Powermatic 1280101C PM2700 Shaper, 5HP 1PH 230V

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The result of years of planning and design, the Five-Horsepower, One-Phase, 230-Volt Powermatic 1280101C PM2700 Shaper has been built from the ground up to be the last shaper you'll ever need. Offering more features than any other shaper in its class, it provides an extra-large cast-iron table and heavy-duty miter gauge with aluminum extruded support to tackle any job with ease.

The PM2700 Shaper At a Glance: Sturdy, powerful machine with four retractable full-swivel casters for movement Quick-release lever allows fast speed and belt changes Digital readout for accurate spindle height Extruded aluminum fence with several T-slots Pre-drilled rear corners are tapped to accept feeding systems

4-inch dust collection ports offer superior chip removal. View larger.

Quickly adjust belt tension from the convenient side door.

The PM2700's fence has several T-slots for secure mounts. View larger.

Power, Accuracy, and Durability
Bringing an industry-leading package of features to your shop, the PM2700 has Powermatic's legendary durability and precision. It boasts a fully welded base cabinet built from heavy-gauge steel and includes a dust collection chute that terminates in a four-inch-diameter port at the rear. There's both a door and window for easy monitoring of, and access to, the belt and spindle lock, and a micro-switch to prevent the motor from starting unless the door is securely closed.

Robust Five-Horsepower Motor
The PM2700 comes equipped with a powerful five-horsepower, one-phase, 230-volt motor mounted in a cast-iron mechanism that controls cutter height. This mechanism is operated by the large, eight-inch-diameter cast-iron handwheel (with spinner) conveniently located on the front of the base cabinet. For smooth, slip-free power transmission, the motor is fitted with a two-speed pulley system that uses a poly-V belt--a magnetic switch protects against power fluctuations. All the controls, including a quick-release lever for fast speed and belt changing, are conveniently grouped within easy reach.

For ease of movement, this sturdy, 664-pound machine has four retractable full-swivel casters (patent pending) with tough polyurethane tires that roll smoothly without leaving marks on your shop floor.

Easy Spindle Adjustments
The 3/4-inch- and 1-1/4-inch-diameter spindles, are retained with a tough drawbar and locking nut, and offer speeds from 7,500 to 10,000 RPM. Height changes to within 1/1000 of an inch--critical when aligning rail and stile cutters for raised panel doors--are simple, thanks to the spinner handle on the cast-iron handwheel. At the same time, the digital spindle-height display ensures accuracy.

Extra-Large Cast-Iron Table
To help simplify large projects, the PM2700 comes with a generously sized, cast-iron flat table that stands a comfortable 35-1/2 inches (with casters retracted) from the floor for safe and easy handling of big materials. The top features a full-size, T-shape miter slot that runs the full width of the table. Also, both rear corners of the table are pre-drilled and tapped to accept Powermatic feeding systems.

Sophisticated Fence System
This shaper includes a sophisticated, safe and accurate fence system, including several T-slots, so you can mount a wood face and create a no-clearance surface around any shaper or router bit. The design allows for quick movement of the fence close to its final position. It's then easy to lock it in, and use the precision micro adjustments on each side of the cutter to dial in the exact position needed.

It also comes with two featherboards to help keep cuts consistent while improving safety.

The PM2700 is backed by a five-year warranty.

What's in the Box
PM2700 Shaper; one fence assembly; one cabinet and base; two lock handles; two M13 flat washers; one miter assembly; one draw bar; one 1-1/4-inch spindle; one 3/4-inch spindle; two spindle nuts; one 3-7/8-inch insert ring; four M10 socket head cap screws; four M10 lock washers; one starting pin; one eight-millimeter hex wrench; one cross-point/flat-head screwdriver; one wrench; one warranty card; and one manual.

