Thread: T ROBINSON&SON 24" thicknesser

Good to see full guarding and extraction on it

That's one serious piece of gear. I don't suppose it needs to be bolted down. Must weigh a fair bit.
It would look great with a coat of paint after a good tidy up of the mechanicals.
Probably not the quietest piece of machinery that you own.
Thanks for showing us.

Alan...

Oh wow, What a treat !!!

A Magnificent beast, this machines was state of the Art in the 1920's, all the bells and whistles a thicknesser should have, Way ahead of its time for back then.
Thought I would throw up some Pic's for you 1thumb, out of a 1924 Thomas Robinson Catalog, hope you enjoy as much as I have loved seeing your beautiful T. Robinson Thicknesser.








Melbourne Matty.

Matty thank you ,thats excellent i know how good it is now but to see it new what a monster.In the words of your catalogue the machine is indeed"very massive in construction"

Originally Posted by 1thumb

heres a few pics of my old thicky.it was used in the sawmill running off the counter shaft planing 10by1 and 5by1 radiata pine for use as bee boxes.she still does a good job even though it needs looking after.

Thanks for sharing, its a real treat. Looking at the photos I was thinking it really is a big bugger, and then looking through the specs from the catalogue Matty provided, it was all confirmed.

Thanks for taking the time to take the photos, and Matty once again thanks for taking the time to scan in some catalogue information on the machine.

cheers,

Camo

Now that's a beast. I thought my jointer was noisy, imagine that with a square head.
It's just crying out to be restored.
Thanks for posting.

Andrew

Originally Posted by Barterbuilt

Now that's a beast. I thought my jointer was noisy, imagine that with a square head.
It's just crying out to be restored.
Thanks for posting.

Andrew

to restore it i would have to move and my forklift will not go close to lifting it

Here's a Newer one Robinson Thicknesser | eBay

Originally Posted by 1thumb

heres a few pics of my old thicky.it was used in the sawmill running off the counter shaft planing 10by1 and 5by1 radiata pine for use as bee boxes.she still does a good job even though it needs looking after.

1thumb, I note these machines come with;
1. Portable Motor Driven Cutter Grinder
2. Portable Knife Grinding apparatus

Did yours come with these two items?

Colin

unfortunately not
i think a flock of flying monkeys stole them sometime in the 1970's