Thread: Wadkin Parts

Originally Posted by clear out

Cam a mate brought in 2 prewar cars from NZ about ten years ago on a navy ship.
Even though the shipping was free it cost him a lot of time and more money than anticipated to get through customs and quarantine etc.
I don't think it's much cheaper to ship from NZ than the U.S. or UK.
From Japan it appears quite reasonable at least for cars.
It would be interesting to find out some prices from someone whose done it.
There are probably a few tricks to know about also another mate who brings in cars ships thru Melbourne as Sydney is a lot more hassle.
Which should be nuts as a lot of internal carrying is as expensive as os.
I think that with the amount of good stuff now coming onto the market here in Oz it's only a matter of waiting for what you want to appear locally.
Sorry for the long rave sitting here in Red Deer not doing much.
H.

Henry,

Absolutely no need to apologize, good to hear from you, hope the trip is going well. Your of cause 100% correct, patience is what is required, but Vann is killing me with these stories of prices $70NZ for that machine. Reality is, with most of these older machines, they pretty much are just scrap value for most people, hopefully this one makes it.

I would like to know if others have attempted it though, and what their experience was, Sydney must be a real hassle if your mate would go to the extent of shipping through Melbourne, unless that's just the story he gave to his wife, as an excuse to drive his newly acquired car all the way from Melbourne to Sydney...lol

Cheers,

Camo

Marcello who post here sometimes , I dont recall his user name ATM, flew to NZ, inspected and paid for his PK and shipped it back to Melbourne .
Marcello loves his Wadkin

I drool at some of the Wadkin that turns up on Trade Me in NZ . I watched a PK sell for $800 a little while back . Saw some early spindle moulders as well . And a very nice early Robinson buzzer .

Rob

Vann,

It's all settled, we have all taken a vote, and it looks like your in the export business now, congratulations on your nomination and appointment....

Cheers,

Camo

Originally Posted by auscab

Marcello who post here sometimes , I dont recall his user name ATM, flew to NZ, inspected and paid for his PK and shipped it back to Melbourne .
Marcello loves his Wadkin

I drool at some of the Wadkin that turns up on Trade Me in NZ . I watched a PK sell for $800 a little while back . Saw some early spindle moulders as well . And a very nice early Robinson buzzer .

Rob

Im pretty sure the shipping cost $1000 ?

Originally Posted by camoz

Vann,

It's all settled, we have all taken a vote, and it looks like your in the export business now, congratulations on your nomination and appointment....

I accept . I'll get to drive all around the country picking up bargin machines along the way. Sound like a great job .

Funny though - there were four CK saws listed here last week. I bought a munted one for $50. None of the other three sold. One was listed at $100 (that's the one later offered to me at $70), another at $750, and the third was listed at $2000.

Originally Posted by auscab

Im pretty sure the shipping cost $1000 ?

Well there goes the export market That was the shortest employment I've ever had .


Cheers, Vann

I've contacted the seller to ask for a final few bits to be removed. These parts will now be sent to me - and the bulk (or hulk) of the machine will be scrapped (sadly) .

Thanks to Camoz and DSEL for showing an interest. I'll be in contact when the parts arrive (probably a week or two).

Cheers, Vann.

Originally Posted by clear out

Hi Vann,
There is a Wadkin jointer on TM now at scrap price.
The fence and hand wheels etc are worth more than the asking price.
H.

Hi H,

I've contacted the seller of the Wadkin jointer on TM to see if he will sell parts and post, if I were to win the auction. I'll let you know what his response is. I'm in desperate need of the front inspection plate, the cutter head guard (including the arm that attaches to the machine) and the original on/off switch. If he agrees, I'd be more than happy to add any smaller parts you want in the mix as well.

Regards,
Raymond J.B

Cam,
I didn't realise that you had such a thing for a CK.
There was one on Flea bay in Sydney late last year and it didn't sell. The guy offered it to me for $250 but by the time I added shipping it was more than I wanted to pay for a machine I really don't have the space or need for. It was the biggest of the CK's so it really would've dominated my shop.
He wound up sitting it out front of a saw doctor's workshop that he knew and someone eventually took it off his hands.

IF i'd known. Mea Culpa!!

