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2nd May 2024, 03:51 PM
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To me it looks like the veneer got damaged when...
To me it looks like the veneer got damaged when cutting the doors/panels to size from the large board, it may have delaminated slightly and even chipped, then the edging got glued on, but overtime...
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1st May 2024, 08:03 PM
Thread: Wadkin PK Tilt Mechanism.
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It sounds like there is something wrong with it...
It sounds like there is something wrong with it Wadkin during their 8 hour test would have picked that up and sorted it out before it left the factory.
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1st May 2024, 07:53 PM
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That edging is to give the appearance of a...
That edging is to give the appearance of a quality multi ply board, under that edging is the substrate MDF or chipboard, because if you have plywood under that edging then apart from it not possibly...
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1st May 2024, 06:24 PM
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1st May 2024, 03:14 PM
Thread: Retaining wall job incomplete
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I would say that the guy that built your wall...
I would say that the guy that built your wall wears a big hat and spurs.
I thought the blockwork cores were empty when looking at the return pics.
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1st May 2024, 01:08 PM
Thread: Retaining wall job incomplete
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If you crop the image slightly, then for some...
If you crop the image slightly, then for some reason the pic's will appear the right way up :)
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1st May 2024, 10:45 AM
Thread: Retaining wall job incomplete
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Some pic's would be helpful. How high is the...
Some pic's would be helpful.
How high is the wall? I ask because I have seen some very dodgy retaining walls holding up more than 1M in height of soil that really needed an engineers input,... -
1st May 2024, 10:14 AM
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Concrete slabs need 4 to 6 weeks to release...
Concrete slabs need 4 to 6 weeks to release moisture and the thicker the slab the longer this will take, bedrooms with carpets can smell from mold because they have been laid too soon. With your...
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1st May 2024, 08:59 AM
Thread: Wadkin PK Gen 4
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Maybe a silicone spray would work better ...
Maybe a silicone spray would work better
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30th April 2024, 05:37 PM
Thread: Re-claimed Jarrah Sleepers
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Do you have pic's of the underside of the bottom,...
Do you have pic's of the underside of the bottom, did you buy kit's to make them?
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30th April 2024, 05:16 PM
Thread: Panel Saw Help
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I have an Altendorf, but not many small ones come...
I have an Altendorf, but not many small ones come up for sale, if your not bothered about age the Wadkin BGP 12" might be a good for what you need they are quite compact and there is one for sale in...
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30th April 2024, 10:26 AM
Thread: UK Post Office Scandal
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Most of them at the inquiry say "I don't Recall"...
Most of them at the inquiry say "I don't Recall" they must have watched Ronald Reagan on the news when they were kids and thought yes I can use this at some point in my career.
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30th April 2024, 10:02 AM
Thread: Container/Tiny home
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Where looking to build a Granny House (it's not a...
Where looking to build a Granny House (it's not a Flat) on my daughters land with a Shipping Container Shed (2 Containers spaced apart with a steel frame between forming a workshop)
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30th April 2024, 09:36 AM
Thread: UK Post Office Scandal
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Total No Recall
Here's a report saying there's a bug in the system,
I don't Recall seeing this report,
but your name is on the mailing list,
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29th April 2024, 01:17 PM
Thread: Completely tuned set - finally
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WOW some work went into those planes
WOW some work went into those planes
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29th April 2024, 12:57 PM
Thread: Shellac Over Pummice & Wax???
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Limed Oak
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...
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29th April 2024, 12:11 PM
Thread: Shellac Over Pummice & Wax???
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Hi Rob, Thanks for your reply, I was...
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... -
29th April 2024, 10:48 AM
Thread: Shellac Over Pummice & Wax???
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For anyone starting out, these 3 videos have...
For anyone starting out, these 3 videos have enough knowledge to get you on your way
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28th April 2024, 11:45 PM
Thread: Shellac Over Pummice & Wax???
