Picked up a Powermatic 719A Saturday. The date on the motor is 2000/12 and the machine appears to be new. I do not see any evidence of it having ever been used. Including the six chisels that came with it. The factory protective grease is still evident in a lot of places. Even came with a chisel sharpening kit. The sharpener needs a brace to turn it, made way before cordless drills and diamond coated cones we have today.
Even came with a nice Shop Fox mobile base. The rubber treads on the wheels are shot though. Have already ordered new wheels for it.
150 miles round trip on a Saturday afternoon but well worth the trip to me. I have been looking for a mortiser for over a year. Even had one of the benchtop ones in my cart when Powermatic had their 10% sale a month or so ago but was too much money for the limited amount of times I will use it.
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