Wadkin mitre saw restoration [Archive]

wallace1973

7th July 2016, 05:44 AM

Its been far too long since I did a machine so I thought I'd start with something simple to get me back into the swing of things.
I bought this a couple of years ago and its been sat under a tree.

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0081_zpsqxhbhf7h.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0081_zpsqxhbhf7h.jpg.html)

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0084_zps71lbimrk.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0084_zps71lbimrk.jpg.html)

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0083_zps5gah8wba.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0083_zps5gah8wba.jpg.html)

As you can see its pretty crusty

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0085_zps8pnput1a.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0085_zps8pnput1a.jpg.html)

But like most wadkin lumps they come to bits easily

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0088_zpsk50ujujt.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0088_zpsk50ujujt.jpg.html)

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0087_zpsxchg6dcg.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0087_zpsxchg6dcg.jpg.html)

Looks like its been cutting ali for a while

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0090_zpswow5pp1o.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0090_zpswow5pp1o.jpg.html)

Just about stripped just need to get the turning table off, not sure how to do it yet so the best option is to sleep on it.

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0092_zps2e8xcajj.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0092_zps2e8xcajj.jpg.html)

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0091_zps8co7j0do.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0091_zps8co7j0do.jpg.html)

Sawdust Maker

7th July 2016, 09:09 AM

Have pulled up a chair - just to keep an eye on things :U

goodwoody

7th July 2016, 02:11 PM

Looks very interesting.

Vann

7th July 2016, 06:40 PM

Have pulled up a chair - just to keep an eye on things :U

+1

Cheers, Vann.

NCArcher

7th July 2016, 08:02 PM

Have pulled up a chair - just to keep an eye on things :U

+1

Cheers, Vann.

Move over. I'll need a seat in the front row as well.
That is possibly the nicest mitre saw I have ever seen. Love the old cast iron stuff.

Sawdust Maker

7th July 2016, 10:14 PM

Move over. I'll need a seat in the front row as well.
That is possibly the nicest mitre saw I have ever seen. Love the old cast iron stuff.

Hope you brought some anzacs - Vann ate the last one I had

wallace1973

8th July 2016, 03:57 AM

A little more progress. Its always a good thing to walk away when something is stuck. I gave the table a good squirt of plus gas and left it overnight. I tipped it upside down and thought I might have to press it out. Luckily it just slid out.

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0093_zpsjrikeg5e.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0093_zpsjrikeg5e.jpg.html)

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0095_zpsc0gsuljy.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0095_zpsc0gsuljy.jpg.html)

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0096_zpsvigvhbhb.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0096_zpsvigvhbhb.jpg.html)

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0097_zpsakcwdv5d.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0097_zpsakcwdv5d.jpg.html)

Usual method of removing rust, Stanley blade then brass wire wheel in a drill and the finished off with some scotchbrite on the ROS

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0098_zpsk0bt1jf1.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0098_zpsk0bt1jf1.jpg.html)

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0099_zps3ptpcq8h.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0099_zps3ptpcq8h.jpg.html)

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0100_zpssufdo2tc.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0100_zpssufdo2tc.jpg.html)

Been wanting to use my new needle scaler for ages, it works really well at cleaning up the casting crud on the letters. My compressor is only a 2hp Sip and struggled a bit. Still easier than a dremmel

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0101_zps8q25qybh.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0101_zps8q25qybh.jpg.html)

Sawdust Maker

8th July 2016, 08:40 AM

Cool

212?

nearly shiny enough to shave in

dai sensei

8th July 2016, 10:41 AM

Looking great so far, they just don't make them like that anymore

Vann

8th July 2016, 04:29 PM

...212?Wadkin MS 212 (see tag photo in first post).

Cheers, Vann.

wallace1973

9th July 2016, 05:36 AM

I'm sure my pk has 1982 stamped on the slider frame, which must correspond to the tag.

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/Johns%20PK/070320143853_zps1a9c16bb.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/Johns%20PK/070320143853_zps1a9c16bb.jpg.html)

wallace1973

10th July 2016, 10:47 PM

A bit sanding with a flapper disc on the grinder and a bit bodge spread about.

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0166_zpsxza9nbg3.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0166_zpsxza9nbg3.jpg.html)

All the parts laid out to see whats what.

