WHAT!!! Powermatic is no longer made in the USA? Having recently purchased a Powermatic 3520 wood turning lathe for over £3,000 from Axminster I am quite shocked as I really believed it was made in America. I have just read through all the information for my lathe and also all the online descriptions on the Axminster site and everything leads you to believe that Powermatic design and build most everything. There is no mention anywhere that I can find that says “Made in China”.
I would still have bought the machine if I had known it was Asia built and in practice its a beautiful piece of kit. I would however have considered the price a little more carefully and would probably have looked at other makes.
Maybe a little more transparency is needed Axminster although I am totally happy with my lathe and in particular the customer service I had in the ordering, after sales and the superb delivery arrangements.
