Powermatic 208 planer 20 inch (with pic now)

[Craig D Peltier]

Anyone here have one. I googled here and the model on internet. I guess they have the 209 now.
I may have the oppurtunity to buy one today for 1150.00 with maybe 2 hours on it or even new.
The 3 reviews I could find on it werent great. Chatter, infeed outfeed bent under 250lbs of weight.
The chatter review was by a member here Mark Angle.
I was going to buy the grizzly but this one would save me 400 or so. If its not that great I dont want it. Looks like the 209 might have forgon the rollers for infeed an now has a solid table.

Thanks

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[Craig D Peltier]

bump bump bump, found a pic.

[Craig Thompson]

craig,

Sorry not a real match, but I have a 209 ... no issues, runs nearly flawlessly... had to make a number of adjustments to make it happen, but happy now that I have it 'tuned'.

[Bruce Page]

Another mismatch.
I have an older PM15 and I consider the infeed/outfeed rollers as the weakest part of the design. They are very difficult to get set properly and they will flex/move if you hit them too hard with the stock. Had the S15 been around at the time, I wouldn’t have even considered the one I have. Other than the rollers, the PM15 has been a great planner.

[Craig D Peltier]

The guy has been flakey at best. His given me time to not buy it by not responding after he said they were all available.
Powermatic 208 Planer

2,150.00

1,150.00

Powermatic PF 33 Power Feed

1,033.00

500.00

Jet TWSS 3-3 Shaper

3,400.00

1,500.00

Powermatic 24151 Bandsaw

3,500.00

1,950.00

Jet DC 200 Dust Collector

500.00

300.00

Totals

10,583.00

5,400.00

All for 5900.00 A real buy

[Craig D Peltier]

The guy finally came back to me today. He wants 1150, he says new it was 2150 but I just read a post on here from 2005 saying it was 1600 pus shipping new.
So you think 1000 is a good offer? Its supposeldy been used never or once or twice. I will see it in 2 hours.

[Craig D Peltier]

Sweet machine. I talked him down to 1k. Thats a fair price. A board has never been sent through it. Comes with mobile base. I may pick up on tuesday.
He has a 24 inch Powermatic Bandsaw there.That thing is huge. Also a nice Jet 3phase Shaper with tilting table and power feeder attached to it. He was going to get into woodworking but ddnt,hes had them for a few years. He said he sold a 14 inch Powermatic TS, I wonder how much blades cost for that.

[Travis Porter]

So how do you like it? Any regrets?

[Craig D Peltier]

So how do you like it? Any regrets?

No regrets. Only thing is space.I wish I could leave it wheeled out and hooked up to dc all the time.
I set up the infeed and outfeed rollers once and I get no snipe. It hogs wood like I didnt expect. Its much quieter than the ridgid I have (selling wed), sounds like a big jointer running. Nice clean cuts. Variable speed.
One thing I dont like about the 208 and not sure if 209 is the same way but the hood for DC sticks straight out over outfeed table.So if your planing 3/4 stick the hood is maybe 1 inch off the rollers an its wide, it does taper but it seems like it should of been made different. I.E. More of an upward angle.
I have used for one wide stock piece 16 inch cutting board. Worked great.

[Alan Schaffter]

The problem with your DC chute is common to a lot of the older planers. The I have more vertical clearance my Delta 20" chute sticks straight out over the outfeed table. I am going to make a new chute that directs the dust/chips to the side.