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what is absolutely remarkable is the amount of thought that has gone into this saw. Whilst the castings is rough the machining of parts so it all comes together perfectly is outstanding!

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Hi Mat, I am sure this is a great dust collector and does the job very well. What I've found is home made stuff is very hard to sell for decent $$$. It's a real kick in the nuts as often times it...

Yup I hate the stuff, I bought some heavy duty rubber gloves for working with chemicals which seems to work. Not sure what is worse using paint stripper or using a heavy duty wire wheel on a angle...

I'll post my attempt at making up a guard per - 登录 Facebook

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For anyone making one up see picture for dimensions. From Andrew from the FB 'Wadkin appreciation group' ...

I was guessing...

Good one you sure you got the right guy on linked in? Didn't see the request.

I did consider a VFD but the one I looked at was a bit more than a new motor and wasn't confident in setting up a VFD...

Yup - screwed to the base casting - I assume back in the day an earth wire was pinched in behind it to earth the machine.

Made on planet EARTH - this has restored my faith in humanity :U

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Good project! Mine was a fun - Dyco 12" Table Saw. I did replace the 3-phase motor with a single phase 240v motor. This worked well but from memory required a basic mounting plate made up to...

A lot of people have said the same thing - very annoying! I don't think it's the rainfall now and then but the constant humidity throughout summer.

I'll see how these fair - I may end up painting...

Everyone likes a shiny knob of sorts. With limited tooling I did manage to get a bit of a shine on some parts. See pics 1, 2, 3 (in that order) + a bench grinder polish wheel was used in this...

This is my method to keeping track of parts (mainly bolts) - at times I've got a bit carried away and lumped parts with others which I either loosely related or not related at all - my memory is as...

Well this is a bit interesting ... I had the same issue with my 45º tilt mechanism before I pulled it all apart. From memory I could get it to about 60º and then it got that seized I couldn't to go...

Nigel - I went with your suggestion and using the WD-40 Silicon lube :2tsup:

Feels like progress now - Engine is back together again - hope it starts again. I had a can of gold chrome paint which...

The mechanism for the 45º cant has two thrust bearings. These are exposed to the atmosphere so privy to getting saw dust on them (See before pic). To avoid gunking up do I bother lightly oiling them...

I managed to pull the motor apart which was filled with saw dust!

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The bearings seem to be OK. The bearing on the fan side makes a slight bit of noise but not sure if this is due to me...

Nice one - even better a JTA! NQs are nice. This machine looks like it'll do a good job at a good price. Good luck with the sale.

How did you go about pulling the motor apart? I assume you made up some specific spanners to remove the bearing locknuts (D) & (E)?

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Looking at the manual (which I should have done in the first place)... directions below:

TO DISMANTLE MOTOR
6. Remove the saw flanges with a soft metal drift.
7. Take off the end caps B & C.
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Thanks Rob - I made up something with a piece of wood and bolts but to no avail. Going to need something both ends at once to:

A) Hold it in place to brace the shaft
B) Turn one end off

The...

OK this isn't as straight forward as suggest or as I thought.
(1) The motor shaft has a thread on each end so looking at (2) & (3) it looks like these components need to wind off the shaft?My...

Soooo looking this doco would I correct in saying my PK motor is a ZEF?

What experience have people in Australia had with replacing the bearings? There doesn't seem to be any play in the bearings...

Got a little way forward with the restore - pretty much got the crown guard column completed. It does whined up and down a bit tight - perhaps some lubrication of some kind on the column will help.
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Been awhile since I had time to do anything but did a bit of restore on mine this weekend...

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Looks like a great bit of kit. Is that a Wadkin JY Bobbin next to it?

You sound like me - I am ½ way through a Wadkin PK Dimension Saw & Wadkin BRA Radial Arm Saw restoration so I have bits sprinkled across my workshop with no room to move or do any actual wood...

Great going ... sometimes you get uber lucky, it's a game of pot luck!

Just saw the knickers setup too:


https://youtu.be/mAqH-5cD8tM?si=5bAiLUSWUcZ2jgxb

Thanks Vann - good plan. When you say you get "passable results" as in their sharpness? The adze cutters & knickers are super sharp so was hesitant to touch them.

Epic fail posting this in the MA...

Whooops - was supposed to be posted under the Wadkin BRA post :;

Thanks - I do have some good stuff which works well to protect called Renaissance wax:

Renaissance wax is used by customers in...

Whats the best way to clean up these cutters?
• Rust removal
• Sharpening of cutters and scribing knifes

I find a wire wheel will round 90º corners. I do have Evapo-Rust so perhaps removing the...

I thought I had shared it with Vann previously but couldn't remember when or how :2tsup:

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I've taken a look at Wadkin & Co, and early Wadkin Ltd Machine tags -

Canadian Woodworking and Home Improvement Forum that Camo wrote many moons ago. It's not overly clear on how to determine...

I did see this video - I've been following him for a few months now. He has some very informative stuff. Whilst he didn't go into much details when comparing the Wilson and Wadkins (EKA, ECA) it was...

I like these old Wilsons - not sure how they stack up against the Wadkin ECA and Robinson RPE?

This one looks like it unfortunately has copped a fair bit of weather!

Have you seen the following from Marcello Rotar down in Victoria: 登录 Facebook

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Thanks - I think the biggest issue I have is caking on the filler enough to 'over fill' any voids so when standing back I don't have any voids left. The voids aren't air bubbles they are just areas...

What I did first was to apply TROTON Premium Universal Filler first, this goes on as a thick paste and is a bit hard to get an even coating especially when you have curves or tight spots. If you have...

I thought I was doing with filler until I sprayed it with Septone - Aerosols - Aerosol Spray Putty 400g I ended up going through a whole can getting carried away trying to fill voids with this...

Good one - it reminds me of my search for my PK. It took me 3yrs and was looking not only interstate but looking for bargains in NZ and UK (should shipping be reasonable which it isn't), then one day...

Geez thats a tough one. You have no doubt see the machines listed here: Luke & Spencer, Ltd. - Related Photos and Images | VintageMachinery.org

Interesting that they are lurking around, more than I had knowledge of (not that it's been a common manufacturer in my searches as I have mainly stuck to Wadkin, Robinson, White, Sagar). More...

I did see this - thats more than the holly grail Wadkin MF going rate!

lol - dwarf throwing ... hey if it's all related ... :;

That one Rob sent through is a fine example! Would love an outrigger & fence for my PK!

lol ... that could be a plan :;

I think with FB it's made it so easy to list stuff and has increased peoples awareness of buying 2nd hand in general. Gumtree, eBay, etc didn't have the social...

I did see this bad boy - surprised it has found a new owner yet. Decent price :2tsup:

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I did see that PP - good price. It hasn't sold in a couple of weeks & it's at a decent price!

That went for a decent price to someone from Vic... road trip!

It seems a bit funny, during COVID it seemed prices for machinery went nuts. Now you can pickup stuff at more reasonable prices from...

Mark, from a scale of 1 to 10 how big a job is it to restore a MA?

Or perhaps compared to restoring a PK?

Mine (https://www.woodworkforums.com/f299/wadkin-ma-242287?highlight=Wadkin+MA) is OK...

I was a bit deflated and hate saying this but 'it's the principle of it' - lol!

Well it doesn't present well but surface rust is a relatively easy fix. The electronics may be a different mater if...