Powermatic PM3000 Saw User Manual


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POWERMATIC PM3000 14” Table Saw
The PM3000 embodies the power, capacity
and legendary POWERMATIC reliability to
make your shop more efficient and
productive.
POWERMATIC has long enjoyed a reputation for quality,
function and innovation in woodworking machines. The
POWERMATIC PM3000 is our latest high capacity table
saw offering where quality, function and long-term
durability were at the top of the design criteria list.
Incorporating many of the innovative features of our
renowned PM2000 10” saw, the POWERMATIC PM3000
sets a new standard in the 14” cabinet saw class.
Trunnion Evolution
Though long regarded as the best in the industry, the POWERMATIC
designers refined our heavy-duty trunnion mechanism even more. The super
rigid box-style cast iron construction, high end bearings and conical-shaped
worm gear drive with increased contact area enhance the smooth, solid feel
of the tilt and height adjustments. Adjustable backlash means that should
years of use produce a small amount of play, the user can easily adjust the
mechanism back to factory-fresh clearances and feel.
Most table saw mechanisms feel smooth in the showroom but it is how they
function when the inevitable dust contamination sets in that really matters.
The POWERMATIC PM3000 mechanism uses specially designed threads
that allow it to function smoothly and accurately in the real world conditions
found within a table saw cabinet.
A pair of oversized 8”-diameter cast iron hand wheels, each with large
spinner handles makes blade height and bevel adjustments virtually
effortless. The hand wheels are as attractive as they are comfortable with painted centers and
The trunnion and
motor mount assembly
is big and tough to
keep the PM3000
running and cutting
smoothly.
chrome plated rims. Even the center locking pins and knobs are made from steel, spin freely and
lock the adjustment without changing the setting. To prevent long-term use from loosening the
hand wheels on their shafts, they are locked in place with machined grooves and keys rather than
setscrews that are so common throughout the industry.
The POWERMATIC PM3000
cabinet is fabricated from heavy
gauge steel and provides exceptional
stability and virtually eliminates
vibration. The cabinet puts the cast
iron table surface at a comfortable
35” above the floor.
The large, cast iron handwheels (left) make adjustments easy and very
accurate. The steel locking pins do not change the setting when locked
down. The specially designed, sloped cabinet floor (right) directs the dust to
a 4”-diameter port on the rear of the cabinet.
To maximize dust evacuation from
within the POWERMATIC PM3000
we designed a special floor pan that
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