Helical Cutterhead for Powermatic 50, 6" jointer, PM50

Note that this is a cutterhead with a 5/8" shaft. Please double check the dimension of the shaft prior to placing an order.

The Powermatic 50, PM50, is one of the most desirablevintage 6" jointers out there. This is a helical cutter head, manufacturedby WGM Tool Works, to replace the stock traditional steel cutters. Each headfeatures 4 rows of cutters for a total of ~28 (already installed on thecutterhead).  Each cutter, or carbide insert, is solid carbide and willout last your steel knives by a good margin. Each insert also has four cuttingsides so just rotate the one side that gets dull and your are ready to planeagain.

For more information, visit our website at: https://www.wgm-toolworks.com. If you are unable to find your cutterhead on Ebay, check out our website and/or email us and we may have it in stock. 

The advantages a helical cutterhead offers include: 

• Chip outs largely eliminated
• Extremely noise reduction
• Long lasting cutter life
• No sharpening
• Easy replacement of cutters and no alignment required

The last picture is an example of a jointed lumber surface through our cutterhead.

The package include:

•  a helical cutterhead with carbide cutter inserts installed

• 3 additional spare carbide inserts
• 3 additional spare Torx screws
• a wrench for installing inserts