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On Sat, 22 Dec 2007 08:23:43 -0500, "Bonehenge (B A R R Y)"
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On Sat, 22 Dec 2007 02:47:41 GMT, "Joe" wrote:

If you had a choice, between a powermatic 66 and a pm2000, which would you
choose and why.


Sorry to toss in other stuff, but... Your two picks and the extra two
I'm about to mention all cut wood to identical accuracy.

I would (and did) choose a Canadian-built General 650 over an imported
PM66, if I were buying new. I closely fingered, and brutally stewed


My PM66 was built in the USA. In fact, it was built in McMinnville,
TN, the state where I live. Sadly, that plant has changed over the
years. Today, I'm not sure where PM66s are built. The General 650
is a very fine machine too.