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    You may be familiar with this picture of an early...

    You may be familiar with this picture of an early RB at Wadkin's Green Lane works.

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    I believe this may be RB 105, the first off the production line in October, 1926 (with the next dozen...
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    Here's a picture taken in June last year with...

    Here's a picture taken in June last year with "Ideal" guard fitted. I'm not sure about the red - it might need toning down a little.

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    Nothing more has been done to it since that date....
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    Another interesting photo forwarded by wallace....

    Another interesting photo forwarded by wallace. This appears to be where completed machines were stored, awaiting sale or dispatch.

    I count 11 LP recessors and a larger, similar machine, all...
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    Wallace has kindly sent me this picture of a...

    Wallace has kindly sent me this picture of a batch of twelve LP recessors being assembled at the Wadkin works.

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    This batch is similar to my (and Matty's) earlier machines, as it has the...
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    Robinson.

    I have seen it written somewhere, but not sure where. I believe Robinson were taken over by a company that were not much more than asset-strippers. They went around buying many of the remaining...
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    Trenching Heads - pt.5 - 13”.

    And finally:
    Wadkin's fifth size of "Expanding, trenching and Grooving Heads" have an 13" diameter cutting circle. I don't know the bore, but I suspect 1¾".

    These are designed to fit:
    Wadkin...
  7. Thread: Wadkin PK Gen 4

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    You know that's like saying you prefer red roses...

    You know that's like saying you prefer red roses to be yellow... :;.

    Cheers, Vann.
  8. Thread: Wadkin PK Gen 4

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    What's wrong with PinK on a PK? :; Cheers, ...

    What's wrong with PinK on a PK? :;

    Cheers, Vann.
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    That takes me to a private group that only...

    That takes me to a private group that only Aussies can join.

    Anyone got any photos?

    Cheers, Vann.
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    Dang, can't find it (must have sold). Did you...

    Dang, can't find it (must have sold).

    Did you by any chance save any photos of it?

    Cheers, Vann.
  11. Thread: Wadkin PK Gen 4

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    I had a discussion about this while working on a...

    I had a discussion about this while working on a friend's "new" 1945 PK just yesterday. He was looking at a rough casting too.

    From what I've seen Wadkin weren't adverse to using casting with...
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    I think your decision to paint it, rather than...

    I think your decision to paint it, rather than polish it, was a good one.

    But I note your 4th photo is the back of a PK blade "flask". I hope you're not going to paint that blue :o:C:no:.
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  13. Thread: Sutton and P&N

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    I'm interested to see what she says. I like to...

    I'm interested to see what she says.

    I like to support local industry (what's left of it over here) and am prepared to pay a bit more for the privilege. I don't like it when production is moved to...
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    And more stable too IMHO. I've started doing...

    And more stable too IMHO.

    I've started doing the same at the railway society I volunteer at once a week. Here is a 255kg Wadkin CK radial arm saw I recently acquired for use there.

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    Time for Another Update - pt.2.

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    CK 1604 (test 41502 of 1951) - New Zealand - Wadkin Ltd. cast tag;
    CK 1606 (test 41504 of 1951) - New Zealand;
    CK 1614 (test 41512 of 1951)​ - New Zealand - Wadkin Ltd. cast​...
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    Time for Another Update - pt.1.

    It's time for an update. Unfortunately the software says I can't post this post because it exceeds 10,000 characters - so I'll split this into two posts.

    Here are a further 14 CK saws, 11 of which...
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    Thingamebobs.

    I'm not at all familiar with the BRA. Could they be adjustable feet - for uneven surfaces?

    Cheers, Vann.
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    Or not. You seem to be missing the spacers. ...

    Or not. You seem to be missing the spacers.

    From the info I've found it appears those heads will do 11/16" housings - without spacers. With spacers they should do 11/16" to 1 1/4" housings in...
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    You're all set up then. The 8.5" trenching heads...

    You're all set up then. The 8.5" trenching heads are the correct ones for the BRA.

    Now all you need is a drive pin (or as Auscab says, you don't even NEED one). They are 5/16" diameter with 5/16"...
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    Drive Pin.

    Does your BRA have a tapped hole for a drive pin in the inner flange?

    534110 CK 349 with guard removed and drive pin installed.

    534111 Showing drive pin through trenching heads .

    Cheers, ...
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    The 9" trenching heads for the CK use pin drive. ...

    The 9" trenching heads for the CK use pin drive.
    The 8.5" trenching heads I sent Auscab for his BRA also were drilled for pin drive. I see he has fitted them to his BRA, but I can't tell if he's...
  22. Bench Planes.

    Well actually Ian, even by a conservative count that's ten planes - #1, #2, #3, #4, #4.5, #5, #5.5, #6, #7 and #8.

    If you add the #5.25, and the "10s" - #10, #10.25 and # 10.5 (the latter 3...
  23. I think it's "Made in England" - in which case...

    I think it's "Made in England" - in which case the type studies are not applicable.

    Cheers, Vann.
  24. Thread: Wadkin PK Gen 4

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    If it's cast steel you will be able to heat it...

    If it's cast steel you will be able to heat it and straighten it. If it's malleable cast iron you will probably be able to heat it and straighten it. If it's grey cast iron it will almost certainly...
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    I too would be looking at the older one - expecting it to be better quality. However, even the older one dates to a period when Stanley QC was slipping. You may have a good new one from the period...
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    Solid Chisel Mortiser.