Have fun,
Alli

Originally Posted by woodlogic

Hi H,

I've contacted the seller of the Wadkin jointer on TM to see if he will sell parts and post, if I were to win the auction. I'll let you know what his response is. I'm in desperate need of the front inspection plate, the cutter head guard (including the arm that attaches to the machine) and the original on/off switch. If he agrees, I'd be more than happy to add any smaller parts you want in the mix as well.

Regards,
Raymond J.B

Hi Raymond,
I was going to ship a Triumph TR cylinder head from NZ I saw on TM a while ago.
It was going to be very expensive to send so I didn't proceed.
I did buy an inlet manifold and it was ok.
Books are ok also so the weight is a killer.
Re a guard I make the parallel action swing guards for my jointers.
Lost part of a left digit thru not bothering to adjust the original guard on a Bursgreen under and over whilst edging. Only about one inch of blade showing but that was enough.
I'll see if I have a pic accessible from here in Canada and post it they are pretty easy to fabricate.
H.

Originally Posted by woodlogic

I've contacted the seller of the Wadkin jointer on TM to see if he will sell parts and post, if I were to win the auction. I'll let you know what his response is. I'm in desperate need of the front inspection plate... ...and the original on/off switch.

Hi Raymond. I was a little disappointed that my munted CK didn't have the "front inspection plate" (by which I assume you mean the electrical door) same as on my PK bench saw - I'm sure some models of CK do have the same plate. It also appears to have lost it's original on/off switch long ago (I never thought to ask ).

That buzzer (jointer) looks like it would clean up very nicely. It's almost a shame to part it out. Luckily for me it's too far away - or I'd be tempted to bid... But in reality I think I can only squeeze one more large machine into my garage - and that has to be a bandsaw (one day...) - and that'll possibly result in divorce .

Cheers, Vann.

Originally Posted by Allison74

Cam,
I didn't realise that you had such a thing for a CK.

Alli,

I really can't explain my fascination with the CK, although it is very possible that it stems from my sickness for all things Stenner

Here is the Stenner version (a bit of a beast)



You knew their had to be a Stenner connection right...lol.

Anyway regardless, it has become a machine that has slipped through my fingers a few times now, either due to location or timing.

Originally Posted by Allison74

He wound up sitting it out front of a saw doctor's workshop that he knew and someone eventually took it off his hands.

I am glad your story ends with someone eventually taking the machine. I would like to think that it went back into service. I think I get a bit too sentimental about these situations, not every machine can survive if parts no longer exist, and as long as those parts are used, then the machine that gets them and becomes complete has a better chance of being saved in the future.

It was sad to know where this CK is heading, and there is now a large sense of responsibility to use these parts that Vann has been kind enough to source for me, so I will endeavour to be more vigilant in my search for this machine

Originally Posted by Allison74

It was the biggest of the CK's so it really would've dominated my shop.

I'm sure your Patternmakers Mill would have put it in it's place. Perhaps you may be thinking of one of Wadkin's other cross cut saws, I don't think the CK came in a different size (apart from the snippers I consider the CK the baby)? There were many so confusion would be easy, and perhaps as a final send off for this BCK, here are a few catalogue shots of some of the range of Wadkin and Wadkin Bursgreen crosscuts (Vann I hope you don't mind the hijack)


Wadkin Bursgreen BCK (previously the Wadkin CK)




Wadkin Bursgreen BRA



Wadkin CC



Wadkin CD



Wadkin CW



Wadkin CJ

Originally Posted by camoz

Vann I hope you don't mind the hijack

Discussing Wadkins is fine. But if you mention Stenners again I'm coming over with a bar of soap to wash your mouth out

Originally Posted by camoz

It was sad to know where this CK is heading, and there is now a large sense of responsibility to use these parts that Vann has been kind enough to source for me...

Yeah. I wish I could have grabbed the whole machine - but theres 400km, Cook Strait and the Southern Alps in between...

Cheers, Vann.

Cooksley made that type saw too Camo.



and check out the tilt on the 16 " cooksley




only the Wadkin had a riving knife

That second Cooksley has some features quite similar to an Oliver (of Manchester) radial arm saw. I have seen Cooksley badges on different makes of machines, and I wonder how much they were actually makers of themselves?