Powermatic PM3000 manual

The miter head has precisely located detents at 0, 30 and 45-degrees to the left and right. To make setting any required angle more precise, a special gear drive is built into the detent knob. Loosen the locking handle, pull the detent knob out to engage the gear drive and turn it to move the miter head to the exact angle needed. It simply cannot be easier or more accurate!

The guide bar has a disk follower that engages the T-groove miter

slots and prevents it from lifting during a cut. A pair of expander mechanisms allows fitting the guide bar precisely to the miter slot to eliminate side play. This enhances both safety and precise cuts in crosscut and miter modes.

The miter gauge supplied with the PM3000 (left) has all of the features you need, including guide bar adjusters and a gear drive for setting precise angles up to 60-degrees to the left or right. The extruded aluminum fence (right) has grooves on the face and top edge that make attaching wooden faces or shop- built jigs easy.

The standard miter gauge supplied with the POWERMATIC PM3000 pivots 60-degrees to either side and locks with a twist of the push handle. However, that is where the similarities with other standard models end.

The single handle locking mechanism is made using high-tech powdered metal technology that allows forming extremely precise parts. The powdered metal process also produces exceptionally tough parts that resist wear and retain their effectiveness indefinitely.

The Accu-Fence rides on a heavy gauge steel support tube and rail system that insures precision and durability. A high-tech powder coating process keeps the guide tube and rails protected and looking great. To provide clean metal-to-metal contact areas for the fence locking mechanism to grip along the guide tube, strips of bare metal are left and given a rust inhibitor treatment.

Advanced Miter Gauge

In place of the common laminate-covered wood, the POWERMATIC Accu-Fence has a pair of ¾”-thick HDPE (high density polyethylene) slabs that are both very rigid and have exceptional lubricity properties that allows wood to slide along them easily and predictably. The faces can be adjusted vertically to either ride just above the table or flush with the surface, whichever is safest for the material being cut. Oversized access holes along the underside of the Accu-Fence make reaching the fasteners to remove or reposition the HDPE faces much easier.

The T-square portion of the Accu-Fence is made from heavy- gauge steel and is precisely welded to the main tube. Easy to use adjuster screws allow fine-tuning Accu-Fence square to be parallel to the miter slots.

The T-square portion of the Accu-

Fence is precisely welded for

accuracy. The cursor is easy to adjust

to perfect the fence-to-blade

indication. We make the locking mechanism using powdered metal technology that results in tough, accurate components.