Edgers, what do you like or dislike about your edger?

[Okrafarmer]

I'm looking for a used edger. Budget is in the $1,000- 3,000 range. I prefer gasoline-powered, but I could convert it or use another power source if need be.  Portability is a plus, but not a necessity.

So are there any I should definitely avoid? Any I should definitely look for?
I saw Customsawyer's Morgan in action, and it looked like a good little unit, very simple and functional. Any more thoughts?

[JustinW_NZ]

Another Question - Do people find a big need/reason to go from a single blade edger to a twin blade? i.e woodmizer eg50 vs eg200?

(im leaning on portable for myself)

Any input there?

Cheers
Justin

[CCC4]

I think it depends on what you are used to. If you have always run 2 and three blade setups, then going to a single will make you want to punch yourself in the face. Cheers, mate!  ;D

[learner]

I allways thought older was better, but maybe I'm wrong.   ;D


  

 
Still waiting for the modified bearing assemblies to be finished. 

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

It can be brought back to life.

[Okrafarmer]

I usually need it for pine. I usually keep most of my live-edge stuff. I might also need it occasionally for other things.

[CCC4]

I allways thought older was better, but maybe I'm wrong.   ;D


  

 
Still waiting for the modified bearing assemblies to be finished.

Nice! Little bit of sheet metal and good to go!

[boman1]

I have a Wood Mizer ED26. I have prolly run close to a million bd ft of oak thru it. The only time it hangs a flitch up is if i dont have it far enough to the center of the machine and it catches on the side.  No fault of the machine...... use the straight edge if you have hang up issues.Mine has been a very reliable machine. Could be better if it was split blades to make easier changing.....but the good thing is I sharpen the teeth with the blade installed so very seldom do I remove them. Its noisy...but hey its for a sawmill....I wear ear plugs :-) I would purchase another one if I needed an edger.

[Logosol Malte]

When it comes to edge perfectlt straight, take a look at Logosols new design for a two blade edger. With one circular sawblade coming from above and one from the machine table, gives a controlled sawing process. The board is pressed against a long straight edge after the fixed sawblade. This aligns the board and gives very straight cuts. Read mor at the UK-site. www.logosol.co.uk/all-products/board-edger-c210/

[Brucer]

Nice things about that Logosol:
- thanks to one open side, it will handle any width of flitch.
- the guide in the fixed kerf will keep the board straight.
- easy to change the blades.
- the price is attractive.

Not so great things:
- it won't handle anything over 1-3/16" thick.
- it won't edge wider than 8".
- the feed rate is OK for one person operation but slow for 2 person operation.
- requires electrical supply.
- not very portable.

It would fit very nicely into some operations, and why pay more for extra capacity that you don't need.

[Okrafarmer]

If you can remove or disable one blade, you should be able to edge wider than 8 inches. One edge at a time.

[Brucer]

Kind of defeats the purpose, though.

[Okrafarmer]

Yes. I would demand that a two-blade edger be able to at least edge up to 12" wide. That's kind of a minimum, when you consider a lot of my stuff would make good boards wider than that.

[Brucer]

That edger would actually do 90% of my edging. My stock sizes are 4", 6", and 8", all 7/8" thick. Anything else is a custom size. I edge nearly all my 2" stuff on the mill (to save my back mainly). I've run the odd special order for 10" stuff through the edger but I usually don't produce flitches that wide.

That particular machine would actually work for me, except that it's A) electric, and B) not very portable.