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   micr03 | Sep 14, 2005 04:25am | #1

   Here is an article on the PM2000 let me know if you can read it.rick

   
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   morningwood | Sep 14, 2005 04:01pm | #3

   Thanks, Rick!!! The article was exactly what I was looking for.  Rob 

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   micr03 | Sep 14, 2005 06:11pm | #4

   Glad I could help.Rick

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   ufduh | Sep 15, 2005 12:26am | #8

   Did anyone notice the lack of the made in the USA decal on the front of the saw. Is this one made in china, Just wondering.Troy

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   morningwood | Sep 15, 2005 12:50am | #9

   I also noticed the lack of a clean out door. Maybe it's on the back?

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   t_mauery | Mar 15, 2006 11:41pm | #13

   Both the saw and the motor on the PM2000 are made in Taiwan.  You might want to check on the new PM66s for country of origin as well.

   It does have a true riving knife (follows the blade up and down and bevels as well.

   Edited 3/15/2006 4:44 pm ET by t_mauery

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   mudman | Sep 15, 2005 06:29pm | #10

   That is a great looking saw. I like the cast iron base and arbor lock. Great improvements.

   Mike

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   ron4 | Sep 14, 2005 03:57pm | #2

   http://www.wmhtoolgroup.com/index.cfm?area=shop&action=detail&iid=6057930

    

   This contains the infomation on the mew saws

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   jazzdogg | Sep 15, 2005 09:38pm | #11

   Very interested to see that they referred to their splitter as a riving knife. It does arch forward over the back of the blade like European riving knives, but looks a little too high: the riving knives I'm familiar with rise and fall with the blade, and don't exceed the height of the blade. Might be a wrongheaded misperception on my part - hard to tell from the few available photos. If it's a true riving knife, that will set it apart from most of the competition.-Jazzdogg-

   "Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and go do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive." Gil Bailie

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   AlanTurner | Sep 16, 2005 04:25am | #12

   Jazz,
   The Sawstop has a true riving knife, as you describe. I had heard that the new PM also had a true riving knife, but I can't quote my source due to old timer's disease, and now that you ask the question, am not sure.Alan

   http://www.alanturnerfurnituremaker.com

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   John_D | Sep 14, 2005 08:02pm | #5

   I saw a report on another forum that the PM2000's won't be shipping until June 2006.

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   morningwood | Sep 14, 2005 08:13pm | #6

   That figures, they get everyones juices flowing for a new saw and make ya wait a year. I'm just wondering if this saw will be like the new model year for cars, where it's a good idea to wait a couple of years so they can work out the gremlins. I'll probably go with the 66, although the General t/s is really starting to make a strong run for my money.

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   John_D | Sep 14, 2005 08:40pm | #7

   Yeah with the PM 2000 one feature I really liked was the internal casters.  It does seem weird to have all the weight of a full-sized cab saw to get stability... then put it all up on a few rubber casters. :)  Still, that feature on its own is no way going to be worth a eight-month weight... and what if something about the saw sucks?  I've gone to a lot of effort to find a saw I feel others really trust, and who can have built that knowledge of the new saw already?  Even the company isn't what it was:  They've got a new parent company, and the new saws (according to some speculation -- I do not represent this as fact) aren't made in the US any more.  So neither the product nor the company is what all the enthusiastic and satisfied PM66 owners know.

   I'm glad I talked with folks here and in a couple other places, I feel better about the Unisaw as I talk to more folks who use them.

   Folks keep bringing up the SawStop, but the founder's legal moves and lack of desire to be a saw manufacturer makes me wonder.  Would I be able to get blade brakes in 20 years?  How many false trips, with the attendant blade and brake replacement, would I experience in that time?  I think I'll put my trust in making the Unisaw as safe as I can, add the Uniguard and work carefully.

   Hmm, I notice I'm talking like I've made up my mind.  Maybe I have...