Bandsaw, New Powermatic 15" saw.

[Dave Lehnert]

What are your first thoughts compared to other saws.



http://youtu(dot)be/qxZu-hpZTHQ

[joe milana]

need a little help with the link

[Salem Ganzhorn]

It looks great to me. And I love the idea of the tensioning interlock. But at 2.9k it is just too much IMHO.
Salem

[Anthony Diodati]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxZu-hpZTHQ

PS Why are you tube videos always full blast volume wise?

[Paul McGaha]

[QUOTE=Dave Lehnert;1973215]What are your first thoughts compared to other saws.


Dave,

My first thoughts are though I like Powermatic Tools, and half of my shop is Powermatic, It looks like a nice band saw but I think I'd buy a Laguna 14 SUV and save myself about $1,300.

PHM

[mreza Salav]

I have a hard time understanding what is their target market; for about the same money you can get a 16" Italian made bandsaw.

[Jay Rasmussen]

High price but I doubt any disappointment after a littlesticker shock has worn off.

[John Shuk]

That and a 3520B for $5k would be a nice thing! Looks like a really nice saw.

[glenn bradley]

Lots of interesting developments and I love to see the market driven to improve. It does seem to be a bit optimistically priced though; even with the usual gouging for the mustard paint.

[Rod Sheridan]

I have a hard time understanding what is their target market; for about the same money you can get a 16" Italian made bandsaw.

Bingo!

regards, Rod.

[joe milana]

There's a lot of woodworkers out there less informed than those that frequent this forum.

[Brian Kerley]

I saw the price and couldn't believe it. That's crazy pricey for only 15". Not sure what they claim the big advantage is over everything else, to try to get 3k for it.

[Joseph Tarantino]

There's a lot of woodworkers out there less informed than those that frequent this forum.

that's got to be their target market. who else would be foolish enough to pay $2900 for a glorified 14" bs with some fancy electronics that do nothing to improve the saw's cutting performance. uninformed tool snobs who believe spending more money always gets them a better tool.

[Glen Blanchard]

There was no comment regarding resawing and flex. Isn't a new MM16 in that price category? I know which one I'd buy!

[Andrew Joiner]

I have a hard time understanding what is their target market; for about the same money you can get a 16" Italian made bandsaw.

I was considering the larger PM 1800. It had been on the market for about a year. I'm an old, frugal,former pro woodworker. I'm also at a time in life when I'll pay more to get innovation and quality.

Powermatic didn't get my bandsaw money, because no dealer within 300 miles had one for me to see. There were no reviews online other than by a magazine, so I don't think many got sold.

It looks like they are selling the PM 1500 as a compact version of the PM 1800. That might work if the PM 1800 was huge hit.