Thread: Wadkin PK/PJ Protractor.

Here's another view of the cut off end.

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I had a lump of cast iron laying about. After a lot of cutting and grinding I'd roughed out a new end piece.

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A bit more preparation and I braised it on.

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Followed by a bit of trimming.

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That's as far as I've gotten, and it will now go on the back burner until I have more time (retiring soon - yaah).

Cheers, Vann.

Hi Vann .
I was searching Ebay years a go and spotted that protractor sitting on this saw up near Sydney . It passed the end of sale without a bid . The starting price was $90. The seller put it up again . I messaged him and offered him $90 + postage for the protractor and he could keep the saw . I got a quick reply of " Yes " from him .
He kept listing the saw. I'm not sure if it sold or not . Pretty rare thing to see . Glad I knew what it was . A few years before that and I would have no idea what it was off. I had only been interested in Wadkin for a year or so . Funny thing was that it was not to far from where I picked up that other early PK . Within 15 K I think .

Here's the two pictures from Ebay.
There's a fair bit of a gap between the protractor and the blade that could of been left on rather than sawn off .

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Rob

Originally Posted by auscab

...I was searching Ebay years a go and spotted that protractor sitting on this saw...

Thanks for that bit of background history (and photos).

It's amazing what you spot in the least expected places sometimes. I was looking at old woodlathes (heavens knows why - I've got a Wadkin RT woodlathe) when I spotted this incomplete one.

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On asking for more information from the seller, he sent me this.

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Not one, but TWO Wadkin RS/RT banjos - off an old wooden bed woodlathe. I bought the lathe parts, kept what I needed, and ditched most of the rest. The thing is, my RT had a broken banjo handle. I now have two banjos, and I was able to sell the third to someone who needed parts.

Cheers, Vann.

Originally Posted by Vann

it will now go on the back burner until I have more time.

So much for the back burner... I just spent 20 minutes or so each day over several days, cutting, grinding and linishing. Cut a bit. Let it cool. Mark it up. Grind a bit. Mark it up again. Grind a bit more...

It's not quite identical in shape to the other end yet but, this morning I primed it to see how it looks (it looked very different un-primed as the shiney ground cast iron, and yellow braze stood out like dogs whatsits).

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The face and base are still proud and these will need to be milled back inline with the existing machined faces.

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A closer look at that brazing.

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I may pay to have that machining done, or wait until my Wadkin LP is up and running - and do the milling myself . No urgency.

Cheers, Vann.

Originally Posted by Vann

So much for the back burner... I just spent 20 minutes or so each day over several days, cutting, grinding and linishing. Cut a bit. Let it cool. Mark it up. Grind a bit. Mark it up again. Grind a bit more...
It's not quite identical in shape to the other end yet but, this morning I primed it to see how it looks (it looked very different un-primed as the shiney ground cast iron, and yellow braze stood out like dogs whatsits).
The face and base are still proud and these will need to be milled back inline with the existing machined faces.
I may pay to have that machining done, or wait until my Wadkin LP is up and running - and do the milling myself . No urgency.

Cheers, Vann.

Looks great Vann !
That would be nice to see the LP do it .

Rob