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0165_zpso1xeeqag.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0165_zpso1xeeqag.jpg.html)

woodlogic

13th July 2016, 08:43 PM

That's a lovely little Wadkin mitre saw. In fact, it's the first of that model I've seen beyond a catalogue. Do you have any plans for dust extraction, or just keep it all original? And what about lateral adjustments, is there any way of adjusting the blade, should it not be square?

Regards,
Raymond

Christos

14th July 2016, 04:41 PM

I am a little late but also pulling up a seat to watch the work in progress.

wallace1973

14th July 2016, 08:54 PM

Raymond I haven't seen this saw in a catalogue have you got a cut. There is the facility to attach a extraction hose I think I will see how good it works and if its no good I will make a hood. The saw has presets for 45 and 90. It has the same plunger as the pk table release. The fence is pinned and bolted so no adjustment there. I could always just select the angle and lock it down if the presets are worn.

wallace1973

15th July 2016, 05:24 AM

I started to clean up the blade housing and its made from cast ali so should come up nice and shiny. I use various tools to get the desired finish. Wire wheel to get in the nucks, flapper disc on the grinder for removing material quickly, those sandpaper circle thingies that go in a drill ( they are really good for making the surface uniform), power file and then the ROS, I finally tried that abranet stuff and I am very impressed. Doesn't clog and lasts ages.

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0167_zpsz4v4oang.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0167_zpsz4v4oang.jpg.html)

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0168_zpsia7zqvnc.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0168_zpsia7zqvnc.jpg.html)

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0173_zps68acwawb.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0173_zps68acwawb.jpg.html)

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0174_zpscfezfhhn.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0174_zpscfezfhhn.jpg.html)

I quite like the finish the ROS gives so not quite sure if I will do the full shiny treatment.

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0172_zpstcevmjiq.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0172_zpstcevmjiq.jpg.html)

Lappa

15th July 2016, 04:49 PM

Looking good!!

wallace1973

16th July 2016, 05:22 AM

Just to prove this little saw had been used for cutting ali for a long time I cleaned out the extraction pipe. It was jammed solid with ali swarf/dust

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0176_zps8rrqacqi.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0176_zps8rrqacqi.jpg.html)

I then did the other half of the blade guard

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0177_zpschxmqb2c.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0177_zpschxmqb2c.jpg.html)

I was thinking of fixing this hole with some apoxy. I found a nice crack next to it. I'm not sure if I should try and repair it or leave alone. I cant imagine 70 year old cast aluminium would weld very well.

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0178_zps1vdbxlvt.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0178_zps1vdbxlvt.jpg.html)

Sawdust Maker

16th July 2016, 08:59 AM

pity about the crack

Lappa

16th July 2016, 04:03 PM

Drill a small hole at each end of the crack to stop it spreading.

hiroller

16th July 2016, 09:50 PM

Nice job so far. Just the casting work on the base is amazing in itself.

Welding aluminium weakens the surrounding metal.
It would look better if you squared up the edges of the hole and glued in a fitted piece of oversize aluminium which could then be filed / sanded into shape.

wallace1973

20th July 2016, 03:12 AM

Mmm shiny

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0206_zpsh1lobu8w.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0206_zpsh1lobu8w.jpg.html)

wallace1973

23rd July 2016, 02:27 AM

I got round to fixing the hole and crack. drilled holes at either end and V'd out a bit for the filler to get hold. To keep the filler in place I stuck some foil tab on the inside.

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0214_zpsj83n1c1l.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0214_zpsj83n1c1l.jpg.html)

This is the stuff I got, I was going to use epoxy with ali powder in it but found this in a motor factors.

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0212_zpsu5bnqsua.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0212_zpsu5bnqsua.jpg.html)

It goes off in 10 mins and sands really well.

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0213_zpsos2azg6j.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0213_zpsos2azg6j.jpg.html)

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0216_zpszseymkc9.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0216_zpszseymkc9.jpg.html)

Time for some crust removal. Most things on this are pretty pitted so instead of a wire wheel I went straight for the power file and a 40 grit belt. Then went through the grits before buffing with compound.

