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For those that are interested the L.S Barker 12.5" Jointer that I referred to above sold for $425 +26% today
Interestingly the L.S. Barker Spindle Moulder with Power Feeder knocked down for $725...

I didn't buy it! :-)
There is seriously no room left in the shed until I get a new space (work in progress... as I can barely turn around in my current two double garages) and any big new machines...

Saw was knocked down for $140, so $178.64 after fees.
That's a good price per kg!

Looks like a Wadkin CW for sale at Auction in Bairnsdale, Victoria.

Gollant Auctions selling are it.

RG

Just giving a sale price update for those interested.

The Wadkin RZ Jointer went for a bid of $870 so with 26% of fees and GST added the sale proce was $1,110
The Durden Thicknesser went for a...

Here's one for Vann,
I just posted a note in the eBay or other sales section on a Wadkin RZ being sold in Melbourne by Gollant Auctions. Lot 113 is the jointer and the auction has 8 days to run....

Guys,

There's an auction being run in Melbourne by Gollant Auctions.

One item for sale is a Wadkin RZ Jointer. RZ130 so probably the 125th one manufactured, made in 1954 by the test number...

It will depend on the hardness of your brass piece. If it was extruded with an eye to pressing or bending it will be soft enough for that intended use and should be suitable to bend. If it was...

Just this one Vann

Looking for a manual for this SCM L'invincible Combination Sliding Saw/Spindle Moulder/Tenoner.
Picked it up at auction in November last year for $290. It's a lot of cast iron and steel for the...

What bit of "so damned far away" wasn't clear? :U:U:U
Nice, although I prefer the visible cast frame from a looks perspective.

I've been on a bit of an acquisition streak in the last 6 months...

I'd be tempted if it wasn't so damned far away.
And if I had a bit more room!
Currently looking for a bigger shed in inner Melbourne...
RG

I'm with Vann on this. My guess would be ductile iron so heat and judicious application of force could straighten it without snapping.
RG

Oregon can look quite nice when turned as the contrast in colour between the growth rings is striking but I have had the same experience as Treecycle with finishing the job.
You need very sharp...

That's a nice collection of weaponry there Rob,

At the moment I am short on space and big on machines so I'm just looking to complete the machine with tooling for future use. I'm also looking for...

Thanks Henry,
Keep me posted on how you go.
I'll keep an eye out on UKeBay in the meantime.

And thanks Vann for the informative thread.

Cheers,
RG

Wow, Thanks Vann!

You're a gentleman and a scholar! That's going over and above for sure.
Looking forward to getting the parts and getting the beast back to fully functioning (subject to the...

That's great Vann,
Thanks for taking the time to look in your rathole!
I'll send you a PM on the spring and bumper.

I had a friend with a high quality 3D printer and I gave him a copy of your...

It has the one long return spring. It looks like the end broke off and they just threaded the broken end through a hole to reattach it though.

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The rubber damper behind the saw...

Hi All,

I picked up this Wadkin CC2 at auction last week. My winning bid was $216 plus $59 in GST and Auctioneer's fee so $275 and a 600km out and back road trip to Horsham from Melbourne....

The forum has been a little quiet of late so I thought that I'd put some pictures up to elicit a bit more activity. :B
Here's my 24" bandsaw of unknown provenance.
My guess is that it was made...

Very nice looking piece Rob.
Looks like a fair bit of work but it's come up nicely.
RG

Good question, I'm not sure. It wasn't featured in the auction so that's the only picture of it.
There was a massive Robinson bandsaw in the auction too. It knocked down for $5,500 but would have...

Hi Rob,

I guess it's a moot question now as I didn't win the auction.
Last time I tried to contact a freight company in Sydney to ship some stuff down that Henry sold me I didn't get a response...

In the Gray's auction last week where I missed out on the Robinson Spindle Moulder there was also a Thornley Thicknesser. Apparently they are an Australian made brand (that I wasn't aware of). It was...

