Thread: Wadkin Restoration or Angus ascending.

Originally Posted by

The titles of the pics are self explanatory.


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"The Heart" should really be called "A beautiful bowl lathe about to be mucked up by adding a long bed"...

But, have to admit that it has gone to a much better cause...

I'd hope your not calling a bowl turner? Lol
it looks like it will make a monster bowl lathe come to think of it

Originally Posted by NeilS

"The Heart" should really be called "A beautiful bowl lathe about to be mucked up by adding a long bed"... Ya Hathen

But, have to admit that it has gone to a much better cause...

Thank you. Rather interesting manufacturing technique: One headstock did all the models.

The extra holes were for different beds to allow a higher centre height. Change the height of the leg and Presto, new lathe.

Originally Posted by

ya heathen :d

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I had 2 of these. The first a 8 footer no saddle or out board gear bought it at auction here in Sydney in bits on a pallet. The second was the same as yours bought it at the SRA auction when they sold up the Patternshop and foundry. I fitted it with a C & H 2hp mechanical variable speed motor gearbox unit.
This worked well you put it on the correct speed pulley to rough and then turned the speed up with your foot as it came into balance. Did a 1200 dia desk on a similar lathe whilste in Fishwick at Don Lees.
I replaced mine with a longer Sagar and added a Hamada metal lathe headstock with a range of 80 to 1500 rpm, did some 2400 dia jobs on it.
If you fit the reversing switch how will the faceplates stay on?
The Hamada had the typical metal lathe set up but the Wadkin is just threaded.
Nice bit of gear, I probably have the instruction book somewhere and definitely have cattle dogs and brochures,some from the 50s.
Enjoy
H

Originally Posted by clear out

SRA auction

...for the interstaters and those OS, SRA is State Rail Authority of New South Wales

Originally Posted by NeilS

...for the interstaters and those OS, SRA is State Rail Authority of New South Wales

No its not its Sitting Round Always

Originally Posted by wheelinround

No its not its Sitting Round Always

Yeah, there was a bit of that too...

Originally Posted by NeilS

Yeah, there was a bit of that too...

Garden Island was the old ladies home and Cocko Docko was the old men's home.

For all the derogatory name calling like it or not these places were where the tradesmen were trained,
unlike the mining companies ripping billions out of Oz and importing foreign labor.
H.

Been busy with work but the tailstock was dismantled and cleaned, re oiled and assembled then painted.

The smoke man (electrician) has been in and started wiring it up.

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He will finish it next week. Glad it is him and not me as it more wires than a substation.

I have the new oil cups and they will be fitted soon.

Looking good , let us know when it's running and I'll come down for a visit

Originally Posted by

He will finish it next week. Glad it is him and not me as it more wires than a substation.

I take it you have 3 phase, 2 speed motor, forward & reverse, and magnetic starter / switch?

You might want a kill switch on a wire and with a magnet so it can be put on the tailstock, or off to the right somewhere. All it takes is two wires parallel with the off button.

Nice if something gets funny in top gear and motor on high.

That is a sweet, sweet lathe. A wonderful Christmas gift to yourself.

Originally Posted by Paul39

I take it you have 3 phase, 2 speed motor, forward & reverse, and magnetic starter / switch? Yes

You might want a kill switch on a wire and with a magnet so it can be put on the tailstock, or off to the right somewhere. All it takes is two wires parallel with the off button.

Nice if something gets funny in top gear and motor on high.

That is a sweet, sweet lathe. A wonderful Christmas gift to yourself.

There will be a remote starter fitted.

Originally Posted by

There will be a remote starter fitted.

Is that the same as a garage remote . . . load up a wobbly piece, retire around the corner and start it, if it doesn't shake the building down in the first minute, tentatively look around the corner . . . and find another dent in the roof