Tower 30 inch edger manufactured in Michigan probably prior to WWII with two 2 1/2 x 14" inserted bit saws containing 14 bits each, originally with all babbitt bearings and flat belt drive. From the condition it was in when I purchased it ($250) it must have edged millions of board feet... all of the bearings were extremly worn. Thus, I replaced the mandrel babbitt bearings with 1 15/16 inch pillow blocks and machined new bronze bushings for the feed rollers and heavy idler roller. The flat belt drive was replaced with a PTO jackshaft and 14" 3 groove B belt sheave and a 7" sheave on the saw mandrel. To improve tracking infeed and outfeed rubber tires were added. At 540 RPM PTO speed the lineal feed rate is 120 feet per minute. | |
Additional Images: Overview Infeed view 32 x 72 inch table with three dead rollers Saw Blades view Outfeed view 32 x 60 inch table with two dead rollers PTO drive view Feed belts with added idler sheave Adjustable saw slider assembly , replaces the original slider with square telescopic tubing Setworks , slides the adjustable saw along the mandrel Yoke , slides the adjustable saw along the mandrel |
The Original Edger |