New toy! A bit of an antique but it looks like it will do.

[Kipper]

The family and I took a little vacation to East Tennessee to pick this sweet gem up. Everything works and I'm hoping it can be the solution to my board edger desires!

[beenthere]

Looks like a great find.. congrats...

[fishfighter]

Can you still get replacement blades for it? Sweet, would love to own one.

[Kipper]

Thanks y'all. You should have seen the look on my wife's face after we drove 6.5 hours to get it. I think that's how we ended up here last night... http://www.margaritavilleislandhotel.com/

Yes, I Calle timbering and they sell the split bales with a new arbor. Everything else looks pretty basic, almost simple enough for me to make a replacement part if needed.   :-\

[samandothers]

Nice find!  Looks like fun trip for all!

[Slingshot]

Looks similar to one I bought 4 or 5 years ago, also in TN near Nashville.
Mine has a rounded top, New, old stock. Never been run but everything
still moves freely. I have not used it either, still as I found it.

Does your blades have the insert teeth? This one has the 12 inch fixed
teeth blades.



 



 



 



 

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[Kipper]

It does have the insert teeth. It looks like a really simple design.

[Sixacresand]

Kipper, We were in Pigeon Forge this week and ate supper one night at Paula Deen's restaurant across the street from Margaritaville hotel.  If I had seen your rig in the parking lot, I would have stopped to check it out. 

[Kipper]

Wow! We walked right passed Paula Deen's! The girls wanted Margaritaville so we went there instead for dinner. I had to park out in the "D" section which seemed like half a mile from the hotel. It was really nice, kinda crowded but I guess that's to be expected for a holiday week. What did you think of Paula Deen's? I think we will eat there when we go back in February.

I cut some this morning with it and made some adjustments, not sure how impressed I am with the accuracy just yet but I think after playing with it some more and some more adjustment t it should get better.

[loggah]

I have one just like it,and used a  piece of 1/8" thick x 1" x1" angle iron about 3' long and positioned it  on the outfeed side in alignment with the fixed blade. This helped guide the lumber and made the trimmed boards run straight.

[Kipper]

Loggah,
Mine has one already there. After about the third cut I noticed the out feed roller was sliding side to side. I adjusted the stop collar and it seemed to cut straighter. Do you have a spanner wrench for changing the blades? How do you determine where to position the infeed Spurs?

[millwright]

What kind of horsepower is needed, I just picked one up, it has the insert tooth blades, but I need to power it

[Kipper]

Mine is powered with a 10hp Techemuseh gas engine. The previous owner said it would cut 2" material before slowing down. I have only tried 8ft long 1" material and it did great.

[starmac]

Glad to see this post. I purchased one of these a year ago with my mill, but have never even laid eyes on it. All I know is it is a bellsaw and has no power at this time.
It is just a few miles from me, I reckon I should at least go see what I bought. lol

[whitepine2]

 I got one as well works all right for what I do,didn't realize there were that many around. Mine is a Bellsaw unit fixed teeth not split.

[Kipper]

Well, I got to try it out a little more today. It feeds the boards with ample speed and does not choke down, granted I only cut 1" thick stuff but they were about 9 ft long.

The issue comes with the cut, it cuts the same width all the way down the board however there is a curve to the wood. I think the adjustable blade is a little loose and is causing the board to wonder some. Anyone else ever had this type of issue?

Thanks!

[Corley5]

Are the blades sharpened the same?