    I have a "Colonial" Solid Chisel Mortiser - https://www.woodworkforums.com/f299/carron-solid-chisel-mortiser-202883?highlight=Colonial - but I suspect it is information on J.G. Bissell and Co. you...
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    It's currently on Trademe. Cheers, Vann.

    It's currently on Trademe.

    Cheers, Vann.
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    Wadkin CK "Shorty"

    Here's something I've not seen before.

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    It's a "short" Wadkin CK radial arm saw - without the big cast-iron stand that supports the saw and its bench. Well actually it's a...
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    Six Inches.

    Six inches :;.

    The DN has 30" wheels, while the DO has 36" wheels. They were replaced by the 30" and 36" DR bandsaws ~1935.

    Cheers, Vann.
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    Thanks for putting up the photos H (especially...

    Thanks for putting up the photos H (especially the tag photo, which I'll add to the thread on the Canadian forum next update).

    I particularly like that it's still got the shifter for the flat belt...
  31. Thread: Wadkin CC

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    Trenching Heads.

    There are some on eBayUK now, but they are almost certainly all 8 1/2" cutting circle types with 1" bore - so not what you require.

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    The prices look a bit scary.

    Cheers, Vann.
  32. Thread: Wadkin CC

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    Blade Drive Pin.

    I'll be sending RG the spring, and plunger with rubber stopper, some time in the next week.

    He also mentioned that there's no drive pin - and that he would like one. I had a look because I thought...
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    Trenching Heads - pt.4 - 11”.

    Wadkin's fourth size of "Expanding, trenching and Grooving Heads" have an 11" diameter cutting circle, and a 1¼" bore.

    These are designed to fit:
    Wadkin radial arm saw model CC and CD;

    Wadkin...
  34. Thread: Wadkin CC

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    Wow. That's brilliant !!! You better be careful,...

    Wow. That's brilliant !!! You better be careful, you'll have a dozen CC owners contacting you for one :;.

    Cheers, Vann.
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    Panasonic/Hikoki/Makita.

    I have had 12v Panasonic battery drills since the 1990s. My latest batteries are 3.5ah and date to the early 2000s. One is still good, but the other has at least one dud cell. So it was time for...
  36. Thread: Wadkin CC

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    Rat Holes.

    Look what I found in my rat hole.
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    530973 Missing only the circlip.

    If you're prepared to risk loosing an arm and a leg to NZ Post, send me a PM/email.




    Probably best to...
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    This is all I have. 530056 I believe it's...

    This is all I have.

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    I believe it's from a 1952 catalogue - though I would have thought it's more 1930s.
    - the RD in the pictures has a 1936 to 1951 style of tag (not very helpful).
    -...
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    How about a genuine Wadkin power feed? 530041...

    How about a genuine Wadkin power feed?

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    I wonder if it left rubber burn-out marks all down the timber? :o:C

    Cheers, Vann.
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    Hi Matty. I'm assuming these are 8½” diameter...

    Hi Matty. I'm assuming these are 8½” diameter cutting circle heads? If so, I'd say the JP 54 heads with narrow cutters are JP 541, and the JP 67 heads with wider cutters are JP 543 heads.

    I see...
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    Trenching Heads - pt.3 - 10”.

    Wadkin’s third size of “Expanding Trenching and Grooving Heads” have a 10” diameter cutting circle, and a 1” bore.

    These are designed to fit:
    Wadkin radial arm saw model CK only.

    They are pin...
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    Trenching Heads - pt.2 - 9”.

    Wadkin’s next size “Expanding Trenching and Grooving Heads” have a 9” diameter cutting circle.

    These are designed to fit:
    Wadkin belt driven tenoner model EK and EL; and

    Wadkin double end...
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    Trenching Heads - pt.1 - 8½”.

    Wadkin’s smallest diameter “Expanding Trenching and Grooving Heads” have an 8½” diameter cutting circle.

    These are designed to fit:
    Wadkin 12” saw bench models SNR and SS;

    Wadkin-Bursgreen...
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    Wadkin Trenching Heads.

    I have recently purchased two pair of trenching heads to fit my Wadkin CK radial arm saw.


    In the process of working out what I have got (having never used trenching heads) I have been given...
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    I'm guessing it's a home-made lathe. Cheers, ...

    I'm guessing it's a home-made lathe.

    Cheers, Vann.
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    The 12" BAO/S come up frequently in UK. Very...

    The 12" BAO/S come up frequently in UK. Very frequently - like there are probably three or four listed on eBayUK at present.

    But again, the freight would kill it.

    You could stick a postage...
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    Trenching Heads - pt.7.

    I have managed to get some info from England - this is a clip from a Wadkin catalogue - photos of which arrived tonight.

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    It confirms that the JP 510 heads cut from 3/8" to 11/16" wide,...
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    Trenching Heads - pt.6.

    A year ago I made a box for the borrowed heads, to keep everything together and to protect the cutters and knickers once I'd sharpened them.

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    So a box for these new heads was required...
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    How accurate a cut does the CK cut? My Wadkin...

    How accurate a cut does the CK cut?

    My Wadkin CK is quite old and the stops are worn, so setting it at 90 degrees to the fence takes some trial and error. I have never adjuster the rollers...
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    Trenching Heads - pt.5.

    I've not yet used the "loaned" set of trenching heads, but now that I have my own, in two different sizes, I thought I'd better work out what I have, and what their capabilities are.

    I couldn't...
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    Trenching Heads - pt.4.

    Finally, last month I managed to pick up a pair of trenching heads of my own - actually two pair of trenching heads.

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    Cheers, Vann.
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