Thread: Stenner BL chain chisel mortiser Rare machine

built in chain sharpener

and the cutting stone at the back of the motor

it has a great depth stop for quick set

you can see the bronzes stops for adjusting the mortise lengths

hand stitched leather to the handle to protect the paint from chipping and to give a soft sound when dropping the crank leaver . i also added leather to the pull down handle for comfort.


wooden tables with a two position adjustable stop.




the entire unit side out of the way when not in use.

you have to have the right plug for 600 volts


Hope that was not too many pics? thanks for looking boys.

jack
English machines

wow.
no other words, really.
wow. yes.

ok, I was just thinkin' I was lucky enough the last week to buy a lovely little old chain mortiser, and YOU! man, what can I say? great deal, and p-e-r-f-e-c-t restoring work.

just look at how shiny is... evryting.

and... is it possible to see how the chain guard works? it's one of the pieces missing on mine.
thanks
no envy, no. really.

Post a pic of yours and I will help with the gaurd.

in the mean time::::::::::::

As I have said before this is a chisel mortiser as well. I had rebuilt the head and had to make bushing to fit my tooling. I like the flat botom sets that are not as pointed as the new styles are so it takes a bit more effort to drive a 1" chesel but they tend not to burn. I find the english kits augers are a lot tighter interface to the chisel and run better than the cheep sets from you know where. It takes about 1 minute to change over from chain to chisel.




Made a video of it punching a 1" chisel at the link below. My RPC took more time than normal to start as i just turned it off minutes before the video and the start caps are getting old. you can see the lights dim a little

tool613's Channel - YouTube

I also made a new table that tilts and hold downs to hold any shape i want.
lots more pics of that too if any are interested.


jack
English machines

One of the nicest restoration jobs , the attention to detail is nothing short of perfection.
This machine has fallen into the right hands, thanks for sharing.

Regards,


Frank.

Jack, Very Cool !! great to see this Mortiser finished and in action !!
You Blow my mind with this stuff !!
Tell me, you'd have to have one of the best collections of English Woodworking Machinery, and I mean the BEST of the Best English machines, Wadkin, Stenner and Bursgreen, All carefully restored...
Jack I don't know where you find the time, your work is nothing short of amazing !!
Wonderful to see you posting Down Under on Woodwork Forums, everyone and anyone interested in Machines could most certainly benefit from someone with your talents and knowledge on English Machinery.

I am still looking for information on Stenner for you but not turning up much at all, I would even go so far as to say that the mortiser you have is probably quite rare.
I did stubble across some Example pictures in a two volume set of The Woodworking Machinist by R.H.Hordern of a Stenner Table Saw...







Melbourne Matty.

very nice

Originally Posted by L.S.Barker1970

I am still looking for information on Stenner for you but not turning up much at all, I would even go so far as to say that the mortiser you have is probably quite rare.
I did stubble across some Example pictures in a two volume set of The Woodworking Machinist by R.H.Hordern of a Stenner Table Saw...







Melbourne Matty.

Matty
you are the Man that come through every time. What can you tell me about theses latest catalogs you have. I would have never thought that stenner made a slider that was very close to the Wadkin PK.

You have seen the Stenner before but I thought I would show it down under because there is so much British machinery here. I have the only I know of so far in the world.

For those that don't know Matty has the largest collection of Dirty papers(machinery catalogs) in the world. he will say there is one other, but its a close race and Matty is winning. In the World of old wood working machinery restoration people like Matty are one of a kind. Rare information is beeing preserved by people dedicating large amounts of money and time to a passion in history. Thank you Matty for your friendship Mate.

This next set of pics not sure if you have seen Matty.
here is the tilting table i made from rat hole parts(rat holes are parts rooms one keep old machines and odds and ends for Restoration work) for the Stenner













jack Who will be picking up the Wadkin RM 26" over under with pattern makers tables in 7 days.
English machines

Just fantastic work but ...

You can't do something up that perfectly! What if my wife saw that????

Questions would be asked ... about paint jobs ... and loose wires ...

You are a brilliant but dangerous man



Paul McGee

Originally Posted by jgforsberg

Matty
you are the Man that come through every time. What can you tell me about theses latest catalogs you have. I would have never thought that stenner made a slider that was very close to the Wadkin PK.

You have seen the Stenner before but I thought I would show it down under because there is so much British machinery here. I have the only I know of so far in the world.

For those that don't know Matty has the largest collection of Dirty papers(machinery catalogs) in the world. he will say there is one other, but its a close race and Matty is winning. In the World of old wood working machinery restoration people like Matty are one of a kind. Rare information is beeing preserved by people dedicating large amounts of money and time to a passion in history. Thank you Matty for your friendship Mate.


jack Who will be picking up the Wadkin RM 26" over under with pattern makers tables in 7 days.
English machines

Jack, thank you Mate !! those are lovely things to say, I never use smiles but here's one for ya...
The information on the Stenner Table saw is from an instructional two volume book on Wood-machining by R.H.Hordern who was a lecturer and writer on wood-machining in England around the 50's and 60's he wrote many books on the subject.
Jack looking forward to more posts and Talk on older woodworking machinery
Jack and I have been Mates for a while now and I treasure his friendship, and so I am very excited to see him in this neck of the wood's.
Some pic's of your new Wadkin RM acquisition in a week and I wana hear all about the road trip too Buddy, get it in and back before that big snow and cold sets in hey...

Melbourne Matty.

jgforsberg

As we say in Australia, bloody good work on the restoration!!! Well done.

Maaate. All I can say is that restoration is amazing. I'm gobsmackked.I hope my buzzer comes up half as good!

Originally Posted by L.S.Barker1970

Jack looking forward to more posts and Talk on older woodworking machinery
Jack and I have been Mates for a while now and I treasure his friendship, and so I am very excited to see him in this neck of the wood's.
Some pic's of your new Wadkin RM acquisition in a week and I wana hear all about the road trip too Buddy, get it in and back before that big snow and cold sets in hey...

Melbourne Matty.

Matty
I will be posting up a storm here and hope to chat with you all here on old English machinery as well as some of that Barker stuff that is a local treat.

The Wadkin RM is just one big ASS machine(3800lbs) and the largest so far in the Wadkin temple collection. Its another one from the R family of wadkin machines designed in the 1920. the first generation of electric motor driven machines. Tho this could be order will into the 50s for line belt. I am dating this machine as 1941 based on the test number. I believe it came from a ship yard Near Hamilton Ont Canada and was in a pattern shop for the the big war. the Machine was wired for 25 Hrz(old Niagara power grid that was changed to 60Hrz). It will take moulding knifes up to 8" long and cut up to 1 1/4" deep. they can be left in and d not upset the straight knifes. I will be asking help on this one Matty on the bolt down type cutter set up. One has to pinch themselves when they can say that they have a 26" buzzer.

thanks you everyone that commented on my rebuild. Its means a lot to be me to share in the joy of these old rare machines. I am glade you think i do them justest.

jack
English machines

Originally Posted by jgforsberg

Post a pic of yours and I will help with the gaurd.

not sure if it's valuable, antique or collectible, but you said "publish to preserve" so...

MY CM

thanks in advance

Maybe this belongs in the bandsaw section, but searching for info on a big old panel saw I came first across pic 1, and then these 4 Stenners:

Band Resaws

Wanna add to your collection?