In a message dated 4/9/2009 8:36:02 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, carltonpiano at sbcglobal.net writes: hi list i'm looking at a newman s248 planer, $2600: "24x8 inch planer, 7 1/2 hp 240volt 3 phase motor, new powermatic knives, new gibs, runs great" reads the description. does anyone have experience with newmans? reliable, well-built? also for a powermatic bandsaw, model# 141, $550: "14 inch, 115 volt, runs great" read the description. are these big enough to do pinblocks and other rebuildin' stuff? Daniel Carlton = Daniel (and others looking at old industrial machinery), I don't think I've seen mention of one other caveat - three-phase power is not something most shops are wired for. There is a three-phase adapter, but it adds cost and bulk and reduces efficiency. Bob Davis **************Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make dinner for $10 or less. (http://food.aol.com/frugal-feasts?ncid=emlcntusfood00000001) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech_ptg.org/attachments/20090412/4d92fbd6/attachment.html>
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