Planer Maintenance Company

Hello All,

I am a newish wood shop teacher in East County, and even newer member to SDFWA. I have a Powermatic Planer in my shop that desperately needs some TLC. While I wish I could say I have the expertise to work on this machine myself, I don’t nor do I have time (as a teacher) to dedicate several hours to troubleshooting the issues (issues explained below). Are there any companies/individuals in the San Diego region that I can hire to repair this machine. We’re a relatively well funded program so paying for a service shouldn’t be an issue. I just haven’t been able to find anyone through google searches etc.

Thanks for your help pointing me in the right direction.

If you’re curious about the issues:
It’s not feeding properly. The rollers/infeed/something are either misaligned or too tight etc. It’s still operable, I can finess it and still get good results, but its certainly not ideal for students to working with this machine.

Our tool expert Jim Strawn has agreed to talk with you … I’ll send you his contact info.