Thread: Extreme Wadkinitus

Originally Posted by camoz

Vann,

I was expecting Henry would have a dozen (only because he always surprises me with what he can find, I call him the machinery whisperer).

Given there is only 2, you should probably grab both.

Well actually....

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...I managed to pick one up over here recently, so I only want one. I'll only take them both if the alternative is it goes in the scrap heap.

Henry, can you read the specs. on the one that's not painted over - or measure the cases? They come in different sizes (and ratings).

Cheers, Vann.

PS. Camo, your PM box is full.

Originally Posted by Vann

Well actually....



...I managed to pick one up over here recently, so I only want one. I'll only take them both if the alternative is it goes in the scrap heap.

PS. Camo, your PM box is full.

OK, if your sure you only need one. I've just gone in and emptied some of my inbox, so you should be able to PM me if you need to.



Henry,

Can you give me a ring when Vann is all sorted. That way I can send you some money, and if you don't mind, I might get you to hold onto it, and I will pick it up next time I am down your way.

cheers,

Camo

Vann,
The rating is 1.1 amps to 1.5 amps.
Box size approx 145 x 95.
If any use get back to me and I'll chase up a price for postage to NZ.
H.

Cam, I'll hang onto the other for you,I may need you to chase up some stuff up your way so don't worry about $.
Was good to catch up the other day. I expected to come home from the car club meeting all motivated to push on with the Morgan,instead I've been gardening and playing with the tig welder.
H.

New page, time for another update:

Originally Posted by Allison74

1 very early machine.Attachment 397207
1 from the 50's and 2 more late model ones for your collection
Attachment 397204Attachment 397205Attachment 397206

Hi Alli. Can I assume these are all in Oz?


Added machines in bold. Test number, followed by model & serial number, then country of residence...

Pre-1937
594 - MG 141 - UK;
1041 - RB 7231 - UK;
1313 - JY 107 (bobbin sander) – Australia;
1322 - DJ 361 (bandsaw) - United Kingdom;
1359 - MN 20 - United Kingdom;
1450 - DH 122 - UK;
2000 - RC 376 (buzzer) - New Zealand;
2085 - ME 239 – New Zealand;
2315 - NB 216 (knife grinder) - UK;
2725 - DN 169 - Australia;
2949 - EV 580 - New Zealand;
3197 - RS 133 – New Zealand (RIP);
3719 - MJ 244 (planer/thicknesser) - UK;
4417 - DO 241 - United Kingdom;
4501 - MA 263 - UK;
4616 - PKA 266 – UK;
4653 - EV 793 - UK;
4713 - DH 163 (bandsaw) – New Zealand;
4734 - MD 343 - UK;
4737 - PD 351 - UK;
4782 - EV 815 (spindle moulder) - UK;
4818 - PL 105 (dimension saw) – UK > USA
5029 - RTA 148 – UK;
5164 - EPA 485 United Kingdom;
5391 - MN 133 - Canada;
5812 - DO 253 (bandsaw) - UK;
6281 - JV 139 (bobbin sander) - UK;
6556 - CC 847 (RAS) - UK;
6759 - KH 253 - UK;
6827 - MD 464 - UK;
7336 - EPA 646 (spindle moulder) - New Zealand;
7503 - JV 131 - United Kingdom;
7665 - ME 513 (mortiser) - Australia;
7671 - RS 115 – UK;
7784 - SOA 350 - UK;
7974 - PD 454 - New Zealand.

1937
8446 - MJ 413 – United Kingdom;
8567 - RA 599 - United Kingdom;
9067 - PKA 390 – Australia;
9335 - RBA 183 (buzzer) – UK;

1938
9510 - MA 137 (morticer) - UK;
9650 - PKA 405 – Australia;
9783 - PKA 412 - UK;
10166 - EKA 386 - Australia.