I did post this in my first post a couple of years ago and Vann said that he'd never seen one like it so here it is again.
I'm currently re-greasing the bearings on the shaft and I have to replace...

Continuing the thread on old spindle moulders. I was disappointed to miss out on this beauty in a Gray's auction earlier this week. My initial bid of $29 was highest until 12 minutes before the...

Hi Bryce,

I have a very old Wadkin rip saw, Model HR, (Cast brass tag says manufactured in 1918). It's missing some parts (Pieces of fence assembly, original crown guard etc.)
It is similar in...

I thought that I'd post the images of the marriage of the Power King Disc and Belt Sander to the Gilbro modular cast bench.
I glued a couple of pieces of yellow-tongue flooring chipboard together to...

Thanks Vann and Auscab for the prompt responses!
That's perfect Vann. I'll see what I can get that is close to those imperial dimensions. Very sure that I'll need to machine the chamfer myself but...

Hi Auscab (Rob),
I'm getting back to my RU tooling project after a long hibernation.
Can you tell me what the dimensions of the cross section of the flat bar that is used for the RU tool rests?...

Thanks DJ,
That had crossed my mind too. I guess if someone had line shafting in their shop and wanted to install a single, smallish electric motor to power the shop it would have been a reasonable...

Hi Everyone,
It's been a while since I posted (April) as I went to the US to finish up my job there and then I took an extended break in the US and the EU.
I just picked up a few items at an...

Hi All,
The foundry finally finished casting the parts from the patterns that I dropped off in November!
I picked them up last week a mere 4.5 months after I dropped them off. The foundry is so...

Technically, when you do the calculation 3 x 240V phases actually equates to 415V 3 Phase which is what all of Australia used to run on. New Zealand ran (and still runs) on 230V which translates to...

Hi Rob,

Thanks for the uploading the pictures and sketches (and thanks to you too H).
Here are images of the modified patterns after I reduced the boss heights and made a couple of other mods...

Thanks Rob,
I'm cutting the bosses down in height as they were too tall and the tools would have been above the centre line of the lathe spindle.
I have just a couple more questions. What is the...

Thanks for the feedback H,
That would be your pattern making experience showing over my theory of make the part with plenty of draft! :-) I set the RU carriage to 5 degrees for the draft both inside...

Hi Rob,
I've made a few patterns to have parts cast from.
3 different sized faceplates (6", 12" and 19"), the short (2 bolt) and long (3 bolt) tool rest and a right angle tool rest as well.
The...

I'm in

Thanks Clear Out,
I was thinking of casting a new banjo but if your spare is available that would save me a deal of effort. The RU banjo is 360mm tall. It doesn't look as if the metal spinning lathe...

Thanks Clear Out,
That's a good guide. I'll get a quote from the local foundry that my friend and I use and see how it compares to those two figures that will help to decide on my path on that...

I've seen that and downloaded a copy of the pages as it will likely be a very useful reference when I retire and do a full refurb of my RU!

Interestingly I had the tailstock off the other day and...

There's a ding on the top of the banjo and I must have measured there, looking again it is 1 1/8" diameter not 1 1/10" as I initially measured (I'll probably have to clean up the top of the hole to...

Cheers Richard

Thanks Vann,

Yes, this sort of thing is useful. The middle picture shows that the blade of the tool rest is bolted to the casting which would be useful for having different lengths of tool rest on...

Hi All,

As I posted a few days ago I have a Wadkin RU Patternmaking Lathe. When I was the winning bidder at the auction I was working overseas and wasn't able to pick up the lathe. As a result of...

Rob,

Yes, the rip saw is interestingly odd. It looks more like some of the images that I've seen of J. Sagar machines until you see the Wadkin & Co Leicester Eng cast into the side of it! It's...

Thanks for the grease info Vann, and sure, by all means add the RU to the Wadkin by Test Number list.

Hi all,
Vann and Auscab wanted images of my 1918 Wadkin saw too.

This one's a beast, my guess is that it's close to a 1,00kg in weight. It came with a 26" saw blade attached but can take a...