Thread: So many good Wadkins, so far away, such a small budget!

Unbelievable !!

You are a Rock Star Jack,



Melbourne Matty.

Feeling the ripple of the 'Forsberg Effect"

Originally Posted by jgforsberg

FWW Magazine has asked me to wright an blub for my Wadkin PK that they are show casing in a few months.

here is what I sent them. SO Get your PKs now because when this hits the streets you don't have a snow balls chance in hell of getting one

Congrats again Jack...

I couldn't think of a better example than your PK, and your passion for Wadkin. I have no doubt FWW will see a jump in their sales when that issue comes out.

Glad I got mine before the legend goes public

For those of you who don't know the Toowoomba Foundry auction is on again. Apparantly that wretched single bidder defaulted. Actually he may have been an agent for an international organisation. Either way it may be the subject of a legal action.

Starts on 1 November for those wots interested. No bargains though. Presumeably everything will be at least one bid under the winning price last time .

Regards
Paul

Originally Posted by Bushmiller

For those of you who don't know the Toowoomba Foundry auction is on again. Apparantly that wretched single bidder defaulted. Actually he may have been an agent for an international organisation. Either way it may be the subject of a legal action.

Starts on 1 November for those wots interested. No bargains though. Presumeably everything will be at least one bid under the winning price last time .

Regards
Paul

Did anyone save save the prices the machinery got to last time?
Wadkin gear has been very cheap of late out here in Oz.
Tempted to spend a few grand and do a pretend Patternshop out in the shed.
Just for fun with no foundries left there's no work out there.
Had a RS 10 but replaced it with a 13 ft Sagar with a Hamada headstock could turn 8 ft dia no probs.
Same with the PK a Martin was a much better saw for the mix of furniture,model making and pattern making.
Still have the bobbin and a few 30in discs, next project is a single disc with variable speed so foam doesn't melt and do a number.
Too many cars and other projects but at the prices its very tempting.
H.

Any more successes? I had a small win. Just crept in with $20 to spare in the kitty .

https://www.woodworkforums.com/f127/r...7/#post1574859

Regards
Paul

Yes, the 'Indian' buyer's financiers fell through...
I was lucky to get the Hafco pedestal drill press (1hp) on castor wheels, and the unbranded wood lathe similar in scope to the Wadkin.
10" centre height, 1m bed capacity. (3hp, 3phase motor).


Scored a 20" Sagar thicknesser today-no motor, but almost new blades-& a spare set, too.
Some assembly is needed though...(that was a private sale.)