1939
11454 - RU 161 (lathe) - UK;
11455 - CC 1059 - New Zealand;
11704 - LSA 592 (Router) - UK;

1940
13678 - SNR 224 - New Zealand;
14371 - MS 212 (saw) - United Kingdom;
14542 - RDA 237 (buzzer) - New Zealand;
14594 - PKA 554 - Ireland;
14979 - EUV 164 - UK;
15111 - RDA 441 (buzzer) – Australia;
16264 - LSA 1258 - United Kingdom;

1941
17093 - PKA 607 - UK;
17392 - PKA 613 - UK;

1942
18327 - RS 579 - United Kingdom;
18548 - JTA 248 - United Kingdom;
18695 - PKA 643 - New Zealand;
18929 - MA 482 - UK;

1943
19917 - EPA 1218 (spindle moulder) - United Kingdom;

1944
22583 - PKA 725 - Scotland > Canada;
22749 - RS 712 (lathe) - South Africa;
23242 - RMA 917 (under & over) - New Zealand;

1945
24538 - REA 315 (24" thicknesser) - UK;
24671 - PKA 785 - Australia;
24965 - MA 490 (mortiser) - UK;
25031 - PKA 800 - New Zealand;
25215 - JQ 440 - United Kingdom;
25539 - RS 815 - New Zealand;

1946
26557 - LQA 413 - USA;
26763 - MG 699 - New Zealand;
27390 - MA 563 - United Kingdom;
27476 - RD 595 - United Kingdom;

1947
27918 - MA 580 (mortiser) - UK;
28379 - REA 403 - New Zealand;
29157 - PKA 969 - UK;

1948
30171 - LS 1925 (router) - UK;
30253 - PKA 994 - UK;
30459 - LQ 482 - United Kingdom;
31145 - RD 694 - New Zealand;
31435 - RE 485 (buzzer) - New Zealand;
31669 - CQ 123 - United Kingdom;

1949
34218 - MA 853 (mortiser) - UK;
34664 - RS 1047 (lathe) - UK;
34832 - PK 1154 (saw) - New Zealand;
35284 - RE 668 (thicknesser) - Canada;
35301 - RB 734 (buzzer) - New Zealand;

1950
35560 - RB 745 (buzzer) - United Kingdom;
35723 - PK 1202 - UK;
35836 - WS 240 (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;
36796 - PK 1250 - South Africa;
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;
38990 - RT 361 (lathe) - UK;
39677 - SQ 350 - New Zealand;
39926 - MF 939 - New Zealand;
39932 - MA 1119 - UK;
40404 - RTA 405 (lathe) - UK;
40523 - PK 1410 - Canada;
41072 - RS 1233 (RS 10 lathe) - Canada;
41075 - RS 1236 (RS 6 lathe) - Canada;
41145 - RTA 380 - New Zealand;
41376 - RM 2039 - Canada;

1952
41542 - WS 267 (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;
42082 - RS 1268 (RS 8 lathe) - United Kingdom;
42324 - LA 372 (drill press) - United Kingdom;
42337 - RB 876 (buzzer) - New Zealand;
42413 - CC 2589 (RAS) - Canada;
42461 - PK 1451 - Canada;
42578 - RS 1291 (wood lathe) - Canada;
42636 - RB 886 (buzzer) - New Zealand;
42687 - CK 1646 - New Zealand;
42825 - RR 299 (buzzer) - New Zealand;
43686 - PK 1479 - New Zealand;
44455 - RJ 1259 - Australia;

1953
45347 - LQ 674 - New Zealand;
45658 - SR 1578 - UK;
45723 - RS 1404 (lathe) - UK;
45839 - RS 1409 (lathe) - Australia;
46020 - RS 1415 (wood lathe) - Canada;
46212 - JY 498 (bobbin sander) - Canada;
46284 - NQ 312-S - Canada?;

1954
48966 - LM 1266 - UK;
49057 - MA 1381 - Australia;
49379 - PK 1702 - Canada;
49642 - MA 1395 - Australia?;
49784 - PK 1718 - Canada;
50149 - RX 107 (30" thicknesser) - United Kingdom;
50585 - FD 1125 - Canada?
50651 - SQ 641 - United Kingdom;

