Corley edger question

[Larry]

Got an old Corley 2 X 30" edger.  Haven't used it for a few years but thinking about putting it back in service...or getting one in good working condition.  The pineapple rollers are wore pretty bad, needs a bearing or two (no babbit), and adjusted.  Got new teeth and shanks for the blades.

First question is it worth spending time and money on?

If the answer to the first question is yes how do you rebuild the pineapple rollers?  I was thinking about welding on new metal and turning back down to the proper diameter using a grinder.

[D._Frederick]

Guess that I don't know what pineapple rollers are. Mosts that I have seen are flutted, I have seen ones that have round circles cut out.  On the edger that I built, I bought off-shore N0. 40 roller chain sprockets and used them for the feed rollers. I don't think that you can salvage the worn-out rollers, they have to be true to feed correctly.

[Bro. Noble]

I see new feed rolls advertised in trade magazines,  but they probably cost a lot.  Do the boards not feed at all or do they feed crooked?  If they don't feed on thin boards,  you can grind out on the frame so that the hold-down rolls will drop farther down ( if yours is made like ours)

Those are good,  well built old machinesand should be worth spending quite a bit of time and money to rebuild.  Wouldn't hurt to spot weld on the worn bumps-----don't see where you would have anything to lose and you could always grind them off.

We got parts for ours at Ozark Machinery in West Plaines.  They rebuild a lot of sawmill and logging equipment and might possibly have some good used parts.  They might also give you some good advice on repairing your rolls.  Wouldn't cost anything to ask.  www.ozarkmachinery.com

[Larry]

Feeding crooked.  I checked prices on new ones from couple of sponsers yesterday...think I'll start working on the Corley.

Thanks for the link Noble, I'll give Ozark a call.