T.Robinson Thicknesser ...

[L.S.Barker1970]

No where near me but there is a nice Thomas Robinson & Son Thicknesser for sale on evil bay.

Thicknesser 620mm wide | eBay (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Thicknesser-620mm-wide-/300780639366?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_15&hash=item4607ec5486)

Good solid machine, 620 wide cut square head, I like it !!

Melbourne Matty.

[jgforsberg]

how old is that one?
is the motor riged on that one and does the head speed look fast to you Matty?

jack
English machine

[L.S.Barker1970]

how old is that one?
is the motor riged on that one and does the head speed look fast to you Matty?

jack
English machine

Jack, I would say 1920's era, the motor could be an afterthought or later adaptation, but a very tidy job, possibly original to the machine, not sure, the ratio from the motor to the head is tall and would probably sound like a jet taking off, this would be a great machine, but your neighbours may disagree.

http://i982.photobucket.com/albums/ae301/matty355/sc0000b194_zpsbe690d71.jpg
Melbourne Matty.

[J. Vibert]

If you ever see one of these in our neck of the woods Jack. Feel free to call.... anytime :cool:

[NCArcher]

This one IS close to me and I have almost convinced myself that I need to put a bid in.
My wife is going to kill me though :roll:

[NCArcher]

I missed the end of the auction by about 1 min. :doh:
I had a sort of approval as well.:C

[L.S.Barker1970]

I missed the end of the auction by about 1 min. :doh:
I had a sort of approval as well.:C


It went cheep !!




Item condition:
Used


Ended

24 Sep, 201218:34:14 AEST


Winning bid:
AU $169.50 [ 11 bids (http://offer.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&_trksid=p4340.l2565&rt=nc&item=300780639366) ]



Postage:
Local pick-up offered.



Item location:
Garden Suburb, New South Wales, Australia


Seller:
lfp777 (http://myworld.ebay.com.au/lfp777/?_trksid=p4340.l2559) ( 56 (http://feedback.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback&userid=lfp777&ssPageName=VIP:feedback)http://p.ebaystatic.com/aw/pics/icon/iconBlueStar_25x25.gif) |Seller's other items (http://www.ebay.com.au/sch/lfp777/m.html?hash=item4607ec5486&item=300780639366&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_15&rt=nc?_trksid=p4340.l2562)





Melbourne Matty.

[Vann]

Reviving an old thread (just to keep stuff together), there's a T Robinson & Son Ltd. thicknesser on Trademe ATM.

The seller says it has 460mm blades and can take up to 178 thick wood - from which I gather it's a Robinson No.2 size 'BZ' thicknesser - which has an 18" x 7" capacity - and requires a 6bhp motor and weighs in at about 14cwt (~3/4 tonne).

I think Matty's cut (above) shows the 24" model (No.1 size - 24" x 7" capacity and requiring a 7bhp motor).

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If it was in the same island; if it hadn't taken me a year to de-rust and titivate a working bandsaw; if I had the room; and if the price didn't go silly - I'd be in (but that's 4 "ifs"). And I'm not too keen on that square head either :C.

Anyhow, enjoy.

Cheers, Vann.

[Vann]

Moderators. Any chance of moving this thread to "Antique and Vintage Machinery" (f299)? That's where most vintage machinery buffs hang out these days.

Cheers, Vann.

[Vann]

It failed to sell. Seller wants a grand for it. A bit high I think, for a machine with no motor, that's looks like it's been stored in the rain for a while...

Relisted.

Cheers, Vann.

[bueller]

Yeah a grand seems a bit optimistic for something that's been out in the elements for so long. I've seen full functioning units selling for not much more.

[auscab]

Thats Luv Ly to see!! Soothing In Fact. Thanks Vann .

[Vann]

Yeah a grand seems a bit optimistic for something that's been out in the elements for so long...Hmm... failed to sell again.
So the seller lists at a starting bid of $600. Nobody bids, so he offers it for $1000. Am I missing something? If nobody wants it at $600, why might they want it for $1000? This time he's offered it for $1200. The more people DON'T bid, the higher it's value...http://d1r5wj36adg1sk.cloudfront.net/images/smilies/actions/doh.gifhttp://d1r5wj36adg1sk.cloudfront.net/images/smilies/actions/doh.gifhttp://d1r5wj36adg1sk.cloudfront.net/images/smilies/actions/doh.gif

Cheers, Vann

[bueller]

He's probably had a bunch of offers under his asking price and thinks that if he ups the price maybe their offers will come up too. Even $600 would be too much for me, I'll only slightly beat scrap prices for rustbuckets like this. Just too many things that can go wrong.