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Manufactured/Badged by:
Powermatic Machine Co.
McMinnville, TN; La Vergne, TN

True Manufacturer:
Powermatic Machine Co., McMinnville, TN; La Vergne, TN
Machine Specifications
Machine Class: Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type: Jointer
Machine Size: 6"
Submitted By: Bud NcCorchuk
Machine Specifications
Description/Model: 50
Date of Manufacturer: 1955
Serial Number: 1674
Last Updated 4/14/2014 3:35:26 AM

Comments:
PM Model 50 from my birth year 1955. Ad on Craig's List for someone to restore this machine and I agreed. It was apparently purchased from a wood shop for $60.
Went through the whole machine and added badges to the homemade rolling base. Had Sherwin Williams match the paint for $22 a quart. Used an HVLP sprayer and the paint color came out exactly like the original. Here are the color specs if you want do your machine.
Sherwin Williams all surface enamel (oil) BAC colorant OZ 32 64 128
W1- White - 37 - -
L1-Blue - 29 - -
R2- Maroon - 1 1 1
Y3- Deep Gold - 37 - -
B1-Black - 6 - -
Restoration was about 50 hours up in the Seattle Washington area.

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Comments: Added 5 new badges and pin striping.
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Comments: This 1955 machine had a lot of use and the home made cabinet showed it.
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Comments: This era had both green and gray.
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Comments: Lots of car in polishing the cast surfaces.
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Comments: Back side with a vent added for the motor and belt.
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Comments: Out feed side. Top drawer catches the chips, bottom is for misc.
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