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Why you should never paint your Wadkin green!!
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Originally Posted by
clear out
By the way I prefer any colour than grey, I served my time at a naval dockyard and everything was grey.
So put me in Ali and Dennis's green camp for now.
H.
Here's why you should avoid green...
Attachment 377314 Attachment 377313 Attachment 377312 Attachment 377315 I think I'm going to throw up :D.
And here's why grey is just soooo much nicer...
Attachment 377317 Attachment 377316 Hmm, yummy :cool:.
Cheers, Vann :U.
Updated List: Wadkins by Test No.
Added machines in bold. Test number, followed by model & serial number, then country of residence...
Pre-1937
1313 - JY 107 (bobbin sander) – Australia;
2085 - ME 239 – New Zealand;
3197 - RS 133 – New Zealand (RIP);
4501 - MA 263 - UK;
4616 - PKA 266 – UK;
4653 - EV 793 - UK;
4713 - DH 163 (bandsaw) – New Zealand;
4818 - PL 105 (dimension saw) – UK > USA
5029 - RTA 148 – UK;
5391 - MN 133 - Canada;
7336 - EPA 646 (spindle moulder) - NZ;
7665 - ME 513 (mortiser) - Australia;
7671 - RS 115 – UK;
1937
8446 - MJ 413 – UK;
9067 - PKA 390 – Australia;
9335 - RBA 183 (buzzer) – UK;
1938
9510 - MA 137 (morticer) - UK;
9650 - PKA 405 – Australia;
9783 - PKA 412 - UK.
1939
11454 - RU 161 (lathe) - UK;
11455 - CC 1059 - New Zealand;
1940
14594 - PKA 554 - Ireland;
14979 - EUV 164 - UK;
15111 - RDA 441 (buzzer) – Australia;
1941
17392 - PKA 613 - UK;1942
18695 - PKA 643 - New Zealand;
1944
22583 - PKA 725 - Scotland > Canada;
1945
24671 - PKA 785 - Australia;
24965 - MA 490 (mortiser) - UK;
25031 - PKA 800 - New Zealand;
27390 - MA 563 – UK;
1946
26657 - LQA 415 - USA;
26763 - MG 699 - New Zealand;
1947
29157 - PKA 969 - UK;
1948
30171 - LS 1925 (router) - UK;
30253 - PKA 994 - UK;
31145 - RD 694 - New Zealand;
1949
35284 - RE 668 (thicknesser) - Canada;
1950
35723 - PK 1202 - UK;
35836 - WS240 (pattern mill) - Australia;
35844 - RD 855 (buzzer) - UK;
35898 - RR 142 (buzzer) - New Zealand;
36021 - RTA 339 - New Zealand;
36376 - RT 357 - New Zealand;
36408 - RE 705 (thicknesser) - New Zealand;
36554 - PK 1231 - UK;
36572 - PKF 108 - Canada;
37023 - PK 1271 - USA;
37264 - PK 1277 - Australia;
37564 - RS 1126 (lathe) - UK;
37727 - CQ 237 - Australia;
38139 - MG 987 - New Zealand;
38305 - SQ 319 - New Zealand;
38458 - FD 799 (five head moulder) – New Zealand;
1951
38946 - CC 2388 - New Zealand;
39932 - MA 1119 - UK;40404 - RTA 405 - UK;
41145 - RTA 380 - New Zealand;
41376 - RM 2039 - Canada;
1952
41542 - WS267 (pattern mill) - first machine test no. for 1952
41563 - MA 1195 (morticer) - UK;
41587 - SP 610 - Australia;
41689 - PK 1437 - Canada;
420256 - PK 1445 - Canada;
42461 - PK 1451 - Canada;
42578 - RS 1291 (wood lathe) - Canada;
42825 - RR 299 (buzzer) - New Zealand;
1953
45347 - LQ 674 - New Zealand;
45723 - RS 1404 (lathe) - UK;
46020 - RS 1415 (wood lathe) - Canada;
46212 - JY 498 (bobbin sander) - Canada;
46284 - NQ 312-S - Canada?;
1954
48966 - LM 1266 - UK;
49379 - PK 1702 - Canada;
49784 - PK 1718 - Canada;
50585 - FD 1125 - Canada?
1955
50716 - PK 1754 - New Zealand;
51434 - PK 1778 - Canada > USA;
51952 - RTA 440 (lathe) - UK;
1956
53723 - PK 1863 - Canada;
53792 - RK 282 (thicknesser) – USA;
54256 - PK 1882 - USA;
54421 - PK 1887 - UK;
54425 - PK 1892 - Australia;
54477 - PK 1899 - Canada > USA;
54478 - PK 1900 - UK;
54521 - RM 2817 - New Zealand;
54580 - JY 569 (bobbin sander) - Canada;
54581 - CC 3253 (RAS) - Canada;
55049 - PK 1947 - Australia;
55228 - LQ 865 - Canada;
55670 - PK 1975 - Canada;
55676 - PK 1982 - UK;
1957
57045 - EQ 1061 (spindle moulder) - UK.
I'll add more as they come to my attention. Feel free to contribute.
Cheers, Vann.