Powermatic 54A user manual

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POWERMATIC 54A/54HH 6” Jointer

Creating flat, straight surfaces is crucial in the quest to build elegant
projects. Virtually all forms of joinery and the tools that cut them
depend on straight edges and square cuts. The POWERMATIC
54A/54HH 6” Jointer makes it easy to achieve the high levels of
accuracy you need in this always-crucial operation.

The Powermatic 54A/54HH
Base Cabinet
6” Jointer has been designed

and built to provide the
u7ltimate in accuracy and
The 21”-wide by

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The helical cutterhead is so effective because its carbide inserts are arranged in spiral-shaped rows. The inserts have a 4” radius ground into them and are mounted so they approach the wood at a 14-degree angle. That creates a true shear cut that eliminates much of the impact and the resulting fiber disturbance other cutterhead designs deliver to the wood. The helix head (right side of the image) uses full carbide inserts The helical cutterhead cuts so efficiently that it dramatic

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The infeed table height is adjusted using a unique lever system. This single lever provides both coarse and fine adjustment capabilities that make tiny changes simple to make with a new level of accuracy. After loosening the handwheel on the side of the machine, the infeed table adjustment lever can be used for major infeed table height changes. Snug the locking knob down and the same adjustment lever can now be rotated (twist the handle) to make very small infeed table height changes wit