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Wadkin WW Mechanical Woodworker
I was going to add info to Henry's thread https://www.woodworkforums.com/f163/...ght=woodworker but the Mechanical Woodworker is a slightly different machine from the Pattern Mill (or "Semi-Auto Wood Miller") and is quite a special machine. So I thought I'd start a new thread and attempt to consolidate all the info I can find on the Mechanical Woodworker, from both this forum and the Canadian forum (and anywhere else I can find info).
On 26th March, 2013, Henry wrote:
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Originally Posted by
clear out
Pics of mill in the old tram workshop at Randwick Sydney.
The mill is now in storage elsewhere.
H.
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A year later - 6th April, 2014 - Henry posted this on the Canadian forum (CWW) - where he posts as "Pfakir"
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Originally Posted by Pfakir
...Does anyone on the forum know of the existence of one of these machines anywhere in the world?
Reason for asking is there was one put in storage in the early 90s here in Sydney.
This has now gone missing.
However I have become aware of another and before mounting an expensive rescue effort would like to ascertain its rarity...
H.
The second Mechanical Woodworker he refers to is (was) located in Brisbane. I believe to date (2019) Henry has not located the Sydney tramway Mechanical Woodworker as, on 9th January, 2017, he wrote:
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Originally Posted by Pfakir
I havent got anywhere chasing up the one in Sydney. Government department and no one has a clue what they've done with it.
The one in Queensland similar. The auction company that sold it in 2013 won't tell me who bought it for privacy reasons.
Bloody frustrating really I now wish I'd stored the Sydney one in my shed, especially as I'm recommissioning the line shaft.
Henry.
So that is two Mechanical Woodworkers lost somewhere in Australia - and hopefully not melted down and turned into Holdens :C.
Cheers, Vann.
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There is one still around in Oz.
There is one in Oz in the original Patternshop.
Ive been asked to not disclose its location but this picture of it is less than a year old.
H.
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Books and Catalogue Cuts.
On 31st December, 2013, Henry wrote:
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Originally Posted by
clear out
Looks like its brother is up there in Ipswitch from the old railway foundry. See Barker double disc posting.
Some info from Modern Mechanical Engineering 1923 The Gresham Publishing Co...
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Here's a cut Camo posted (on CWW) on 7th April, 2014, from his 1922 catalogue:
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And some cuts Auscab posted on 24th August, 2019 (without that accursed Photobucket watermark):
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auscab
This diagram was posted on CWW by jcge71 on 9th April, 2014:
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Edit: And finally:
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Now to go read what Henry just posted...
Cheers, Vann.
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Thanks and a safety note.
Thanks Vann that’s amazing stuff and as a reward I’ll be posting a few numbers I snapped yesterday for your ongoing tag tally.
H.
PS here’s something that filtered thru the web on Wadkin and Patternmaking, was a mill I’d say from the fact he was trapped in it.