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    In your photo of the machines in the pattern shop you don't mention the Disc sander the table of which is visible mid left.
    Was this still in the shop when you visited and if so was it a disc and bobbin or a double disc?
    Was it converted lineshaft or elec motor onboard?
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    Quote Originally Posted by clear out View Post
    In your photo of the machines in the pattern shop you don't mention the Disc sander the table of which is visible mid left...
    It's a disc & bobbin

    HS JTA.jpg HS JTAt.jpg

    Wadkin JTA 792, test 55799, of 1956. I believe this machine may have been part of this shop since it's import ~1956.

    Another machine I neglected to show is this woodlathe:

    HS RS.jpg HS RSt.jpg

    Wadkin RS 1876, test 57556, of 1957. I believe this machine came from the old Wilkinson Callon Ltd pattern shop, and replaced this old J Ransome double headstock lathe ~2013.

    HS 1606 Lathe.jpg

    So far, I've not found any reference to the Ransome lathe in the lists of machinery acquired by NZ Railways in the late 1920s (when this and several other railway workshops were built, or substantially rebuilt), so I'm assuming it came from the previous pattern shop on this site (i.e. it's pre-1925). It would have originally been linebelt driven.

    And this Dominion bandsaw:

    HS Dom.jpg

    ...which was on-site previous to the amalgamation of the two pattern shops. This Wadkin bandsaw from the Wilkinson Callon patternshop became surplus (~2013) and was disposed-of.

    HS BS.jpg HS BS2.jpg Sorry, no tag photo.

    Question: Is patternshop one word or two?

    Cheers, Vann.
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    Hey Vann....this is a great story!!!!
    These old dears are elegant in there design and are also uncomplicated. I have an old Jeffwood Thicky. With the machine came a ring spanner that fits the knives on the cutter bar. Someone has made an aluminium guage that sits on the cutter bar's rebate that the knives go into.The way it works is you bolt in the knives, but before you really tighten, the guage is used to slide the knife up the cutter bar until it just "kisses" the flat on the aluminium guage. It is not as slick as a blade change on a modern hand electric planer but it works. It means that you have a reference to get each knife to be set the same distance from the cutter bar for each knife.
    Just do it!

    Kind regards Rod

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    Default And just a bit more...

    Here's another picture of the JTA hiding behind a cabinet - and the disc clamp not hiding.

    HS JTA.jpg

    And another machine that I couldn't identify earlier, but now I think it's a Robinson boring and recessing machine type PF - formerly lineshaft driven.

    HS 1605 Wood Mill.jpg

    It looks a lot like the catalogue cut for the PF, but I've also found a record that Hillside Railway Workshops acquired a Thos Robinson & Sons Ltd "Machine H.D. boring and recessing" as part of the rebuilt in the late 1920s, for the princely sum of £NZ184 18s 10d G.I.F.

    Cheers, Vann.
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    I have some Robinson catalogues . Here is a PF I cant find a HD though.
    IMG_4494.JPGIMG_4495.JPG

    Rob

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    Quote Originally Posted by auscab View Post
    ...Here is a PF I cant find a HD though.
    Thanks for the cuts Rob.

    Don't stress about the HD - it shows up frequently in the lists of machinery. Apparently it means "Heavy Duty", indicating they weren't going to accept some lightweight machine (these purchases had been through a tender process, I guess they needed to be able to override the accountants and not necessarily accept the lowest bid).

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    Default Fence

    I should be working on other projects, but yesterday I reassembled the fence base.

    RB 234.jpg Before.

    RB 235.jpg After.

    This bit is ready to go back into storage now.

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    Default Cutterblock and Knives - Part 2

    I've been watching Trademe for several weeks, looking for a 5/8" W socket. The only contenders were in old "sets" usually selling for $50 - $100 and of unknown condition. Finally, yesterday I checked out a couple of engineering supplies places, and after winching at the price of an impact socket, found a 28mm KingTony socket (never heard of them) for under $25. Finding a new 5/8" Whitworth socket these days is unlikely, but the 28mm socket fits well (my own socket set has every size from 10mm to 27mm, but then jumps to 30mm .

