Powermatic · 1353001
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The retained reference is $5,999 current direct U.S. price. Confirm liftgate, installation and included risers; extension, swing-away, mobility, lights, chuck, extraction and other accessories remain separate. Confirm workholding, circuit, floor or bench, unloading, safe blank range, PPE, maintenance and parts before payment.
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Confirm liftgate, installation and included risers; extension, swing-away, mobility, lights, chuck, extraction and other accessories remain separate. Confirm stock, freight, liftgate, tax, promotion, return and authorized U.S. support at checkout.
3520C is the premium 2 HP choice when mass, sliding-head access, movable controls, serviceable parts and a mature professional platform outweigh lower cost or 24-inch native swing.
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3520C 20-Inch by 35-Inch Lathe was checked against manufacturer identity, manual, parts or support, exact current U.S. price, independent woodworking evidence and bounded owner evidence.
Each amount stays tied to its source and capture date. Conflicting prices remain visible until the seller resolves them.
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Owner experience
Owner evidence is retained as a delivery, setup, control, workholding, maintenance and service checklist for 3520C 20-Inch by 35-Inch Lathe, not a performance, capacity, defect or safety rate.
Reports are self-selected and span different serials, voltages, stands, benches, chucks, blanks, speeds, accessories, circuits, dust conditions, service regions, skill and maintenance. They cannot prove population reliability, runout, finish, safe capacity, code compliance, service rate or injury prevention.Self-selected exact-model owners discuss delivery, setup, alignment, controls, vibration, accessories, maintenance, failures and service. Reports are configuration-specific anecdotes, not performance, defect, capacity or safety rates.
Budget unloading and accessory costs alongside the machine and verify alignment and controls before the rigging equipment leaves
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Powermatic identifies 1353001 as a 726-pound 20-by-35-inch 220 V floor lathe with 2 HP VFD drive, sliding headstock, movable magnetic controls, digital indexing and adjustable risers.
Powermatic lists stock 1353001 at $5,999. Confirm liftgate, installation and included risers; extension, swing-away, mobility, lights, chuck, extraction and other accessories remain separate
20-inch swing and 35 to 36 inches between centers in current published tables; retain the exact manual and delivered centers, with accessories priced separately for longer or alternate work. 2 HP, 220 V single-phase input with enclosed VFD and two electronic ranges of 15 to 1,200 and 40 to 3,200 RPM, forward and reverse. 1-1/4-inch by 8 TPI spindle, MT2 tapers, 5/8-inch bore, 48-position digital indexing and model-specific quill, rest and spindle-nose dimensions.
Powermatic publishes manual access, OEM parts, phone support and five-year warranty terms. Large components, freight and on-site labor remain practical service boundaries. Base machine includes its standard faceplate, centers, rest and risers as itemized by Powermatic. Chuck, tools, lights, extension, mobility and extraction are separate.
AAW recommends a full face shield, conservative startup speed, slower speeds for larger or rough work, locked tailstock and tool-rest assemblies and no gloves, loose clothing, jewelry or untied hair.
OSHA identifies rotating parts, point-of-operation contact, flying chips and thrown work, and addresses close tool-rest placement, guards and entanglement controls. Application to a shop depends on workplace and operation.
OSHA notes high-velocity wood-dust emission and recommends close source capture. A lathe package does not establish exposure control or compliance.
A detailed independent turner review documents uncrating, setup and early use of the exact 3520C. One owner's initial experience is not long-term controlled testing.
Self-selected exact-model owners discuss delivery, setup, alignment, controls, vibration, accessories, maintenance, failures and service. Reports are configuration-specific anecdotes, not performance, defect, capacity or safety rates.
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Manufacturer identity, exact current U.S. price, manual or specification, parts or support path, independent woodworking evidence and bounded owner or turner evidence were checked on August 20, 2026. This market covers complete current U.S.-supported benchtop, midi and full-size woodturning lathes for serious hobby and professional shops. It excludes metal lathes, duplicators and copy lathes, accessories, extensions and stands sold alone, unsupported imports, obsolete machines, cosmetic packages, chuck bundles and minor swing, bed or voltage siblings used only to pad the count. Preserve swing over bed and banjo, actual between-centers geometry, headstock and bed position, motor input and claimed output, voltage, phase, circuit and plug, belt ranges and electronic control, lowest usable speed, forward and reverse conditions, spindle thread and shoulder, taper, bore, indexing, quill and travel, fixed, sliding, swiveling and outboard paths, extension and rest support, weight, stand, floor, mobility and lifting, tool rest, banjo and tailstock behavior, included faceplate and centers versus required chuck, jaws, tools and sharpening, center alignment, runout, bed twist, setup and break-in, dust, chips, noise, electrical cooling, parts, warranty and service. A headline swing or horsepower figure does not approve a blank. Safe RPM depends on diameter, balance, soundness, mounting, drive and operator skill. Inspect stock and glue joints, rotate by hand, start at the lowest stable speed while standing out of the rotation plane, keep a locked rest close to the work and stop for vibration. Use impact-rated eye protection plus a full face shield, tie hair, remove loose clothing and jewelry and never wear gloves near rotating work. Guards, extraction, respiratory protection, hearing protection, electrical work, permits, workplace rules, fire control, rigging and training remain site-specific. Reverse can loosen threaded workholding unless positively secured as documented. Dust collection does not capture every chip or respirable particle. No manufacturer claim, capacity, price, review, owner report, drive feature, brake, jam sensor, guard, mounting system or service plan guarantees surface finish, runout, production capacity, uptime, code or workplace compliance, dust or noise control, workpiece retention, injury prevention or any safety outcome.
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