Thread: Wadkin 40S

Whats the plans for the table? I was thinking it would sit on it's own mobile cart with a table included. The problem is if it's a free standing table it would need to be adjustable incase the floor it was sitting on was uneven.

Originally Posted by Charlie_6ft

Whats the plans for the table? I was thinking it would sit on it's own mobile cart with a table included. The problem is if it's a free standing table it would need to be adjustable in case the floor it was sitting on was uneven.

The table and the overhead template part would need to be parallel with each other, the table top could be made to slide out and also move left to right to increase the range of the router, but the overhead template part would have to remain the size of the range of the routers telescopic arm , so this sliding table will only follow template with a router bit with a ball bearing follower, which would then take advantage of the moving table.

Wow. What an interesting, and different, machine.

Originally Posted by Camelot

I added to my Wadkin family today with quite an interesting overhead router...

Wow. What an interesting, and different, machine. I regret, but I know nothing about them.

Originally Posted by Camelot

...So it looks like the last year of production for the 40S was 1957 (and maybe that was the only year it was make) it's painted with a green hammerite paint and it looks original, not sure which year Wadkin changed from grey...

Those that have been following Wadkins for longer than I have, claim that Wadkin changed from grey to green in 1963 or 64, as a German machinery exhibition stipulated all machines had to be a certain shade of green.

Thank you for the tag photo.

Going by the machine number - 130 - this would be the 26th machine of this type (as Wadkin started most models at #105). So I would suggest this one would be from the first or second year of production.

Useless fact: Up until about 7 years ago it was believed that the first two digits of the test number was the year of manufacture - until wallace was able to prise the coding out of the cold dead hands of a Wadkin dealer. Anyway, entirely by coincidence, it turns out that it is true for test numbers starting with 57.

Cheers, Vann.

Hi Vann,

I have noticed there are no 40S or even the LFH which must have been in production for longer, I have attached a Tag from a 1967 LFH currently for sale on the Gold Coast, which shows it must have been in production for at least 9 years

LFH 1967.JPG

I have heard the German Story, but the green paint on mine is even inside the hollow part of the Radial Arm, so someone really went to town painting it green if it was originally grey.

Cheers

Nigel