3hp I guess has been replaced by the Tiawanese pm2000? Now the 66 is only avaliable in 5hp but the price for 5hp is actually lower now then it was 4 years ago for the 3hp! Same trunion and castings (you can put the 5hp motor in my saw but I dont need it)
Any way in my small custom shop I have hit it with every big dense hardwood I can think of, Jahtoba, Qrt 12/4 white oak, Wenge etc. Always accurate, never fails. Easy to set up and maintain. Router lift works great for my needs, hard to beat Jess em for router tables. In a small one man shop the router in the outboard table option is beautiful and you see guys add them all the time. This one works well. If you are 2+ people and this is your only saw it could get wierd when guys compete for machines that are connected. I guess you have to decide if you need that option. If so this version is competitively priced and well done.
I have used 5hp PM66s for years in bigger comercial settings and with constant daily use in multi person shop 5hp is a must. But at this price why not go for it any way. I own and enjoy many delta tools and have used uni-saws but I never got that solid confident feeling from the unisaw that my pm66 gives me. Call me crazy but the pm 66 seems quieter, its light whir with blade at full speed seems to say "I'm ready boss" while the unisaw's whine says "here we go again"
If you are debating between cabined saw and contractor saw dont. I waited 2yrs saving to buy this machine because I had used contractor saws and cabinet saws and never wanted to use a contractor saw again. If you have the rescources and the space the cabinet saw is vastly supperior in basically every way. It never stalls under normal use with good technique and stays accurate, not rattling itself constantly apart. You dont see many of these used because once they have one nobody ever gives them up!
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