Before You Buy A Woodmizer EG100 Edger - Part 1
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- Опубліковано 11 бер 2021
- Here's what happens after you write the cheque - for better or worse - what went well and what didn't.
Welcome to this introduction to a 4-Part series about the assembly of Woodmizer’s EG100 Edger. It’s all about setting the correct expectations - before you make the decision to take the plunge.
If you’ve got a small bandmill and are thinking about increasing your production and overall efficiency, an edger is the way to go. But, you definitely want to go in eyes wide-open because there are things that my manual and the manufacturer produced videos and dealer didn’t tell me. .
Not intentionally. Woodmizer people are good people. It’s just that there are a host of products in the Woodmizer lineup - and it’s really up to us as the customers to ask all the right questions. But what if we don’t know what all the questions are?
So, if you’re wanting to begin realizing on that new efficiency sooner rather than later, here’s hoping that you’ll appreciate a few of the time and frustration saving perspectives and tips from my journey.
PS - I say it in the video but I’ll say it here. Love my Woodmizer EG100 and knowing what I know today, I would still absolutely buy it all over again.
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I bought one a couple years ago and what a disaster of an experience. Several frustrating days trying to assemble it , no support, all parts in bags with labels printed in Polish, pulley assembly would not fit the drive shaft. They had a video to watch the the Polish guys. No dialog.
Woodmizer support told me I could take it to their dealer for assembly for a hearty fee or return for a refund.
I loaded it up and drove 400 miles to return it. Almost 800 miles round trip. Had to wait awhile to receive my refund.
I ordered an edger made in Pennsylvania and it was worth the wait. So glad I’m not stuck with that orange junk
Oh man - thanks for tuning in and sharing your story. That sounds like a horrible experience. So sorry to hear that. My instructions were so-so - but at least in English. Some stuff I had to figure out on my own. And there are some odd things most of which I mentioned in the video - things like the inch scale being divided into 10ths and the emergency shutoff switch having no place to attach the lead wires. I complained, and got a placating email and nothing else. I've probably got 20 hours of continuous use on it now and it seems like so far, so good.
If I'd had your experience I'd have returned it too.
BTW - what edger did you end up with. Genuinely curious to know more about that and how it performs.
Hi Howard, I bought a Riehl Steel edger from Pennsylvania with 22” x 2” with a Honda gx 390. Really industrial quality compared to that Woodmizer that I sent back. I’d now trade my Woodmizer LT 50 and buy a Cooks mill if I did not have to wait so soon.
Thanks for the reply. I'll be doing some research this weekend on the Riehl. Sounds like an awesome solution. Thank you for sharing!
I have the 3ph electric and love it. I wondered when I bought it if I would use it much. Now after having it I wouldn’t want to be without it.
Wow! You're the first electric edger owner I've had reach out. That must be a terrific unit. Would love to have had the electric, but just did not have the amperage required to support. Enjoy!
Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching!
Hi Howard I am looking forward to seeing the rest of these. Also, I am wondering what the outcome is on the Norwood loader arms bending the frame
Thanks for your comment. On Monday I'm ordering another cross brace support as suggested by another viewer. Hoping that will solve the issue.
The interesting part for me is that when setting up something like the Norwood HD36 is that one needs to pre-determine the length of logs one is going to be cutting. i.e. the setup for 8' logs is significantly different than for 18'
Howard, I have the manual to fixing emergency stop button which is a great addition if you want to receive it get with me
Oh man - you are my new favourite best friend. Text me at 604-230-8051 or email me at howard.kettner@gmail.com. Much appreciated.
Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it. Let me know if any additional questions.
The text in the beginning of the video mistakenly calls this a Norwood edger. Had me confused for a while.
Thanks for tuning in! Wow! I'd completely missed that.
Sorry for passing my confusion along - such is life north of age 65. Some days I have to think about what my name is. Now I know why some folks wear shirts with their name stitched onto them. :)
Hey Howard how does the cut come out? Good tight joints board to board?
Definitely. The board 'fence' on the infeed does a great job of squaring up, and the edger does the rest . . .