auscab
19th November 2016, 09:03 AM
I have a Wadkin Bursgreen BRA . Though I would add another. This came about when I saw a pair of Wadkin trenching heads on UK ebay . The seller got them with a BRA and never used them. Anyone know if these just came in the one size for Bursgreen BRA ? I know there is a larger one for the CC. Something I saw that Jack posted somewhere mentioned it. So I bought the heads and am waiting for them to arrive.
I have always thought it would be nice to have two RAS's, one for cutting , one for trenching , permanently set up in the same bench . So I saw this one on Gumtree. Its a long arm version , roughly I think it cuts a further 200mm than my first one and takes a larger blade as well I think . So when I get my workshop back up and running , which is taking longer than I hoped , but it's moving closer each day , I will be putting the two together. And for the rest of my working days the time saved in not having to change from saw to trenching, and still being able to cross cut while a trenching head is in use will add up in my favor I hope . I use the RAS a lot for removal of stock for halving joints , and with a saw blade its not ideal , most of the time so many passes that I leave 4mm of wood between each pass and knock out the waste with a hammer and rebate plane it flat. to be able to trench cut this out will be nice .
I unwrapped it when I got it home , all seems good with the tracking and motor bearings , It has a replacement rise and fall handle which Ill have to replace at some stage. And a little repair work needed on the tightening levers up the top back of the post.
Rob
I have always thought it would be nice to have two RAS's, one for cutting , one for trenching , permanently set up in the same bench . So I saw this one on Gumtree. Its a long arm version , roughly I think it cuts a further 200mm than my first one and takes a larger blade as well I think . So when I get my workshop back up and running , which is taking longer than I hoped , but it's moving closer each day , I will be putting the two together. And for the rest of my working days the time saved in not having to change from saw to trenching, and still being able to cross cut while a trenching head is in use will add up in my favor I hope . I use the RAS a lot for removal of stock for halving joints , and with a saw blade its not ideal , most of the time so many passes that I leave 4mm of wood between each pass and knock out the waste with a hammer and rebate plane it flat. to be able to trench cut this out will be nice .
I unwrapped it when I got it home , all seems good with the tracking and motor bearings , It has a replacement rise and fall handle which Ill have to replace at some stage. And a little repair work needed on the tightening levers up the top back of the post.
Rob