Features:

• 13,500 cuts per minute
• Spiral Cutterhead
• Digital readout
• 3 hp (TEFC) motor

Editorial Review:

Includes 15S 15" Deluxe Planer - 1791210, Spiral Cutterhead w/ (3) Flexible Steel Knives, Cast-Iron Extension Tables, Closed Stand w/ Built-In Casters, Digital Readout, 4" Dust Port.

If it's time to step up from your benchtop planer, here's one to consider. Powermatic's 15-incher features huge, smooth-as-glass infeed and outfeed tables of cast iron and a newly design spiral cutterhead that offers a cleaner finish than traditional knives. There's no guesstimating on table positioning either--just look at the digital readout. We like the choice of feed rates and the angled dust port, because it keeps the hose clear of your work area without sacrificing collection. If you've been using a benchtop, you'll be pleased with the max thickness capacity of six inches as well as the relatively small footprint in your shop.--Kris Jensen-Van Heste

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0

The Last Powermatic I'll Ever Buy:

I waffled between buying the high-end Jet planer and the Powermatic 15HH (both with Byrd Helical Cutters) and ended up buying the Powermatic. The unit arrived with the packaging in good condition.
I started working through the assembly/test process and it rapidly became apparent that Powermatic has lost the Quality they were known for. What I've found:
1. The built-in lift rods seemed great at first glance. And while they might work for a fork-lift, they won't work with a shop crane - the rollers... more info

The 15HH is the better choice:

I will skip over most of the favorable aspects of this machine as others already have mentioned them and I find them to be correct in their comments. After reading all the reviews before mine, I was questioning my need to spend my money on a Powermatic Planer and not have a great product. I went to a local supplier and looked over the machine and asked a few questions. They had 8 units of the 15S in stock and had them for 3 months without selling a one! They also had 8 units of the 15HH with the Byrd... more info

not ready for market:

It seems that this planer was not tested thouroughly before being distributed. The digital scale has to be re-calibrated after being turned off and back on. The locking casters don't lock. The serrated infeed roller leaves marks on softer woods on light passes. The disposable knives are very poor quality and leave valleys in the planed material along the length of the boards. Both sets of knives I tried were completely dull after less than 300 board feet of planing. The flexible blades are self gauging but... more info

good machine:

Machine was well packaged, easy to set up and running within one and a half hours. Finish on an eight foot x twelve inch piece of hickory was almost as smooth as a drum sander with almost no chatter. A very very very small bit of tear out ocurred on a nasty knot. I ran over 500 feet of red oak and was pleased with the quality of the finish and dead on consistency of depth of cut. The in and out feed tables are excellent and well worth an increase in price. Rollers leave some marring on softer woods but this... more info

Accessories:

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