Thread: Wadkin EC Tenon Machine

Originally Posted by riverbuilder

We had one of these, it lived in a dark corner of the workshop which I was never allowed near,

Sounds like an old line shaft machine with a later motor added riverbuilder. Great story .

I have this Old Black and White workshop Picture stashed somewhere in My book collection . The Photograph is loose and the safest place to keep it was in a book . It'll turn up one day . I took digital pictures of it . All old lineshaft driven . Running through the floor . The tenoner could be like your Dads one maybe ?

Originally Posted by auscab

Sounds like an old line shaft machine with a later motor added riverbuilder. Great story .

I have this Old Black and White workshop Picture stashed somewhere in My book collection . The Photograph is loose and the safest place to keep it was in a book . It'll turn up one day . I took digital pictures of it . All old lineshaft driven . Running through the floor . The tenoner could be like your Dads one maybe ?

yes certainly looks like it. Built to last a thousand years snd realistically only used for a hundred or so and then discarded and most likely been scrapped and recycled into a Kia Carnival or similar.

Greetings all.

We’ll it’s been a year since I took delivery of the tenon machine and within that time I’ve tried to chip away at the tasks outlined earlier in the thread. I say I, but in all honesty, it’s been mostly my son with the help of our apprentice that have done the hard work.
They have so far;
* Sourced and purchased new nuts (left and right hand).
* had the nuts machined down to size.
* organised a mate to machine a new saw blade backing collar/washer to match original.
* purchased 2 new tenon heads and 2 new scriber heads from UK and once arrived had them re-machined to fit the length of the motor shafts.
* complete clean and re grease.
* remove, disassemble and rebuild the sliding carriageway .
* remanufacture metal dust collection ports and safety barriers (still some more to do here).
* clean and make good 3phase electrical contactors and replace power cable.
* write an operation manual(SWMS)
* train the lads on safe operation of the machine.

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Regards
Pete.