Thread: Early Waldown Restoration

Originally Posted by Anorak Bob

Could be because belt repositioning isn't as easy on these machines as it is with your 2M and my 3.

Mightn't need it, as its variable speed. (or at least appears to be).
I've also read somewhere that there is a large gap between two speeds somewhere in a range that a long belt fills. But as I don't own one I've never looked into it.(though turning the pulley up side down is a new one)

Stuart

Originally Posted by eskimo

I must be blind......well to be more correct, blind in one eye and peesed in the other

you are very observant Michael

Not half as blind as me. I only noticed that the 8SN has its base reversed when I looked at the photo this morning.

Originally Posted by Anorak Bob

The final four photos are at RMIT showing the drill like yours perched on the tulip base along with a newer 8SN and a beautiful NH. You can compare the motors fitted to these more recent models in contrast to the motor on the older drill in the gold and silver shop.

Bob I assume the "Gold & Silver Shop" is another faculty of RMIT. In which case I am surprised those drills haven't been decommissioned due to OHS. Especially since the universities are so insurance conscious.

Originally Posted by Michael G

Bob, did you notice in the photos you posted that although fitted, the intermediate pulley is not used? The belt goes straight past and the motor pulley has been flipped over.

Michael

The motor pulley has to be flipped if they are using it as a Two pulley drive and have avoided the intermediate pulley at all speeds.

BOB, I did also notice the backwards base last night.

Originally Posted by DSEL74

Bob I assume the "Gold & Silver Shop" is another faculty of RMIT. In which case I am surprised those drills haven't been decommissioned due to OHS. Especially since the universities are so insurance conscious.

I couldn't see anything unsafe about the drills or any of the other equipment in the RMIT workshops. Given the nature of the work undertaken within the workshops, there is the potential for injury to occur but where do you draw a line? Stop teaching manual arts?

Been to a few places today looking for a suitable switch. I guess the original went with the motor and pulleys. I will have to make somesort of Mount also. So any ideas where I can find a retro looking 240v switch that will be sympathetic to the age of the drill? some thing original would be even better.

Originally Posted by Anorak Bob

I couldn't see anything unsafe about the drills or any of the other equipment in the RMIT workshops. Given the nature of the work undertaken within the workshops, there is the potential for injury to occur but where do you draw a line? Stop teaching manual arts?

It is necessarily what we would consider safe or use ourselves it's what the current regulations require. I.e. Full guarding, those little plastic screens over the chuck etc. I have recently seen a number of machines being sold off from tafes that look like new for this very reason.

Originally Posted by DSEL74

Been to a few places today looking for a suitable switch. I guess the original went with the motor and pulleys. I will have to make somesort of Mount also. So any ideas where I can find a retro looking 240v switch that will be sympathetic to the age of the drill? some thing original would be even better.

was there a mount position or position where a bracket went for switch?

I will let you know next week..i have to pick up two waldowns some time between 1-3rd Dec....(yes I know....but I could'nt help my self....the devil made me do it???... and maybe there is one there you can have.?

No nothing, that is not to say it hasn't been removed or maybe never was.

Which models did you get??

I'm interested if you have take off.

Paint?????

I went to Bunnings and they recommend I use Dulux or white Knight metal paint & Primer. However there wasn't a matching color and they would have to tint a tin up for me. The only problem was they only have a gloss base to work from so the paint would end up gloss instead of satin.

The second thing was they knew nothing about primer filler and couldn't say it would be compatible.

I want to stay away from 2 Pack due to the nasties they give off.


What have you guys used, would recommend, and where is best to go looking??

Thanks.




Should I even be worried about the original color, I noticed Waldown blue has changed many times and doesn't seem to have an actual standard from machine to machine.

The paint job on this looks pretty sweet!!

I'm thinking to steal the crompton motor from the bandsaw to use on the drill as it should look the part. I will then have to buy a motor for the bandsaw later on. Is 1/4hp enough? Maybe 1/3 - 1/2hp is better?

It is the perfect size for the mount plate, unfortunately the motor foot mount holes don't match the existing bolts on the plate (spacing between top & bottom) rather than drill more holes maybe an adapter plate between?


also the motor will need to be bushed to fit the pulley.

Originally Posted by DSEL74

. . . . What have you guys used, would recommend, and where is best to go looking??

You might want to take a look at Wattyl Industrial coatings.
http://www.wattyl.com.au/en/industrial/

It's high quality paint with a decent range of colours.
The downside is I've only been able to buy quantities in 4L.

If you go to super cheap they have an sca brand primer filler either as am aerosol or in a tin. I have been using it on patterns and it has worked really well. It seems to take any of the enamels well, they sell an acrylic primer filler too but you can only use acrylic over it.

Is there a reason no one looks underneath?


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Still got to remove the rest of the existing paint. I will further light sand the table working surface no sure how bright I will be able to get it. Maybe someone will volunteer to surface grinder it