Restoration - Powermatic 66

[Mike Henderson]

Great thread. Thanks for posting your step-by-step progress.

Mike

[Doug Ladendorf]

Nicely done David. It's finally home to Papa. My 66 has the same Incra miter gauge. BTW your Youtube link has been truncated and doesn't work. Would love to see you playing a Koa Takamine!

Doug

[David Falkner]

Nicely done David. It's finally home to Papa. My 66 has the same Incra miter gauge. BTW your Youtube link has been truncated and doesn't work. Would love to see you playing a Koa Takamine!

Doug

Thanks, Doug!

Ah, did not realize that link was no good. I'll take it out of my signature. Here it is - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSp...4AJEp6qHC7C44A. We just posted an old song, Power In The Blood, but the drums and bass were too loud (I can't do anything about how it sounds out front but it sounded right in our monitors). We're doing an original song this Sunday and I'll post it, assuming I don't mess up the finger picking! Subscribe and you'll get the new ones as we put them up (we only do about one a month).

Thanks on the 66!! It's a great saw and an equally good miter gauge.

[David Falkner]

Well done! It's just like a bought one

Thanks, Dale! It came out well and I've had a couple of guys over who commented on my 'new' saw. Makes ya' feel all teary eyed, don't it! LOL!

Great thread. Thanks for posting your step-by-step progress.

Mike

Thanks, Mike. I probably take too many photos when I work on something but that's just part of my enjoyment. Glad you liked it!

[Lee Reep]

David,

Great restoration! I like the black color. I have a Powermatic 14" bandsaw, and have never been all that crazy about the color. I actually think Powermatic should have kept the black color, maybe as an option, that they used on the anniversary editions a couple years ago.

[David Falkner]

David,

Great restoration! I like the black color. I have a Powermatic 14" bandsaw, and have never been all that crazy about the color. I actually think Powermatic should have kept the black color, maybe as an option, that they used on the anniversary editions a couple years ago.

Thanks, Lee. I sort of developed tunnel vision while doing this and realized well into it that I had sort of followed the Anniversary Edition theme. I like the look, especially when it's clean. I knew it would but it definitely shows dust!

[Jesse Busenitz]

Great thread, but..... what happened to the jointer??????

[David Falkner]

Same process, almost. Turned out the motor was good and I chose not to sandblast/repaint. I put a new link belt, new balanced cast iron pulleys, sharpened the knives, new bearings in the cutterhead, and set the tables to coplanar.

It started out like this -
Delta DJ-15 - rusted.jpg

And now it's like this -
Delta DJ-15 - finished.jpg

It's so smooth I set a nickel on the outfeed table, started the jointer, jointed a board, shut it down, and the nickel never fell. Then I bought a PM 54a, so the Delta is for sale.

[Don Orr]

Wow David-that is one impressive restoration job. Congratulations on resurecting a wonderful tool and I hope you enjoy it for many years to come.

[David Falkner]

Wow David-that is one impressive restoration job. Congratulations on resurecting a wonderful tool and I hope you enjoy it for many years to come.

Thanks, Don! It is a good tool and was fun to restore.