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24th March 2024, 01:10 PM
Thread: Wadkin LP Boring and Recessing Machine.
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Indeed. The first batch of RB buzzers was...
Indeed. The first batch of RB buzzers was completed in October, 1926 (these were the dozen machines ordered by New Zealand Railways). The machines in the photo were later - as all NZR machines were...
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18th March 2024, 10:06 PM
Thread: Wadkin RB Bench Type Buzzer - RB 116
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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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18th March 2024, 08:57 PM
Thread: Wadkin RB Bench Type Buzzer - RB 116
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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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18th March 2024, 08:42 PM
Thread: Wadkin LP Boring and Recessing Machine.
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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.
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15th March 2024, 09:05 PM
Thread: Wadkin LP Boring and Recessing Machine.
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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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12th March 2024, 03:10 PM
Thread: Wadkin Trenching Heads.
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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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11th March 2024, 05:22 PM
Thread: Wadkin Trenching Heads.
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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".
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16th February 2024, 08:51 PM
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... :;.
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16th February 2024, 08:47 PM
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? :;
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14th February 2024, 07:54 PM
Thread: Wadkin PK for sale Lithgow.
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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?
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14th February 2024, 06:53 PM
Thread: Wadkin PK for sale Lithgow.
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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?
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11th February 2024, 10:15 PM
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.
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11th February 2024, 09:52 PM
Thread: New (to me) Wadkin BRA
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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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30th January 2024, 05:08 PM
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... -
22nd January 2024, 06:37 PM
Thread: Wadkin DN Bandsaw Restore - Early 1900s
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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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14th January 2024, 08:23 PM
Thread: Wadkin CK Radial Arm Saw
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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;
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14th January 2024, 08:22 PM
Thread: Wadkin CK Radial Arm Saw
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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.
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7th January 2024, 07:58 PM
Thread: New (to me) Wadkin BRA
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Thingamebobs.
I'm not at all familiar with the BRA. Could they be adjustable feet - for uneven surfaces?
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7th January 2024, 05:00 PM
Thread: New (to me) Wadkin BRA
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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... -
7th January 2024, 11:23 AM
Thread: New (to me) Wadkin BRA
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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"... -
6th January 2024, 07:33 PM
Thread: New (to me) Wadkin BRA
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Drive Pin.
Does your BRA have a tapped hole for a drive pin in the inner flange?
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6th January 2024, 09:54 AM
Thread: New (to me) Wadkin BRA
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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... -
23rd December 2023, 09:00 PM
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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... -
22nd December 2023, 10:20 AM
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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.
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22nd December 2023, 10:17 AM
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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21st December 2023, 07:51 PM
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I too would be looking at the older one -...
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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5th December 2023, 06:21 PM
Thread: J.G. Bissell and Co. Mortiser
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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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11th November 2023, 07:33 PM
Thread: Wadkin CK "Shorty"
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It's currently on Trademe. Cheers, Vann.
It's currently on Trademe.
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8th November 2023, 08:15 PM
Thread: Wadkin CK "Shorty"
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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... -
25th October 2023, 09:51 PM
Thread: Wadkin DO bandsaw in Sydney
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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.
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24th October 2023, 04:57 PM
Thread: Wadkin DO bandsaw in Sydney
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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).
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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.
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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... -
3rd October 2023, 01:20 PM
Thread: Wadkin Trenching Heads.
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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;
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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 :;.
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30th September 2023, 07:14 PM
Thread: Panasonic/Hikoki/Makita.
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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...
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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.
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26th August 2023, 09:15 PM
Thread: Wadkin Super 500 parts manual
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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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25th August 2023, 10:30 PM
Thread: Wadkin Super 500 parts manual
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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
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8th August 2023, 07:35 PM
Thread: Wadkin Trenching Heads.
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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.
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8th August 2023, 07:08 PM
Thread: Wadkin Trenching Heads.
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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.
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7th August 2023, 10:50 PM
Thread: Wadkin Trenching Heads.
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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:
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7th August 2023, 10:39 PM
Thread: Wadkin Trenching Heads.
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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:
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7th August 2023, 10:21 PM
Thread: Wadkin Trenching Heads.
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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... -
6th August 2023, 07:16 PM
Thread: Isentify these lathe parts
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I'm guessing it's a home-made lathe. Cheers, ...
I'm guessing it's a home-made lathe.
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1st August 2023, 10:10 PM
Thread: Wadkin 18" X 9" UO/S Planer Thicknesser
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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.
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26th July 2023, 10:21 PM
Thread: Wadkin CK Radial Arm Saw
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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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25th July 2023, 08:43 PM
Thread: Wadkin CK Radial Arm Saw
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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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25th July 2023, 08:05 PM
Thread: Wadkin CK Radial Arm Saw
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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... -
24th July 2023, 08:57 PM
Thread: Wadkin CK Radial Arm Saw
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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...