Wards Sawmill Catalog(ue) - One Man Edger

Next to the sawmill itself, an Edger is the most important machine used in making lumber. A commercial outfit is not complete without one. An Edger increases production and reduces operating costs by relieving the sawmill of all except coarse dimension cuts. It increases income by producing the highest grade lumber, commanding higher prices-and gives fast low cost output of small dimension cuts. Page 2 shows how you can acquire this valuable additional equipment for only $7 a month. Wards Edger has 20-inch maximum width clearance - it double edges stock from 21/2 to 151/2 inches wide. Adjustable guide fence provides for single edging boards which come from the sawmill with one edge perfect-and provides for simultaneous edging and ripping. Extra fixed saw may be added for double edging and ripping.

The shift saw has over 10-inch travel. The fixed saw may be set in any desired position. Guide fence has 6-inch shift travel. A gauge with large figures shows settings clearly. High speed feed gives board travel of 115 feet per minute with edger saws running at 2000 R. P. M. Feed live roll is corrugated for positive drive. Plain pressure roll, 3 inches in diameter, is gravity type.

Arbor is 11/2 inches outside diameter and runs in babbitted split bearings, with shims for clearance adjustment. Extra Gang Rip Saw Arbor is listed below.

The two edging saws included are 12-inch diameter, 8 gauge thick, with 2-inch hole. They are mounted on bushings with fixed and screw collars, the shift saw being broached for spline on arbor. Fixed saw bushing has safety set screw. Maximum depth of cut, 41/2 inches. Sturdy frame is of composite structural steel and gray iron castings, with lugs for bolting to base and to side rails of board conveyor bench. Pulley is 5 inches diameter with crowned face for 6-inch bolting. Requires about 5 H. P. to operate. Shipped from Factory near Kansas City, Mo. Allow 5 days.

287 SM 2871-15 1/2-inch Edger. Size, 53x34x2O-in. Ship. wt. 350 lbs . $87.75

GANG RIP SAW ARBOR

Words Edger can be converted into a hand feed gang sawing machine by replacing the regular arbor described above with a special compound type arbor. This arbor takes up to 8 saws. Thin saws (15-gauge) not over 12 inches diameter are recommended for gang rip work. Saws not included; for rip saws see listings above at right. Shipped from Factory near Kansas City, Mo. Ship. wt. 50 lbs.

287 SM 2873--Ganq Rip Saw Arbor for adapting Edger to gang rip work . $12.50

Wards Automatic Sawdust Remover Turn waste into increased profit! Sell your sawdust to concerns converting it to sweeping compounds, mixing base for grasshopper poison, etc. Removes sawdust as it gathers under mill and carries it to pile several feet away. It eliminates risk of accident in shoveling sawdust from beneath mill. Works continuously when mandrel is running, whether feed and saw are working or not. Thus you use otherwise wasted power, and save shoveling time. The saving in one man's time alone pays for the Sawdust Remover in a few weeks. It requires no extra belt on mills having power feed! Its drive pulley uses same belt and serves as belt tightener.

May be used on mills without power feed by using shorter belt around drive pulley itself. 22-foot drag chain, of easily-obtained malleable detachable link type, includes 12 wing type drag links (not ordinary solid type) with sheet metal paddles riveted on. Paddles bend instead of breaking if snagged and are easily straightened. Requires about 5 H. P. to operate above power required In operate saw.

287 SM 2831-Shipped from Factory near Kansas City, Mo. Ship. wt. 115 lbs ... $29.75 WARDS UNDERSWING BUTTING SAW-Needed for cutting slabs to stove wood length, flitches into blocks, for shingles. shakes, mine caps, small dimension stock. Convenient underswing mount-Arbor bearings babbitted-Includes wide straight belt, with tightener. Bevel Drive! Automatic Clutch saves power! Swings easily on trunnions. Takes up to 30-in. cordwood saw with 1 3/8-in hole. Shipped from Factory near Kansas City, Mo.

287 SM 2872--Complete as described. Ship. wt. 400 lbs . $37.50

LUMBER TRUCKS-Make your own "rail cars," for moving boards from mill to seasoning pile or other hauls, from these metal parts. Consists of four flanged cast iron wheels, BxIV2-in. on I-in. axles-with boxes for bolting to car frame which you make. For 30-in. gauge wood tracks you can make yourself. Shipped from near Kansas City, Mo .

287 SM 2825--Lumber Truck Metal Parts. Ship. wt. 100 lbs $9.50

BENCH ROLLERS-For Conveyor type bench to receive boards from saw. Cottonwood,

5-in. diameter by 16-in. long, with steel axles. 207 SM 2832-Bench Rollers. Ship. wt. 12 lbs. Each ............................... 75c

Edging Saws, Dado Heads and Cutters Made of electric furnace steel, correctly tempered, smithed, and hammered for perfect balance, trueness, and easy cutting. Tougher-and holds edge longer-than ordinary spring steel saws usually sold at these low prices. Highly polished finish! These saws are equal to the saws others usually call "best." Specially filed and set teeth give correct clearance-no binding when run at the proper speed, The careful beattreating and temper given these saws makes them hard, yet tough-not brittle. Can be reset without breaking off teeth--Can be refiled to a keen cutting edge. Teeth are shaped to proper pitch and length. Saws are tested for balance and trueness. Guaranteed by Wards to give full satisfaction. Wards can furnish any size hole without extra cost. Order by Article Number and state diameter of saw and size of center hole wanted. Shipped from Wards nearest Mail Order House. Mailable. For Combination Saws: See Index of Wards General Catalog.

Above: Common Tooth Grooving Saws. Right: Dado Head Set.

Dado Heads and Extra Cutters

For making smooth, clean grooves in any wood-with the grain, across it, or at an angle. Heads are sold in sets consisting of two outside cutters, each 1/8 inch thick, and common tooth type cutters which are inserted between outside cutters to build Head up to width of desired groove. Shipped from Factory in Philadelphia, Pa. Mailable.

287 SM 2858--State Art. No., Set No., Diam. and Hole Size.

Common Tooth Grooving Saws

Made of first quality crucible-electric steel. Used principally for straight and formed grooving on ordinary work which does not require a smooth cut. Shipped from Factory near Philadelphia, Pa. Mailable.

287 SM 2859--State Art. No., diam., thickness, and hole size.

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