Originally Posted by
Don at the Fort
Several years ago I acquired a Univer 508 3 wheel power feeder as part of a closing out sale. I am to the point where I have to either use it or sell it. It needs some servicing either way - new wheels/tire, a couple of parts.
It is a very heavy duty unit, designed for shapers, table saws and surfacers (jointers). My initial thought were to use it with my 36" bandsaw. I have a lot of stock that requires cleaning up for resale - mostly edge treatment, not resawing, although in the future maybe as I have some slabs coming later on.
Out of the box, this feeder has a minimum feed rate of 2.7 m/min. I am assuming this is meters/minute. This is almost 9ft/ minute.
Is this to fast?
The Laguna feeders range 3 - 45 ft/min
There are 2 Grizzly bandsaw feeders that range 10-93 ft/min.
Co-Matics have a low of 0 - 90 ft/min.
It would certainly be beneficial to be able to have a much lower starting speed to be able to work with a variety of materials and sizes.
All thoughts and experiences appreciated.