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WOW some work went into those planes

Just to add a bit to the grain filling part of the conversation, for a while back in the UK around the 1980/90's Limed Oak and Ash became popular and interior designers would specify this finish, I...

Hi Rob,

Thanks for your reply, I was interested because you mentioned dipping your rubber directly into the shellac when bodying up, which I have never heard of and wondered how that came about as...

For anyone starting out, these 3 videos have enough knowledge to get you on your way

Hi Rob,

In Australia Cabinet Makers gain a qualification through Tafe, so do I take it wood finishing does not form apart of the curriculum to achieve that qualification?

Like I mentioned...

Each new coat (layer) becomes apart of the previous coat, so bodying is creating an amalgamated thickness of shellac, where individual layers don't exist.

For me the use of pumice was only to fill the grain once you were happy that had been achieved you would continue just adding more coats of shellac to build up a body, the bodying process gives the...

In the UK French Polishing and other more modern finishes formed part of the Cabinet Makers City & Guilds qualification back in the 1970's/80's (not sure about today) so we were taught to use fine...

Is this board from another property? they will have balanced the 3 phases

That's an old board, someone seems to have cut the panel to add a new RCD and done a poor job of the cut out with them sticking loads of blue tape around it.

It looks like that board is already...

Yes I was thinking of how that would work, I think a hollow lever with the other one inside and Wadkin probably changed the design to make the hollow one more robust.

Hi Rob,

Yes the later clamps were angled down, so Wadkin were definitely looking to address the movement of stock, I have attached a couple of pics from later ME's the first is from another ME...

Hi Vann,

Thank you for the pic's, they confirm what I thought about the single shaft for the lever pull downs on the earlier ME's, the other interesting thing about the pull down levers on this ME...

Found this ME illustration from a 1928 Catalogue, still single shaft, but look at the direct drive motor configuration.

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I wasn't sure about those because they didn't look very wide, but the shape of the bottom of the casting looks right with the bolt down floor lugs

Looking at this picture from 1924 there seems to be 6 Wadkin Single Shafts ME's sitting in a row, I think they were cast in batches of 6, it looks like they have some of there wheels fitted.

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There is a Neutral busbar at the top right but it's not being used because you have individual RCBO fitted.

There aren't many videos showing Australian boards, here's one with 2 RCD's with 3...

A RCD can have a number of breakers (circuits) with a common natural busbar, if the consumer board has 2 RCD's then each RCD will need it's own common busbar, you can not share one busbar between 2...

Yes true, there would need to be some load on the consumer board, so turn on a few lights and or appliances, before touching neutral and earth to trip the RCD.

This video demonstrates what I...

Hi Vann,

Looking at your list of Test Numbers I see a ME 239 Test 2085 that lives in NZ, do you know the owner of that ME or do you have pic's of it, because if I am correct it should be a single...

Without a tester if there is a RCD breaker at the board just touch neutral and earth to trip the circuit

Is that a fan or just a light fitting? the wiring looks like it's part of a daisy chain feeding a number of light fittings.

A ceiling fan would only need a twin & earth single cable unless there...

I have just noticed something about the ME Rob posted, it does only have one shaft for the pull down chain & chisel levers, just like what is shown in the 1924 catalogue, so Wadkin changed their...

I think you should do the confusing backwards direction first where the machines are more interesting although you may not get many new Tags being offered due to commercial Woodworking Shop's...

Can't you take the cover off where the grease nipple is and have a look inside, the grease may have dried over the years so you could rest that end in solvent and remove the old grease then reapply...

Looking at the list of Test Numbers your ME is already listed, but unlike later years there isn't a defined start and end Test Number at the beginning or end of a year to give a clue which year yours...

So you sanded back your old finish and found a nice coloured raw wood which you wood like to keep, but unfortunately any finish will darken raw wood.

I use CUTEK because it's an oil based product...

It's good the substrate was plywood and not MDF like we see these days, it would have swelled and never gone back to it's original thickness/shape, great job on matching the veneers and your...

Hi Andy,

It's the Test Number we need to date your ME, Wadkin used a pre printed book of numbers and the number from the page where they Tested the machine was recorded on the TAG

Here's an...

Does your contact have Test Record books going back to the 1920 like he had for my 1954 EX?

Thanks, not sure why some Copy & Paste work while others don't.

I corrected the year to 1928

Sorry, I just did a copy & paste and on my pc the pics looked great, I didn't realize no one else could see them, that's a shame because I thought it was a quick way of getting big pic's posted.
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Sorry Vann this is in OZ not NZ

The seller of the ME on FB, found the TAG it was is it's correct location based on the other ME's we have pictures of
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Vann,

Looking at your list you don't seem to have this Tag

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And it lives in NZ

The seller sent me a pic of the electric motor Tag, so I went back to them to see if they could find where the Wadkin Tag might have been, Andy's ME Tag is in the same position as the one I posted,...

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Looking at this pic Rob posted the pull down levers are small compared to what's on the actual ME machines, artistic...

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Vann, This is a pic of the Tag, it's on your list but this one must be an identical twin because the one on your list lives in the UK :)

Your Red arrow points to the raised Wadkin lettering, the below pic shows what I mean

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Pic you requested

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The guy I bought it from was in his late 70's and he told me it was his Dad's plane from when he was an apprentice, so well before 1972.

I have asked the seller for you, lets see if they respond

Looks complete just needs a replacement stock clamp, I have a spare one from an MF

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Not sure what commands you have in Sketchup, but in AutoCAD for lines you can use the offset command and for objects (blocks) you can just copy them in any direction by a set distance.

If your looking at a benchtop machine then I assume you are more of a hobby woodworker, so because you can turn those cutters 4 times, they should last you for quite a few years.

Not seen those on an MA before :U I think the rust remover would be good and then treat it with a sealing spray to prevent flash rusting, for the sharpening do you have a diamond flat stone or Card

It's made in England, but if it was a US plane wouldn't it need to be Blue in colour for it to be a Type 20?

I used to work for Osborn Steels at their Rutland Road works and the Stanley factory was just up the hill from me.

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I have a few Stanley and Record planes, both firms...

It might be the case that with Wadkin Bursgreen Tags the first 2 numbers are the year of manufacture.

That Machine & Test Number are already on the list the year is 1951