Thread: Robinson EX/E Radial Arm Saw

Cheers for the pics Vann, you always seem to find such interesting machines!

Pretty amazed at the condition of this machine, seems like all the stuff I see is covered in years of rust.

John I recently had in my hands a number of bound wadkin manuals and blueprints which came from the Robinson works. Obviously used to keep track of what the opposition were doing.

Originally Posted by bueller

Cheers for the pics Vann, you always seem to find such interesting machines...

I spend far too long surfing the net, and not enough time in the workshop .

Originally Posted by wallace1973

...I recently had in my hands a number of bound wadkin manuals and blueprints which came from the Robinson works. Obviously used to keep track of what the opposition were doing.

Having the opposition's manuals seems fair enough (I'd want to know what they were up to, too), but having their blueprints seems a bit like industrial espionage .

I hope you managed to keep the manuals?

Cheers, Vann.

Originally Posted by wallace1973

John I recently had in my hands a number of bound wadkin manuals and blueprints which came from the Robinson works. Obviously used to keep track of what the opposition were doing.

Wadkin blueprints?!? Damn what I wouldn't give to see those. I have a real fascination with them, I want to frame a bunch of reprints for my study some day.

I managed to get a pile of 60's -80's stuff. Scaled prints were supplied with machines when purchased.

Vann,

thanks for sharing, I'm a fan of Robinson, they really did put a lot of thought into their designs, that brake is a nice feature, and the tilt control.

cheers,

camo

PS I just sent you a PM about the PM from the Canadian site

That's a fantastic looking machine...not often you say stuff looks sturdier than the equivalent Wadkin!