Powermatic 221 20" Planer - Well maintained / Runs Strong, US $1,750.00 – Picture 0

Powermatic 221 20" Planer - Well maintained / Runs Strong, US $1,750.00 – Picture 1

Powermatic 221 20" Planer - Well maintained / Runs Strong, US $1,750.00 – Picture 2

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Powermatic 221 20" Planer - Well Maintained / Runs Strong

US $1,750.00

Santa Cruz, California, United States
Jan 30th

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For sale is a running and well maintained Powermatic 221 20" Planer. It can surface boards up to 20 inches wide and 8 inches tall. Motor is a 3 phase 5 HP Baldor, and it runs strong. It has a forward and reverse. This solid piece of machinery is cast iron and weights around 2,000 lbs. Forklift on site for local pickup or for loading into truck for shipment. Buyer to pay actual freight charges from Santa Cruz, CA to your location. All reasonable offers will be considered. Written operating instructions as well as 16 page manual will be provided as well. More photos available upon request. Powermatic Planer 221 Description: The Powermatic Model 221 planer. Thousands of school, millwork and pattern shops, as well as hundreds of high production plants throughout America have discovered that the Powermatic Model 221 planer is unsurpassed for dependable, precision performance in an extremely wide variety of planing requirements. It incorporated every modern safety and operations feature for maximum efficiency. Frame: Precision machined from extra heavy cast iron. Extra wide side panels with gibs offer rigid bed support and perfect alignment. One piece 34" x 44 3/4" cast iron base. Bed: 20 1/8" x 40", accurately machines with extra heavy rib-reinforcing for perfect alignment and maximum strength. Bed raises and lowers no large acme-thread screws, mounted on enclosed thrust bearings. Convenient hand wheel adjusts bed through full 8" range with 1/16" movement upon each complete turn. Adjacent front-mounted gauge is calibrated for quick, easy reading. Powermatic Model 21 Planer Cutterhead: Safety-type, milled from carbon tool steel and fitted with 3 high-speed knives, 5/32" x 1 1/4" x 20". Mounted in over-size, sealed bal bearings, the entire cutterhead unit may be lifted free by removing feed drive pulley and locking screws from flange mounting. 4 1/4" cutting circle. Powerating speed is 4600 RPM (belted) with 13,800 cuts-per-minute (50 knife cuts per inch) at 20 feet per minute feed rate. Direct drive operating speed of 3600 RPM yields 10,800 cuts-per-minute (40 knife-cuts-per-inch) at 20 feet-per-minute feed rate. Feed Rolls: Milled from tool steel. Extra large 4: in diameter with mounting yield of 1/4". Mounted in sealed-for-life ball bearings and plunger-type coil springs. Feed rolls fully reversible on 3-phase current only. Infeed roll: corrugated, solid type is standard. Sectional type optional. Outfeed roll: smooth 4" diameter, solid type with two adjustable, 2 3/4" table idler rollers. Fully adjustable, with drive through over-size cut gears by V-belts from cutterhead spindle. Pressure Bar: Mounted concentric to cutterhead and fitted extremely near knife cutting circle. The bar has extra wide foot for long wear and can be adjusted while machine is in operation. Chipbreaker Solid Type: Swings concentric to cutterhead and mounted just forward of the knife-cutting circle. Has 3/8" yield with extra wide, accurately machined oot to assure longer wear and top grade finishing. Power Feed Control: Variable speed pulley affords complete range of feed from 20 to 50 feet-per-minute. Driven by 1 HP totally enclosed motor mounted in base. Controlled by side mounted instantly reversing drum switch. Stock Capacity: Surfaces stock up to 20" wide and from 1/8" to 8" thick. Guards: designed for complete operating safety, guards enclose all moving parts, Easily removed for quick access. Lubrication: All bearings either sealed for life type or equipped with easy to reach Alemite fittings. Drives: Belted drive (Model 221-B) cutterhead is driven by motor mounted directly to cutterhead shaft. Power: 5 HP motor is recommended for light and medium work loads for the Powermatic Model 221 Planer. F Electricals: Machine standard equipped with magnetic controls protecting both feed and drive motor. With this exclusive safety feature, both motors shut off instantly after power failure.

Condition	Used : An item that has been used previously. The item may have some signs of cosmetic wear, but is fully operational and functions as intended. This item may be a floor model or store return that has been used. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections.
Seller Notes	“Runs strong. Well maintained and properly oiled. Cosmetic blemishes do not effect function. Blades are probably due for a sharpening soon but it runs great as is.”