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0208_zpscfmf7sv3.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0208_zpscfmf7sv3.jpg.html)

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0209_zpshifogfsl.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0209_zpshifogfsl.jpg.html)

For doing a flat object I stick various grits to some formica and sit and rub

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0215_zpsl6ldmorc.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0215_zpsl6ldmorc.jpg.html)

I started working on the fences which are quite rough

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0217_zpsgfnn7qzc.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0217_zpsgfnn7qzc.jpg.html)

bueller

23rd July 2016, 03:46 AM

Loving the photo updates, looks like you're making fast work of it!

Sawdust Maker

23rd July 2016, 10:34 AM

coming along well

Lappa

23rd July 2016, 11:38 AM

Looking "brilliant" :D

John Saxton

23rd July 2016, 06:16 PM

You're doing a terrific job restoring this saw,I am looking on with interest here following your progress.

Cheers

wallace1973

24th July 2016, 02:49 AM

It goes to show what the humidity is like at the moment, I cleaned this up yesterday and forgot to wax it. Today its has some pretty decent rust on it.

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0219_zpsyihw8gaj.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0219_zpsyihw8gaj.jpg.html)

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0221_zpsat8el4e7.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0221_zpsat8el4e7.jpg.html)

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0222_zps0vqaap1r.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0222_zps0vqaap1r.jpg.html)

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0224_zpsl8vaz1zk.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0224_zpsl8vaz1zk.jpg.html)

Everyone likes a bearing money shot so here it is double row SKF

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0223_zps8msnjtce.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0223_zps8msnjtce.jpg.html)

Vann

24th July 2016, 08:26 AM

That's certainly cleaning up nicely Mark.

It goes to show what the humidity is like at the moment...Nothing to do with everyone sweating over Brexit I suppose...:;

Cheers, Vann.

Amrjon

24th July 2016, 07:49 PM

Nice work, Im enjoying your updates.

I'm usually restoring something or other but not organised enough to take pictures as I go. Your thread makes me wish i was though!

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wallace1973

25th July 2016, 04:18 AM

Vann I voted out I think one of the reasons Brexit won was that people are so disillusioned at the establishment/MP's/councillors that it was just a big two fingers up at them.
Amrion I always take pictures so I know where stuff went when reassembling the more complicated machines. I wish more people would post stuff I love seeing how other people tackle stuff.
Not much progress today.

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0225_zpsjsc916yd.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0225_zpsjsc916yd.jpg.html)

And then after 3 hrs

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0228_zpskfmobfw0.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0228_zpskfmobfw0.jpg.html)

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0226_zpsltjzj1gj.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0226_zpsltjzj1gj.jpg.html)

There are a couple of pinned collars that are really pitted so instead of sanding I thought I'd try giving them a skim on the lathe.

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0229_zpsbwkkj1gv.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0229_zpsbwkkj1gv.jpg.html)

wallace1973

27th July 2016, 06:23 AM

This bit is well and truly crusty.

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0230_zpszjtrzbkm.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0230_zpszjtrzbkm.jpg.html)

The pin didn't come out when I tried with a punch so I had to hacksaw it off.

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0231_zpszwklqp25.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0231_zpszwklqp25.jpg.html)

It had some major pits so I used my lovely 14" disc

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0233_zps30ggc7va.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0233_zps30ggc7va.jpg.html)

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0232_zpsfbe23n4w.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0232_zpsfbe23n4w.jpg.html)

This is how thy came off the sander

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0234_zps7zxptk4j.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0234_zps7zxptk4j.jpg.html)

Next 40 grit on the power file

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0235_zpspo4szrdt.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0235_zpspo4szrdt.jpg.html)

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0237_zpsjwaj58hn.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0237_zpsjwaj58hn.jpg.html)

Then 120 grit

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0239_zpsvrxe827z.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0239_zpsvrxe827z.jpg.html)

Then 120 grit glued onto formica to do the flat bits

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0240_zpsx1nsttpb.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0240_zpsx1nsttpb.jpg.html)

Had to stop to make grub for the family so its done to 180 grit. Time taken for this was 2hrs

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0241_zpsoowwo42v.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0241_zpsoowwo42v.jpg.html)

goodwoody

27th July 2016, 07:45 AM

Just Groovy.

Vann

27th July 2016, 08:17 AM

Thanks for going into the extra detail to see how you get from rusty to polished. Usually people just show before and after pickkies (not just you - but see your previous post). It's great to see it step by step - really helpful.