1955
50716 - PK 1754 - New Zealand;
50923 - EQ 572 - New Zealand;
51434 - PK 1778 - Canada > USA;
51843 - PK 1794 - USA > Canada;
51952 - RTA 440 (lathe) - UK;
52626 - WX 250 - Australia;
52712 - EQ 736 - New Zealand;

1956
53575 - RZ 213 (buzzer) - New Zealand;
53723 - PK 1863 - Canada;
53792 - RK 282 (thicknesser) – USA;
54000 - MA 1503 - Australia;
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;
54621 - EQ 871 - Australia;
54688 - PK 1916 - Australia;
55049 - PK 1947 - Australia;
55228 - LQ 865 - Canada;
55576 - CC 3292 (RAS) - New Zealand;
55642 - JY 587 - United Kingdom;
55670 - PK 1975 - Canada;
55676 - PK 1982 - UK;

1957
56040 - RS 1777 (RS8 lathe) - Canada;
56424 - EQ 1024 (spindle moulder) - UK;
56545 - EQ 1016 - Denmark;
56761 - EQ 1052 - United Kingdom;
56837 - EQ 1050 - United Kingdom;
57045 - EQ 1061 (spindle moulder) - United Kingdom.

1958
57992 - BCK 57315 (RAS) - New Zealand (RIP);
59000 - FM 130 (buzzer/thicknesser) - UK;
59352 - JV 562 - United Kingdom;
59402 - MF 1521 - United Kingdom.

1959
60589 - DR 1624 (bandsaw) - USA;
61036 - RZ 352 - Canada.

1960
62439 - JTA 888 - Canada;
62563 - EKA 1339 (5-head tenoner) - UK;
62596 - EQ 1632 - United Kingdom;
63449 - EQ 1747 - Australia;
63527 - JV 594 - USA;
63537 - RX 109 - Australia?;
63755 - MF 1658 (mortiser) - New Zealand (though with Aus. dealer tag).

Cheers, Vann.

Anybody like to have a go at deciphering this tag?

aMA 143.jpg

It looks like MA 743, test 2688 to me.

But with MA 263 being test 4501, and MA 137 being test 9510, MA 743 is far too high to be correct. MA 143 is more likely. What do you guys think?

edit: And this one.

aFD 1150.jpg

FD 1150, test 55064?

Cheers, Vann.

More machines added to the list (2 posts up) taking the count to 193 machines listed.

And another I can't decipher

aRA 599 - UK.jpg

RA 598 or 599?
Test 8561 - maybe?

Anyone?

Cheers, Vann.

I get RA 599
Test 3567

Photoshop elements converted to B@W and sharpened

test no.jpg

Pretty sure it says Test 8567 as the font Wadkin use has a three with z like top section.

Like this:
IMG_1220.JPG

Fair enough didn't know about the font.

Originally Posted by Lappa

I get RA 599 Test 3567

Photoshop elements converted to B@W and sharpened

Originally Posted by hiroller

Pretty sure it says Test 8567 as the font Wadkin use has a three with a z like top section.

I'll go with RA 599, Test 8567. Thank-you both very much. Without your help I'd still be guessing.

I don't suppose you'd like to try your talents on the other two (post 96)?

Cheers, Vann.

I don't have any fancy sharpening tools but to me:
- the first one looks like: MA 243, test 2688 (with an alternative of test 2088)
- the second one looks like: FD 1120, test 55064 (at first glance it looks like 1150 but the top of the third digit is round).

Wadkin Thicknesser on Gumtree for $500 in WA and looks to be very complete and running. If I didn't have a $1K dentists bill coming up I'd already be on my way to inspect!








Thicknesser - "WADKINS". | Other Tools & DIY | Gumtree Australia Mundaring Area - Parkerville | 1130709254

Would your dentist like some cutting boards for payment?

Graham.

Just feed your food thru the thicky before putting it in your mouth.
H.