20 Most Recent Powermatic 81 20" Band Saw Model Operatingparts Manual Questions & Answers

Yes. Buy any with a suitable connector and fit the plug for your country. Make sure the voltage is correct first!

Hi Marsha- Here is the Powermatic website for customer support. http://www.powermatic.com/us/en/service-and-support/customer-support/ Hope this helps.

Descripition: its very Inside Diameter: 304.8 mm,12 in Outside Diameter: 444.5 mm,17.5 in Width: 63.5 mm,2.5 in A NSN Bearing

http://www.kakapart.com/parts/nsn-6285321.html EE291201 291750 bearing Tapered roller bearing 304 8 444 5 63 5 mm EOE... EE291201 EE291749 Tapered Roller Bearing specification http://www.cksbearing.com/showprod.asp?id=8054&listid=69

Probably a long out of date question but my suggestion is to purchase a link style belt to replace the old hard drive belt that comes with the saw. It'll deliver more power to the blade, run quieter and work better. I also recommend replacing the drive pulleys while you're at it. Get a couple of balance ones. You can get a link belt at Rockler or other woodworking outlets. http://www.rockler.com/1-2-power-twist-plus-link-v-belt

we usually get our parts off of this site. http://www.ereplacementparts.com/ They have most of the things that we need.

it is not the switch. it is the start run capacitor. it is located under the hump on the motor. becarfull when you uncover it, it may still hold a charge. after you have removed the cover you must replace that shiny things that has all the wires in it. careful to put the wires back that way thy came. and get a capacitor with the same UF Microfarits.

L Luke, closest I could find is May 1983. http://vintagemachinery.org/pubs/655/6140.pdf

Here is a link to the Accu-fence manual. It Includes the adjustments. From you description I think you will find that the adjustments will solve your problem http://content.powermatic.com/assets/manuals/2195075Z_man_EN.pdf

I believe that that model of Powermatic has a lock for the blade angle that also extends and retracts the casters for moving the saw. You may have unlock or change the handle position to allow for blade angle adjustment. You can get a manual or information at the Powermatic website to show you how to change the settings on the saw. Hope that helps.

As you only have 4 wires from the motor it should be straight forward as two would be from the start winding (Black and red) and the other the run winding (White with yellow stripe and Blue). You should be able to check this with a tester as there should only be continuity between the wires as mentioned above. Reference the thermal switch, I am not 100% sure on the color codes but have attached a diagram which should help but will advise as best as I can on the connection. The diagram is for a high/low voltage but you can disregard the winding on 3 and 4 but should help on the understanding. Join the blue and black wire from the motor together and connect to the black wire from the supply. You should be able to run the motor (Excluding the thermal switch) by connecting the White with yellow stripe and the red wire together along with the white from the supply. To include this switch I would presume that you would connect the red wire from the motor to the brown wire from the thermal switch, the yellow wire from thermal switch to the White with yellow stripe from the motor and finally the white wire from the thermal switch to the white from the supply.