Photo Index - Powermatic Machine Co. - Model 30 (actually, Model 300-3)

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Powermatic Machine Co.
McMinnville, TN; La Vergne, TN

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Sander
Machine Size:	12" disk/6" x 48" belt
Submitted By:	Kirk Poore

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	Model 30 (actually, Model 300-3)
Date of Manufacturer:	1963
Serial Number:	3-1794-3
Last Updated	4/6/2009 8:39:31 PM

Comments:

Bought this out of a warehouse in St Louis. History unknown, but the original color may have been the gray painted over the pea green at the factory. The Powermatic batch & foil sticker and the Municipal Tool & Machinery (still in business) were added over the gray. No broken parts, but so stuffed with sawdust and bearings so bad the motor couldn't turn it. Took about $250 for bearings, welding, belt, cord, plug, bolts, refurbished 1 hp motor, dust collection parts, & misc other stuff, plus a couple dozen hours of work, to get it operating again. The belt tracks perfectly. The sander removes amazing amounts of wood with an 80 grit belt or disk.

Photo 1:

Comments: Belt side. Note cut guard & extra dust outlet.
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Comments: Table rusted, but no mandatory parts missing.
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Comments: The front
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Comments: Right side with switch
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Comments: Belt side down. Could have been a little better with the bondo, though.
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Comments: Belt side up with extra table
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