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Hi Rob, In Australia Cabinet Makers gain a...
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?
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28th April 2024, 10:47 PM
Thread: Shellac Over Pummice & Wax???
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Each new coat (layer) becomes apart of the...
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.
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28th April 2024, 09:07 PM
Thread: Shellac Over Pummice & Wax???
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For me the use of pumice was only to fill the...
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...
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28th April 2024, 12:31 PM
Thread: Shellac Over Pummice & Wax???
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In the UK French Polishing and other more modern...
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...
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24th April 2024, 08:53 PM
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Is this board from another property? they will...
Is this board from another property? they will have balanced the 3 phases
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24th April 2024, 08:03 PM
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That's an old board, someone seems to have cut...
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.
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24th April 2024, 11:38 AM
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Yes I was thinking of how that would work, I...
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.
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24th April 2024, 11:32 AM
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Hi Rob, Yes the later clamps were angled down,...
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... -
24th April 2024, 10:14 AM
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Hi Vann, Thank you for the pic's, they confirm...
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... -
23rd April 2024, 08:32 PM
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ME from 1928 Catalogue
Found this ME illustration from a 1928 Catalogue, still single shaft, but look at the direct drive motor configuration.
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23rd April 2024, 08:28 PM
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I wasn't sure about those because they didn't...
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
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23rd April 2024, 08:01 PM
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Wadkin Erecting Shop 1924
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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23rd April 2024, 06:34 PM
Thread: is this legal? taped wire only and live?
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There is a Neutral busbar at the top right but...
There is a Neutral busbar at the top right but it's not being used because you have individual RCBO fitted.
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23rd April 2024, 05:57 PM
Thread: is this legal? taped wire only and live?
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A RCD can have a number of breakers (circuits)...
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...
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22nd April 2024, 06:32 PM
Thread: is this legal? taped wire only and live?
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Yes true, there would need to be some load on the...
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.
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22nd April 2024, 04:43 PM
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Hi Vann, Looking at your list of Test Numbers...
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... -
22nd April 2024, 04:28 PM
Thread: is this legal? taped wire only and live?
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Without a tester if there is a RCD breaker at the...
Without a tester if there is a RCD breaker at the board just touch neutral and earth to trip the circuit
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22nd April 2024, 03:52 PM
Thread: is this legal? taped wire only and live?
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Is that a fan or just a light fitting? the wiring...
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.
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22nd April 2024, 12:22 PM
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I have just noticed something about the ME Rob...
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...
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22nd April 2024, 09:53 AM
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I think you should do the confusing backwards...
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...
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21st April 2024, 07:17 PM
Thread: Wadkin PK Gen 4
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Can't you take the cover off where the grease...
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...
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20th April 2024, 07:50 PM
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[QUOTE=ab1;2332696] Looking at the list of...
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...
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20th April 2024, 01:26 PM
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So you sanded back your old finish and found a...
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.
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20th April 2024, 12:31 PM
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It's good the substrate was plywood and not MDF...
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...
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20th April 2024, 10:52 AM
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Hi Andy, It's the Test Number we need to date...
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
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20th April 2024, 10:45 AM
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Does your contact have Test Record books going...
Does your contact have Test Record books going back to the 1920 like he had for my 1954 EX?
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19th April 2024, 12:04 PM
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Thanks, not sure why some Copy & Paste work while...
Thanks, not sure why some Copy & Paste work while others don't.
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19th April 2024, 10:45 AM
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Sorry, I just did a copy & paste and on my pc the...
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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18th April 2024, 05:10 PM
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Sorry Vann this is in OZ not NZ
Sorry Vann this is in OZ not NZ
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18th April 2024, 09:47 AM
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Tag for FB ME
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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17th April 2024, 02:13 PM
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Vann, Looking at your list you don't seem to...
Vann,
Looking at your list you don't seem to have this Tag
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17th April 2024, 02:10 PM
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The seller sent me a pic of the electric motor...
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,...