The owner said "Take these machines or Im going to scrap them"

**auscab** · 29th November 2015, 11:14 PM

The weekend of the 21st 22nd and Monday the 23rd was a big one for shifting machines .
First off, on the Saturday, Matty and I went and picked up a Lacey sander and a Wadkin EQ moulder that we bought and had been trucked down from NSW . We dropped the moulder at my place and the sander at Matty's. I'm wrapped to finally get a Wadkin EQ , it has a power feed and will be taking over the job from a Jet I have been using for the last ten years and started falling apart three months after I bought it, the spindle lock fell to pieces and the switch was crap and giving me trouble .
Ive never used a power feed and am looking forward to it . I just did a job on the Jet and had to run plenty of hours of different mouldings on it . I was thinking as I was feeding how nice a power feed would be for this. much safer as well, and anything that improves the finish by being consistent with the feed is going to be a time saver with mouldings , I cant wait !

Then on the Sunday we drove out of town an hour to pick up some machinery that the owner was giving away , otherwise he was scraping it . This doesn't happen to often ! Free woodworking Machines !!
I was offered the Wolfenden Rip saw , I would not have really wanted one of these saws, but because I'm moving from a workshop with no space , and setting up a new one on a farm with plenty of space .
And because I have all sorts of fencing and Gates and workshop building ahead of me , it made sense to grab it for some large ripping that I will be doing. It has a monster of a 15 Hp motor with it and the blade is about 22 Inch , I didn't measure it, the machine may take a larger one ?
Matty grabbed the Wolfenden thicknesser , 20 inch cut , with a square head , and we also grabbed the Hyco 6" buzzer for our friend Jacob .

Then Monday I loaded the Wadkin moulder back on the trailer , with the Wolfenden Rip saw and a double disc sander,and left Melbourne for a three hour trip to Sth Gippsland to where I'm moving , in an attempt to unload before dark and return in the morning . It almost went to plan and was a good lesson on when to get out of Melbourne to avoid peak hour traffic on a freeway .

Three days of shifting machines and I was feeling it on Tuesday and Wednesday!!

Here is a load of pictures , lots of the EQ, it's a 60S machine , Green paint then, not Grey . Two speeds and reverse . And they were still using Buffalo horn Handles then !

Rob

**cava** · 30th November 2015, 01:41 AM

Congratulations. Good score.

**jcge** · 30th November 2015, 09:13 AM

Great bunch of machines there Rob !!
John

**woodlogic** · 30th November 2015, 10:14 PM

Nice find, Rob. And for free, very impressive! There seems to be quite a lot of Wolfenden machinery in Victoria. Was Melbourne a main distribution centre for Wolfenden machinery?

**elanjacobs** · 30th November 2015, 10:42 PM

Originally Posted by auscab

Matty grabbed the Wolfenden thicknesser , 20 inch cut , with a square head

No surprises there, I don't think that guy would work with anything newer than a square head

**auscab** · 30th November 2015, 11:00 PM

Originally Posted by woodlogic

Nice find, Rob. And for free, very impressive! There seems to be quite a lot of Wolfenden machinery in Victoria. Was Melbourne a main distribution centre for Wolfenden machinery?

It was made in Melbourne . At different locations at times. I think there is a thread somewhere here on the story of the Wolfenden make and the brothers that ran it . Rob

**KBs PensNmore** · 30th November 2015, 11:21 PM

Any wood working tools are great, when you're told TAKE THEM AWAY it's even better

Kryn

**Vann** · 1st December 2015, 01:53 AM

Originally Posted by auscab

...the EQ, it's a 60S machine, Green paint then, not Grey... And they were still using Buffalo horn Handles then !

aEQauscab.jpg

EQ 2250, Test No. 68281, of 1963.

Nice haul Rob (& Matty).

Cheers, Vann.

**GarciaJ** · 1st December 2015, 01:49 PM

Wow! Jealous... So are you going to restore them or sell them.or what?

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**auscab** · 1st December 2015, 02:18 PM

The Wadkin Moulder and the lacey sander are users ,I may Buff up the Wadkin a Little and see how long the bearings keep going for before they need replacing .
Not sure if Matty's going to restore the sander , It looks pretty good though.

The Wolfenden Rip saw will just get a de rusting and a buff up as well , It will just be used for ripping up large stuff for fencing, Gates or landscaping type woodwork , which I will have plenty to do .

The 6inch Hyco buzzer is a friends , not sure why he wants such a machine , He probably has someone lined up that needs it.

The Wolfenden thicknesser is the only thing that doesn't have a home yet, as far as I know. Matty is talking to someone about that

Rob

**Glencross** · 7th December 2015, 09:21 PM

G'day Rob

Some nice pieces you have there. I'm looking for a thicknesser in the New Year if you've got any hot leads. Just moved into a bigger workshop in Thomastown.
Heard on the grapevine recently that you are moving the workshop. Moving is a prick of a thing, and pretty relieving to get settled again (albeit gradually). Will try to drop in before the year is out if I can.
All the best, Julian

**auscab** · 7th December 2015, 11:28 PM

Originally Posted by Glencross

G'day Rob

Some nice pieces you have there. I'm looking for a thicknesser in the New Year if you've got any hot leads. Just moved into a bigger workshop in Thomastown.
Heard on the grapevine recently that you are moving the workshop. Moving is a prick of a thing, and pretty relieving to get settled again (albeit gradually). Will try to drop in before the year is out if I can.
All the best, Julian

Hi Julian , It will be good to catch up , hope to see you .
Yeah I have a big move to do , I'm looking forward to the change though . Just not all the cast iron shifting, but ill pick away at it and then have one last big haul with a truck possibly .
Instead of looking out the window at the ladies shopping ill be looking at cows , cant wait

I did know you were looking for a thicknesser , do you want heavy old square head 3 phase though ? or lighter single phase round head . Id imagine the latter ? Ill be interested to hear how your wanting to set up the new space .

These turn up quite a bit .

Jeffwood Thicknesser | eBay

I used to make every thing on a 12" square head.
I only remember having one bad kickback that hit me , I don't think I ever stood behind it again after that !!

let alone look into it when the wood gets stuck.

Rob

**auscab** · 8th December 2015, 07:04 PM

Julian , I knew I saw one closer in Melbourne , there's one over there !! tucked in mid left

I don't remember the price .

Rob

**auscab** · 8th December 2015, 07:09 PM

Before you ask.

I'm pretty sure it's a Jeffwood as well .

Rob

**DaveTTC** · 8th December 2015, 07:16 PM

Im not going green one little bit

Dave TTC
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