The pin didn't come out when I tried with a punch so I had to hacksaw it off.

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0231_zpszwklqp25.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0231_zpszwklqp25.jpg.html)

I have the same problem with the slider lock on my PK, and wondered if I dare hacksaw the pin. What will you use for a replacement pin (i.e. what size is it)?

It had some major pits so I used my lovely 14" disc

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0233_zps30ggc7va.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0233_zps30ggc7va.jpg.html)

Looking at the edge of that table, looks like it might be next to be refurbished... :D

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0241_zpsoowwo42v.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0241_zpsoowwo42v.jpg.html)

Beautiful. Just beautiful.

Cheers, Vann.

wallace1973

27th July 2016, 07:01 PM

Van I think sawing the pin was the safest method, I gave it a good wack and you know when somethings not coming out. I've had them before on a pk with a bent nail in. I was thinking of making a little brass pin with a little head on just for the bling factor. I got that disc sander a couple of years ago from foundry pattern shop. The problem is it works so keeps getting demoted down the list. I did a step by step because someone was asking what is really needed to get things done. I think there might be another 1.5hrs to finish it.

L.S.Barker1970

27th July 2016, 08:41 PM

Beautiful work Mark !
You must have so much fun tinkering in your shop working on these projects
I wish I had more time ..
Thanks for showing your work here all step by step !

Melbourne Matty.

wallace1973

28th July 2016, 03:39 AM

Matty I am quite lucky in some respects, when I'm not needed in the house I can pop out to my shop even for 30 mins.
The final part of this piece, everything sanded down to 1200 grit

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0242_zpsajg6a7qu.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0242_zpsajg6a7qu.jpg.html)

And then polished

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0243_zpscay2uivb.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0243_zpscay2uivb.jpg.html)

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0244_zps6zcoj873.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0244_zps6zcoj873.jpg.html)

I needed a pin so stuck a brass bolt in the drill and sanded with the power file.

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0245_zpsrtopnkhj.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0245_zpsrtopnkhj.jpg.html)

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0246_zpsyktmwelf.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0246_zpsyktmwelf.jpg.html)

Shaped the head gave it a polish and voila

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0247_zpsalebuzpn.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0247_zpsalebuzpn.jpg.html)

wallace1973

29th July 2016, 03:34 AM

The angle strip is quite worn.

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0248_zpsb8yt8dyg.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0248_zpsb8yt8dyg.jpg.html)

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0249_zpsre8yrcb1.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0249_zpsre8yrcb1.jpg.html)

More shiny stuff

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0250_zpsv4ovloa8.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0250_zpsv4ovloa8.jpg.html)

I have decided not to shine every bolt so I have blackened a few bits. This is the stuff you mix with water and it leaves an oxidised layer, you then spray with WD40 and wax.
I used this on the RS I did but since I sold it I don't know how good this stuff resists rust.

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0251_zpssq2t4lq8.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0251_zpssq2t4lq8.jpg.html)

bueller

31st July 2016, 08:52 PM

Great progress, this thing is going to be gorgeous when finished!

wallace1973

1st August 2016, 02:14 AM

I have been on the look out for a motor, I went to see my local motor winders to see if he had anything suitable. I had a scout round his stash and found this little gryphon motor which is 1.25 hp. Its worth a punt for £15

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0252_zpsrm8u41eq.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0252_zpsrm8u41eq.jpg.html)

I had a little strange encounter when I went to get my paint mixed. The guy has mixed my paint a few times and wondered why its always the same colour. I said I was restoring an old wadkin machine. Low and behold he used make wadkins. He worked at evenwood engineering at bishop Auckland. He worked on a big grinder that did the machine tops.
I got a few coats of zinc primer on everything

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0255_zpsvcwkwnsn.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0255_zpsvcwkwnsn.jpg.html)

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0256_zpsccchsa3s.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0256_zpsccchsa3s.jpg.html)

wallace1973

4th August 2016, 04:23 AM

A little more done

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0260_zpsrxvpbquq.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0260_zpsrxvpbquq.jpg.html)

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0261_zpsonnh52po.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0261_zpsonnh52po.jpg.html)

I need some advice with regard to what size pulley to have on the motor. The pulley on the spindle is 83mm, the motor spins at 2850rpm. What size pulley should I have on the motor. I think the saw will take a 8-9" blade.