    I tried to loosen a couple of nuts cold. No show.

    Today I had more time and applied heat. It still took a 3' cheater bar, but I was able to loosen them. I'm very pleased I didn't bend the strong-arm in the process.

    RB 246.jpg Quite a bit of rust - in some places a little more than just surface rust.

    The other side has less rust...

    RB 247.jpg RB 248.jpg

    ...and cleaned up quite easily.

    I tried turning the nuts over and screwing them back on (thanks for that tip Matty/Jack). They're all tighter that way. I might be best to replace the studs and nuts.

    Quote Originally Posted by wallace1973 View Post
    ...Does it have two square holes at the rear of the knives, I used these to insert something to adjust the knives
    It doesn't look like it (sorry to take so long to find out).

    I'm not sure of the function of the two little leaf springs, but the two wire springs are to push out the knives - and still work well (see the knife pushed out in 2nd photo).

    Cheers, Vann.
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    I'm just preparing to plane up a load of oak so thought I'd freshen the blades in the MJ. Could I heck find my socket which I bought a year ago, I couldn't find a whitworth one either. I bought a box of tooling when I got that old LP which I've never gone through properly, I was getting desperate so had a rut in the box, I found a 5/8th whitworth socket bar made by Britool, well chuffed. Got to be careful though the bar is about 10".
    A weird thing is advanced machinery still list blades for the MJ a snip at £46.85 for HSS or £129 for TCT per blade I wont be getting them. I missed 3 sets go for £10 on ebay recently

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    Default Main Casting.

    I shouldn't be doing this. I wasn't going to touch this machine until Christmas. I should be finishing my bandsaw and re-starting work on my PK. I just can't help myself .

    RB 280.jpg 21st August: paint stripped the main casting.

    RB 281.jpg A few days later: de-rusted and mostly primed.

    RB 282.jpg 4th September: warming on the woodburner before completing the first coat of enamel.

    RB 283.jpg RB 284.jpg RB 285.jpg And now.

    Just need to run a tap through the four lugs to clean paint (and rust) out of the threads.

    Cheers, Vann.
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    Default But Wait, There's More...

    I've also done the infeed "wedge".

    RB 286.jpg RB 287.jpg RB 288.jpg

    And the bearing covers.

    RB 289.jpg

    The infeed table adjuster had seized. A bit of heat freed it up. Castings also painted (some rust removal still required).

    RB 291.jpg RB 290.jpg

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    Vann,
    I may be able to lay my hands on a 5/8” Whit. socket if you are interested.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lappa View Post
    I may be able to lay my hands on a 5/8” Whit. socket if you are interested.
    I'm interested. I'll PM you.

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    Default And More...

    I've also ordered two new bearings. The existing bearings have pressed steel cages - but I think they're near the end of their lives. Jack's advice (over on CWW) was that pressed steel cage bearings are probably good enough (and a lot cheaper) - but I decided to go for brass cage bearings as they're said to be better quality (better tolerances). The best prices I could find on ePay were two US sellers. I paid $45 USD for one, and $55 USD for the other (vrs ~$14 USD for pressed steel cages).

    RB 2306.jpg RB 2306M.jpg

    Shipping prices were ridiculous - so I had them shipped to NZ Post's "YouShop" forwarding centre in Portland, Oregon. They then cost a further $16 NZD each to forward to NZ.
    The first one arrived today.

    However, they're not going on to the cutterblock anytime soon. The cutterblock is in a bad way . I'm going to run it initially with the existing bearings while I decide on a plan B - but more on that in a future post.

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    Default I Shaved Today.

    I shaved a heap of rust off the infeed table with a razor blade. I need to scour it more but first I paint stripped the painted portions in preparation for priming.

    RB 293.jpg RB 292.jpg

    The steel lip is in very good condition (it's never been hit by a blade), however there's been a bit of rust on the underside. I may paint the underside too.

    Cheers, Vann.
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