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Ok, overnight I had the idea of adding a strengthening rib to the flat QR bar, and came up with several designs, but finally settled on this, mainly because I thought if it was no better, I could...

Thank you for that Graham. I made a stronger/wider QR bar today, fitted it to the vice, and it is much better than it was, I can easily use is as it is. For interest, I talked to Dawn, and the...

Looking at the flat bar here, it looks wider than mine and the mounting hole is further from the side than the one I have, meaning that the bar is able to move sideways, and with minimal clamping...

Well, thank you for that, I have looked at everything more closely now, and it seems there are several different designs of that vise. The one I bought was not fitted with the flat QR bar, but it was...

I may have the answer to my question, I just re-watched the restoration video, and I am thinking that I have the flat bar around the wrong way, the hole at the front is offset, and I think it can...

So it seems we have similar issues, but different vises, and I guess slightly different operating systems. I will go through it again in the morning, but from what I saw today, it seems the "half...

Hi guys, I bought a nice Dawn 250mm QR woodwork vise on Saturday, that was not quite complete, it just needed the QR bar retainer bracket. After looking on youtube I found a video of a guy restoring...

Sorry Jamie, i just noticed your question, did you get it reversed?
Rob.

494050I have an update on not the machine itself, but a PDF manual on it. I got in touch with Jim Durden, he has kindly sent the PDF manual to me, I'm not sure of the best way to make it available to...

I am using the motor that it came with, I have not looked at it in any detail yet, but it seems to be ok, I will post here when I know more.
With the tyres, i found a place in Queensland that has...

Thank you for the reply, I will look into it.
Rob.

Hi guys, I finally found a Durden B1200 bandsaw yesterday, and as usual it needs work, but not too much. Firstly there are no tyres on it, just running on the wheels, but I have them ordered now. The...

470656I had a bit of luck this week with the original Durden cross slide on gumtree, and although I had the aftermarket one, I just had to have a genuine one. There was a bonus, the original manual,...

465807Nothing much has happened on the project for some time, although I have put it to some use, but only the saw and sanding areas. I was fortunate enough to find someone selling the original...

456125456124456122456105Mark, I will post a photo here today. I will get a drawing of sizes for you also.
Rob.

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I paid $450, probably a bit much, but it was 10 minutes from me, and it was the 12" 2HP version, and I hadn't seen one for months. IF.... it's only the forward/reverse switch that is burnt out, they...

Something I had not considered was that each time the sanding disk is mounted it gets a little looser...easier to fit, but that changes the final mounting point, in relation to the table to a small...

Well, I finally made time to give the L/H internal thread a go today. I did 3 trial pieces, just to be sure it was not going to ruin the part I needed, and for my own peace of mind, it was worth the...

An update for those interested in dating their machine...to a degree. They were made in batches of 25, up until 1981, when they changed to 50. My new machine is stamped UP X 3 on the main body of the...

Well Guys I have an update regarding the rise/fall gear in the above photo. It appears that this machine was in the first 100 or so built, after this they went to the diecast type, then later in...

I am still waiting for the threading tool, the new one that was sent was returned to the seller by Aust. Post damaged...you can't win sometimes. Over the weekend I managed to find another Durden,...

Well the wiring has been a test, the diagram was really not much help. Fortunately "China" came to my rescue and very kindly leant me his control panel to copy from. It now runs forward and reverse,...

I have tried Jaycar in the past for them.... they have nothing, look on ebay, you will find what you need
Rob.

Well, the wiring was worse than I thought, several very loose connections, it is amazing that it did run. Most wires were not the correct colour, so all that has been redone. The switch is not the...

The forward/reverse switch is ready to be installed, but the wiring colours in the diagram I have are not too close to what I have here. I'm not sure what someone was thinking when they made this...

A picture of the cross slide fitted into the table slot.
Rob.

I received the cross slide and the reversing switch Thursday, pretty timely since I have the long weekend to work on things. The main slide is as I thought, made from anodised aluminium, and too wide...

I bought this from Bangood, I'm not sure if I will need to modify it to fit the slot, but it looks like something that has promise. I will update when I receive it, hopefully shortly.
Rob.

Back to work now so everything has slowed. I still need to repaint the main body but the 2 side covers are done now and new emblems are attached.
Rob.

Sorry, I forgot to add that I bought the "pro grind easy peel shearing glue" today on my way home from work $10 for 250ml, it will be perfect.
Rob.

Well, I got a surprise today, i ordered 2 NOS badges for my machine last week..ebay, the guy (Jim) I messaged was very nice, Durden Holdings. He very kindly sent me the 2 150mm badges with 3 free...

Nice work China, I looked at the Sandpaperman, but didn't see 230mm, but just minutes from me is this... It looks like it will do the job. I like the way you think....outside the square. BTW, my shed...

Well after some more looking around, all of the 235 sanding discs I saw were velcro type, and expensive compared to a sheet of good quality paper. I settled on buying the 230x180 sheets and simply...

The disc is drilled ready for threading and it is now faced off and perfectly true. I just need the lathe threading tool to finish. It will be a challenge, it is an internal left hand thread, never...

Thank you for that China, I will hopefully drilling the hole today to 17.5mm for the 3/4" UNF left hand thread. I have made the disc 235mm, it fits fine and the sanding discs are readily available....

I will start on the sanding plate tomorrow, and from the above picture and memory, the thread does go all the way through to the sanding face. Is there anyone who can verify this for me?
Rob.

My aluminium plate arrived 20mm thick 300x400mm. I machined the slide groove into it, but will not mount it yet, I need to see what position the sanding disc sits. The second photo shows a cheap...

Things have progressed just slightly, I figured the sander table needed to be adjustable to put the slide groove parallel to the sanding disk. I made a plate with 2 slightly slotted holes, so this...

No problem at all China, I am happy to help.
Rob.

My next project is the sanding plate/disk, can anyone tell me what the thread is, I understand that it is left hand and 3/4, but that is all I have.
Thank you.
Rob.

Well after a few finishing touches it is mounted and all fitting well, I just need the metal table and groove it to accept the slide. It will get a coat of paint shortly.
Rob.

It seems I will not be able to purchase a piece of aluminium or possibly steel plate for the table until next week, so for the moment I am testing everything with a piece of ply that I had....

I'm thinking it is bigger than the 190x125, all the photos I have are very small, so it is hard to get a good idea. In this picture if the sanding disc is 8" the table should be at least twice 8"?...

I am making headway on the borer/sander attachment, photos shortly, but does anyone know the size for the table? From the pictures I was thinking about 150mmx450mm, slide groove in the centre?
Rob.

Ah, thank you, well that is pretty much how I remember the face plate, a tricky part to make, I have to wonder if there is some sort of generic part available. i will look into it. The table area is...

[QUOTE=Sparkington;2120972]Nice looking machine :D How did you clean the surface rust off? I've got a complete Durden junior joiner. I have a sanding attachment but not sure if compatible to your...

Guys, a little over a week ago, a couple of days before Christmas, I bought a Durden Pacemaker UP12-600. I had been looking on and off for some time, but they were either cheap and poorly looked...

Welcome to the site. If you can find one of these, I believe it will do most of what you need to.
Rob.

For the cast iron top, wd40 with a scourer and a lot of hand rubbing. The fence was disassembled and cleaned, black areas were repainted with rustolium flat black. All rusted parts that should be...