Product Description

Includes PM2700 5 HP Shaper - 1280101C, 3/4-in Interchangeable Spindle Collet, 1-1/4-in Interchangeable Spindle Collet, Spindle Height Digital Readout, Featherboard Hold-Downs, Deluxe Miter Gauge, Integrated Caster System

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 40 x 37 x 45 inches ; 690 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 769 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item can only be shipped to the 48 contiguous states. We regret it cannot be shipped to APO/FPO, Hawaii, Alaska, or Puerto Rico.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B001BSK03M
• Item model number: PM2700
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #268,862 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice machine BUT:, December 16, 2010

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Tn Andy (Tennessee) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Powermatic 1280101C PM2700 Shaper, 5HP 1PH 230V (Tools & Home Improvement)

Recently bought this shaper. Nice machine, love the casters that raise/lower, love the digital readout.

Now the BUT:

1. The fence. Can NOT get them to stay lined up. Finally had to bolt a pc of 1x3 across both fences to make one continuous fence...otherwise, you start to run a piece of work, and it either catches the tip of the offbearing fence, or once it leaves the infeed fence, you get a nick in the work pc. And yea, I know they have bolts behind the aluminum fence....just never could get the fence alinged perfectly.

2. Lower dust port.

I was running a raised panel cutter, and after 5-6 panels, the area under the cutter would jam up with chips, even though I had a 4" hose hooked to both rear dust ports. WELL, lo and behold, the lower port does have a 4" diameter flange....BUT when you look inside, they have this fool inner pc that has the opening choked off to a rectangle about 2" wide by 4" tall...??????.....so I took that off, and surprise.....the collection "pan" under the cutter actually has a CHUTE that lets chips fall down around the motor ! ( Which has NO way to connect a DC hose....you have to open the acess door and clean out by hand )

WHAT kind of idiot designs a pan like that ? I finally just jammed my dust collector hose back in the opening, leaving the port flange and whatever that other pc is OFF.....worked a lot better.....ran the rest of my panels without the pan under the cutter jamming up with chips. VERY poor design, IMHO. Guess I'll be taking the top off the machine, removing that pan and head to a sheet metal shop to get a better version made.....one that actually works.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars STAY AWAY, January 25, 2011

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slickwillie - See all my reviews

This review is from: Powermatic 1280101C PM2700 Shaper, 5HP 1PH 230V (Tools & Home Improvement)

I bought this shaper about 6mo ago. I was sold on the digital readout,thinking it would save me time when changing cutters.The digital readout was a dissapointment. The height adjustment does not have a true positive stop when lowering down, making it extremely difficult to set up new cutters quickly and makes the digital readout pointless. The digital readout will change readings randomly like it's possessed,but the spindle hieght will not change,again making the digital readout pointless.The next thing that sold me was what looked like the state of the art fence compared to the competition.It had micro adjustments on the fence worm gears on the whole head etc. This is the worst fence system I have ever used. It does not stay parallel to the miter slot and forget adjusting it.The adjustment is behind the fence and is near impossible to get it within .010 . Then after you use the shaper a few times the fence is all out of wack again and your back to more down time trying to adjust the fence.I have since then had the fence modified by a machinest just so it will stay square.I had a wire come loose in the switch/control box that caused a headach and more down time. The tables are not ground as nice as other machines causing you to have to wax them very fequently.I bought a 1 1/4 spindle that was out of balance and scared me half to death when I started the machine.The built in castors seemed cool but they only raise the machine like 3/8. If you have any imperfections or tapers ( like a drain )in your floor you will get this machine hung up.The dust collection set up is very poor. I have a 5hp dust collection system on this unit and chips are flying everywhere.The miter slot had a curve in it. Any jig you used in the miter slot would get stuck in the middle. I had to have the miter slot ground out.When this machine arrived it did not even come with a power cord.Do not buy this machine unless you like poorly designed equip, bad customer service,and hours of downtime in the shop.Powermatic is not what it used to be.I own a custom furniture shop and need machines I can count on to make me money.... I will never buy or recommend Powermatic ever again!!