Table Saw Recommendation

[Norm]

Great to hear you got it Kevin, those Olivers are a workhorse. Mine came in Friday afternoon, started putting it together on Saturday. One small setback, no instruction manual. Not a big deal but it seems to be missing some hardware for the blade cover so I'll have to call up Powermatic today during a slow time to see what's up.

[TexasTimbers]

It'll be plenty good enough for me. Still, nothing like a brand spanking new one. 

Make sure your first cut is something meaningful.  ;D

[woodbeard]

Nice score, Kev!  8) 8) 8) I fixed up an old 270-d at the cabinet shop I used to work at. We got it in rather neglected condition, but didn't take much to put it back right. Not to much you can do to hurt those things, built like battleships! 
Y'all are more than welcome to stop by here, if your meanderings bring you this way. Bring Gene with ya- he needs to get out more. :D

[TexasTimbers]

I didn't realize I had made a typo until I read your post. I bought a 260 D not a 270. Slight difference there!  :
I think the 260 is even more sought after. I know I wasn't expecting to get into to one at this price.

[Norm]

Powermatic e-mailed me the manual after I called them in the morning. I'll have to figure out some kind of a extension cord for it, the stock one is only 5' long. Only had to cuss a little getting it put together, the fence is tough to get set up correctly.



The happy new owners. ;D

[TexasTimbers]

 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)

Get busy Norm!  smiley_chop

[DoubleD]

Congrats Norm  8) 8) 8)
now get it done _grin smiley_horserider smiley_horserider

[OneWithWood]

Yep, that is what mine looks like!  I even have a Griz G0490 jointer sitting next to it!

What do you think about the extension table?  I think it is pretty cheesy given the quality of the saw it is attached to. :  I am actually glad I did not find a unit with a router lift.  There are some third party router tables that are cast iron.  Just need to figure out if those will bolt up to the PM with the 52" fence extension.  Not really a top priority at the moment.

I am thinking of running power to it via flexible conduit attached to the dust collecting duct coming down from above.  It took some doing to organize the tablesaw, jointer, planer/molder and SCM so that I would have 16' of working space for each machine as well as enough room to maneuver a 4x8 sheet of plywood accross the saw.  Sure wish all the machines were at the same working height.  I will post some pics on the 'wannabe' thread when I get it all hooked up here in a week or so.

[brdmkr]

Norm,

The saw looks great.  However, given that I am in the very begining phase of building my shop, I really noticed the fine looking shop.

It looks like you have a good thing going on there.  BTW, I have one of those grizzly joiners as well.  It is still on the pallet... Awaiting the shop :(

[Norm]

I thought the extension table was kind of cheesy too Robert, the reason I had trouble was it was not level or square to begin with. It's still a little high in the center but I'll live with it for now. I'm interested to see how you hook up the dust collection and wiring when you get to it.

brdmkr, I haven't had a shop for a couple of years so I'm real lucky to have so much room to manuver in. Thanks for the compliments folks, I am looking forward to getting juice to it and butchering some wood. :D

[Paschale]

I thought the extension table was kind of cheesy too Robert, the reason I had trouble was it was not level or square to begin with. It's still a little high in the center but I'll live with it for now. I'm interested to see how you hook up the dust collection and wiring when you get to it.

I'm with you both on the PM extension table.  What was irritating to me is that the very bottom of the leg bases that came with the table, (the screw in feet), it caused the table to be too high to allow the extension table to be level with the surface of the saw.   :  Had to go to HD and buy some different ones in order to make it work.  Getting everything level and straight was a frustrating proposition too, but it works OK for me now. 

That saw looks great, and so does the shop!  Have fun with that puppy!