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0262_zpsnpxsjt6f.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0262_zpsnpxsjt6f.jpg.html)

wallace1973

6th August 2016, 05:38 AM

This was the little window into the blade guard.

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0263_zpszhddgpkr.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0263_zpszhddgpkr.jpg.html)

I made a new one, one problem I had was the Perspex I was using was quite thick and I needed to heat it up quite a bit to achieve the bend. I ended up over doing it on a couple which causes bubbles to appear inside the stuff. In the end I just admitted defeat and will live with bubbles. I suspect my Perspex was too thick.

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0264_zpstptvbzdg.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0264_zpstptvbzdg.jpg.html)

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0265_zpsawstdzby.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0265_zpsawstdzby.jpg.html)

I had a bit of a drama with the enamel paint. I like it semi gloss but the paint guy didn't do it properly so I had to take it back and get it flattened. I then sprayed everything again and it was too shiny again. Strange thing was I gave a piece just a quick going over and it went the semi glass I wanted but where I'd laid down a few decent coats it was shiny when dry. Both sprayed at the same time. I've never experienced that before.

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0270_zpsfpawq7rg.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0270_zpsfpawq7rg.jpg.html)

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0269_zps4gppbgbk.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0269_zps4gppbgbk.jpg.html)

I wanted some brass washers so chopped rough shapes out drilled a hole and put them on the lathe.

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0266_zps8ef7ntyc.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0266_zps8ef7ntyc.jpg.html)

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0271_zpsvgmbfyxv.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0271_zpsvgmbfyxv.jpg.html)

I need a starter for this saw as the one that came with it is fugly. I bought a new old stock starter a while back and thought it would look perfect on this. Gutted its only rated for less than 1A at full load.

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0267_zpsctyuucyb.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0267_zpsctyuucyb.jpg.html)

I found this one in my stash which may work. I don't know what the blue wire is for can anyone give me a clue (Bob)

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0268_zpsrk6vq9wu.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0268_zpsrk6vq9wu.jpg.html)

DSEL74

7th August 2016, 01:38 PM

Your doing a fantastic job there.

I was wondering when you tried to punch that pin out if you were able to try from both sides? Could it have been a taper pin and only gone one way?

I have a concern with Perspex for the blade guard as Perspex (acrylic sheet) will shatter easily with impact from flying debris, saw dust might be fine but anything bigger could be an issue. Can you get your hands on some polycarbonate instead?

Looking forward to seeing the finished machine.

wallace1973

10th August 2016, 05:20 AM

I'm not sure if the stuff I used is actually Perspex. It cut easily with a jig saw.
On the final furlong. Decent masking tape is a really good investment

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0272_zpsxu9c9q6t.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0272_zpsxu9c9q6t.jpg.html)

I made a mess up on polishing the off button. I put too much pressure and went through the red.

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0277_zpsjhylhq6t.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0277_zpsjhylhq6t.jpg.html)

I always find tin tags a challenge. I think they were originally acid etched? and zinc plated.

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0278_zps47iuo2uc.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0278_zps47iuo2uc.jpg.html)

hiroller

13th August 2016, 11:25 AM

Coming along nicely!

wallace1973

20th August 2016, 05:39 AM

All done

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0325_zpsxiahmuzq.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0325_zpsxiahmuzq.jpg.html)

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http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0328_zpswompt7ru.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0328_zpswompt7ru.jpg.html)

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0368_zpskpi00plo.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0368_zpskpi00plo.jpg.html)

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http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0366_zpspa05cli4.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0366_zpspa05cli4.jpg.html)

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0365_zpsogfdutwc.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0365_zpsogfdutwc.jpg.html)

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http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0352_zpsnpcakch6.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0352_zpsnpcakch6.jpg.html)

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0346_zpsaq8wuvsw.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0346_zpsaq8wuvsw.jpg.html)

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0340_zps1n1yheiw.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0340_zps1n1yheiw.jpg.html)

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0342_zpsci8v97o1.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0342_zpsci8v97o1.jpg.html)

And just to confirm which planet it was built on.

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/wallace_099/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0338_zpstn2uly0a.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/wallace_099/media/wadkin%20mitre%20saw/IMG_0338_zpstn2uly0a.jpg.html)

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