Powermatic 1791242 Model 208 20-Inch Planer
by Powermatic

List Price: $2,028.00
Category: Tools
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Product Details

• 20-inch planer powered by a 3-horsepower, 230 volt motor
• Smooth operation with corrugated infeed and fine-groove outfeed rollers
• Base, table, and head made of cast iron
• Top-mounted rollers allow easy return for multiple passes
• 26x36.8x41.4 inches; Table height scale operates in increments of 1/16 of an inch

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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Powermatic 1791242 Model 208 20-Inch Planer

Customer Review: Recommend this planer for high volume planing applications
Summary: 4 Stars

The mechanics on the planer are good with excellent finish results, but I wish the infeed and outfeed roller tables were as heavy duty as the machine itself. We have planed hundreds of board feet of 6x8 and 4x6 lumber with outstanding results. I bought the 20 inch planer over the 15 inch so that we could plane 6x12 cedar timbers that were 12 feet long. For the first couple of runs we had to power plane by hand the surfaces to allow the Powermatic planer to feed the stock . . . it would hand up while infeeding even though we supported the ends.

On that note, I was sorely disappointed that the infeed and outfeed tables no only bend under the weight (250 lbs) but they also deform the roller mounts. We are going to have more solid supports for the custom infeed and outfeed tables built. If Powermatic simply added vertical bars to the ends of the infeed or outfeed tables that swing down to suppor the ends, I would give this tool 5 stars.

The installation and setup instructions are weak and Powermatic does not offer a tech support number in their paperwork, but we figured out most of the stuff. We still have a 1/2 inch bar with three lock washers left over . . . the price you pay.

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