Buy Powermatic 1792000K Model PM 2000 3 Horsepower Cabinet Saw with 50-Inch Accu-Fence, 2 Cast Iron Extension Wings, Table Board, and Legs, 230-Volt 1 PhasePowermatic 1792000K Model PM 2000 3 Horsepower Cabinet Saw with 50-Inch Accu-Fence, 2 Cast Iron Extension Wings, Table Board, and Legs, 230-Volt 1 Phase Product Description:
- Left-tilting table saw with 50-inch fence; arbor lock; built-in retractable casters; dust collection
- 3-horsepower, 1-ph, 230-volt motor; riving knife with quick release; poly-v belt
- Cast-iron trunnion and extension wings
- Includes saw, fence, left and right wings, arbor wrench, (no blade or power cord)
- 85-by-37-by-34-1/2-inches; 600-pounds; 1-year warranty
Product Description
1792000K Rout-R-Lift: Without Rout-R-Lift Features: -Table saw with 50'' accu-fence system.-PM2000.-Available with or without Rout-R-Lift. Specifications: -3HP 1PH. Assembly Instructions: -Assembly required. Dimensions: -Dimensions: 39'' H x 37'' W x 85'' D.
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161 of 164 people found the following review helpful.
By Rich S
I recently purchased a Powermatic 2000 saw, 3hp, 1ph, with a 50" fence. The saw arrived in excellent condition in a big sturdy crate along with several heavy boxes containing the fence and rails. A few comments on this saw. The fit and finish of the saw are excellent. The cast iron top and wings are ground to a fine polish and match up well. The cast iron top on this saw is much larger than that of the Powermatic 66 and the Delta Unisaw. After uncrating and assembling the wings to the top I checked the alignment of the miter slots to the arbor and found it to be less than 0.01" right out of the crate. There was virtually no arbor runout. The arbor is a standard 5/8", but the arbor nut is huge, about double the width of the one on a Unisaw and much thicker. Instead of using a cheap stamped wrench, Powermatic sends you a 27mm box end wrench to use on the arbor nut. Even with the big nut the arbor still accomodates a 13/16" stacked dado head. In addition, the saw has an arbor lock which locks the arbor in place while changing blades. The lock mechanism works well and is fairly sturdy, but I'm a little concerned about its long term durability. The dust collection assembly for this saw is excellent, with the dust being mostly collected immediately below the blade by a "hood" with a dust collection hose hooked to it which is in turn hooked to the dust collection port on the back of the saw. The key to this system is to always run your dust collector whenever you have the saw on, even if its for one or two little cuts, otherwise you'll end up with dust in the cabinet and will have to vacuum that out yourself. The Powermatic 2000 uses a wide flat drive belt instead of the 3 v-belts found on a 66 or Unisaw. The single wide, flat belt seems to work well, but it will be interesting to see how it performs over the long haul. The fence for the 2000 is the same as the one used on the 66, 72A and 74 (in fact my boxes didn't say anything about fitting the 2000) and uses slightly heavier tube than the Biesemeyer and much heavier rails. While the saw itself is made in Taiwan, the fence is stamped "Made in USA". The motions on the saw are very smooth and work effortlessly. The lock knobs for the motions are big in diameter and heavy and work great! The saw cabinet is stamped steel, but the base is cast iron like the old Unisaws were. The On/Off switch is pretty cool and is another massive piece of hardware. The On button is inside a donut shaped red Off button. When the saw is plugged in the On button glows green. The saw starts smoothly and runs really quietly. Now for some of the minor issues...the built in mobile base system works nicely, however it only raises the cast iron base off the floor about 3/16" if that. So unless you have a perfectly level concrete floor you may have some issues moving the saw around. Plus you run the risk of damaging the legs on the extension table due to the lack of floor clearance. I would have like to seen the saw go up 1/2" clear of the floor. One plus is that all four wheels under the base swivel so you can move the saw in any direction you want. The splitter/anti-kickback system is a European style which curves part way around the blade. It also raises and lowers and tilts with the blade which is great. The minor downfall with it is taking it on and off the saw is a little cumbersome since the throat plate and splitter must be put on at the same time and its a little tough to get big hands under the throat plate to throw the lever that locks the splitter in place. Another concern at this time is the lack of availability of accessories. The throat plate for this saw is huge! The saw still has the same amount of clearance ahead of the throat plate as the Unisaw, but the plate extends back a lot further than is does in the Unisaw or 66. At this point I can't purchase a dado insert for the saw, nor can I purchase a zero clearance insert, so I'll have to make some. The stock throat plate uses a total of five allen screws for leveling, three in the front, and two in the rear. Overall this is an excellent saw and I think that it will probably replace the 66 in the future as Powermatic's primary saw for the serious hobbiest or professional user of 10" saws.
51 of 53 people found the following review helpful.
By George R. Carion III
The first PM2000 shipped by Amazon arrived defective. Here are a list of the problems:1. When raising the blade the whole trunnion would wander towards he fence by at least .020.2. The trunnion would twist counter - clockwise on a horizontal plane causing the rear of the blade to wander away from the fence (and the front towards the fence) when raising the blade. Try keeping this one square to the miter slot. Not cool. This was also off by at least .020 front to rear.3. The nylon shoulders on the fence were far from flat.4. The fence measurement mark line was in the shape of a thin "V". The V was about 1/16" wide at the top.5. The insert plate was missing the adjust screws.6. When WMH sent out the replacement screws it was impossible to get the plate flat with the table.How did this unit make it out of their factory?WMH and Amazon were nice enough to send out a whole new saw, and pick up the bad one free of charge, so I can't complain much about their customer service. The new saw is good all around, no twisting etc., and the whole setup was much more accurate out of the box. Even the insert plate was flat to the top. However, it was shipped out without the hardware needed to mount the fence rails to the table top and extension table.I'm going on a month without a fully functional saw thanks to unacceptable quality control on the part of WMH. I'd also like to mention that this is an incredible hassle. Shipping, unloading, assembling X2, disassembling, disposal of all the cardboard and the pallet X2, multiple calls to customer service. Not cool and incredibly time consuming.WMH/Powermatic customers deserve better. WMH Tool Group needs to try harder.
24 of 24 people found the following review helpful.
By T. McCabe
Just purchased this saw as an upgrade to a Delta Contractor's Tablesaw. This is sooo much nicer!! Quality throughout. But the fit needed a couple of adjustments:1. The fence lockdown handle is supposed to screw into the cam lever. Mine came un-tapped! The hole was there but no threads. I could have asked Powermatic for a replacement lever, but I chose to tap the threads myself. Very easy and a quick fix.2. The molded plastic motor cover needed to have the top plastic hinge enlarged. It would not line up with the steel hinge part mounted on the saw. Again, an easy fix with a drill bit.Other than these minor gliches, this is a super saw. And getting it off the shipping pallets was a snap with the built-in casters. Normally you have to have a couple fiends help heft it from the pallet. Not this saw. I layed out the 2x4 crate side supports and added a piece of plywood to make a ramp, cranked down the casters and just rolled it off single-handedly! Sweet!I gave this rating 4 stars due to the above problems, but really its 4 3/4. Don't hesitate to buy this saw because it's not a 5 star rating.
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