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21st May 2024, 07:15 PM
Thread: Wadkin PK Gen 4
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That's coming along nicely Charl. I don't...
That's coming along nicely Charl.
I don't think I have that on my Gen 3 PKA 800 - and I've run mine off the top of the thread on a couple of occasions. Similarly, a mate's Gen 3 PKA 803 is... -
20th May 2024, 03:58 PM
Thread: Dyco Superfine 12" Table Saw
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I do the same. I scrape as much paint and paint...
I do the same. I scrape as much paint and paint stripper off as I can - sometimes also using a hand held wire brush. I then wash the whole thing in hot water (if it's small enough to fit in in SWMBOs...
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18th May 2024, 07:03 PM
Thread: Seeking advice on a Bursgreen Sagar lathe
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I noticed that too. I concluded (probably...
I noticed that too. I concluded (probably wrongly) that the tail end leg is original (I can't see the foot to be sure) - and that as part of the increase in swing, the bed was lowered at the...
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15th May 2024, 09:17 PM
Thread: Seeking advice on a Bursgreen Sagar lathe
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I think this lathe must have started life as a...
I think this lathe must have started life as a Sagar GFA - but without the gap.
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6th May 2024, 06:23 PM
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I think 2.4kW is the limit for a 10amp plug, so...
I think 2.4kW is the limit for a 10amp plug, so you may get away with it. However start loads will exceed 10amps briefly - and if the "briefly" is too long it will blow your fuse/circuit breaker....
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6th May 2024, 06:11 PM
Thread: Dyco 12" Table Saw
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I've never bought one, but I do see flange...
I've never bought one, but I do see flange mounted motors on Trademe frequently. Unfortunately mostly bigger, 3-phase motors.
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2nd May 2024, 02:28 AM
Thread: Wadkin PK Tilt Mechanism.
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She's a well used and well abused machine. I...
She's a well used and well abused machine. I wonder if the problem is in the pivots - but I won't be taking it apart anytime soon to find out.
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1st May 2024, 07:50 PM
Thread: Wadkin PK Gen 4
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Or maybe a sleeve of some variety over each...
Or maybe a sleeve of some variety over each thrust bearing, to keep out the worst of the dust.
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1st May 2024, 07:48 PM
Thread: Wadkin PK Tilt Mechanism.
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Seeing as Charlie is looking at his tilt...
Seeing as Charlie is looking at his tilt mechanism, I thought I'd re-visit mine.
Ironically, my blade raise and lower mechanism, in spite of oil on sawdust, work like a dream. Easy, smooth.
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24th April 2024, 06:15 PM
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Batches of a dozen, or multiples thereof, seem to...
Batches of a dozen, or multiples thereof, seem to be the norm at Wadkin.
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23rd April 2024, 10:54 PM
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It's in Oamaru (in the South Island). 537577 ...
It's in Oamaru (in the South Island).
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21st April 2024, 08:15 PM
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I don't know how far back they go. I suspect...
I don't know how far back they go. I suspect 1923, which is the year Wadkin opened their Green Lane Works.
I have a sprinkling of test info back to 1923, and I'm slowly working backward (having... -
21st April 2024, 08:00 PM
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[QUOTE=Camelot;2332698] Well actually... I...
Well actually... I added 1929 to the database two weeks ago, and 1928 nine days ago.
1928 - tests 5601 to 6658; and
1929 - tests 6659 to 7773.
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21st April 2024, 07:41 PM
Thread: Wadkin PK Gen 4
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It's got the "W" end cover so it's ZEF. ...
It's got the "W" end cover so it's ZEF.
I've not taken one apart but, it looks like : at the blade end remove the locknut, both blade collars, and the square key. At the other end remove the... -
20th April 2024, 09:52 AM
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Yes it looks like it - almost certainly. ...
Yes it looks like it - almost certainly.
However, I would need to ask my Wadkin contact to be 100% sure.
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18th April 2024, 07:06 PM
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I think you tried to post a photo, but it doesn't...
I think you tried to post a photo, but it doesn't show (just a blank box). 1936 was a year of change, from cast brass "Wadkin & Co." tags, to tinned brass plate "Wadkin & Co." tags, to tinned brass...
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17th April 2024, 07:58 PM
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:B Oops. I checked the photo and it's definitely...
:B Oops. I checked the photo and it's definitely the same one. The photo is even titled "ME 502 7747 Aus" - so I guess that's a slip up on my part. Thanks for pointing it out, I'll fix it.
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16th April 2024, 05:39 PM
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I wonder if it wasn't there (see red arrow). ...
I wonder if it wasn't there (see red arrow).
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Though it's a bit hard to see what I'm looking at.
Edit: Nah, I think that's the cast "Wadkin" lettering.
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15th April 2024, 07:28 PM
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...and not one of the tag :ranting2:. Cheers, ...
...and not one of the tag :ranting2:.
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14th April 2024, 08:41 PM
Thread: New (to me) Wadkin BRA
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By passable results I mean I seem to be removing...
By passable results I mean I seem to be removing metal okay. I wasn't sure of the hardness of these and was concerned I might need to use diamond plates (which I don't have) or send them away to be...
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10th April 2024, 05:02 PM
Thread: New (to me) Wadkin BRA
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I'm going through the same exercise with my CK...
I'm going through the same exercise with my CK trenching heads.
For the adze cutters I've used the wire brush wheel (bench grinder mounted) for rust removal - keeping well clear of the laminated... -
8th April 2024, 01:26 PM
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If our theories are correct, that's a 1992 AGS. ...
If our theories are correct, that's a 1992 AGS.
I guess they had to be making something during their declining years up to 2008/09.
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Indeed Alli, just to mess with me... :~:; ...
Indeed Alli, just to mess with me... :~:;
Yes it looks like that's the case with Wadkin-Bursgreen*, but definitely not with Wadkin, Green Lane Works.
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Unfortunately that thread is now out-of-date and...
Unfortunately that thread is now out-of-date and most assumptions have been found to be wrong:
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24th March 2024, 01:10 PM
Thread: Wadkin LP Boring and Recessing Machine.
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Indeed. The first batch of RB buzzers was...
Indeed. The first batch of RB buzzers was completed in October, 1926 (these were the dozen machines ordered by New Zealand Railways). The machines in the photo were later - as all NZR machines were...
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18th March 2024, 10:06 PM
Thread: Wadkin RB Bench Type Buzzer - RB 116
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You may be familiar with this picture of an early...
You may be familiar with this picture of an early RB at Wadkin's Green Lane works.
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18th March 2024, 08:57 PM
Thread: Wadkin RB Bench Type Buzzer - RB 116
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Here's a picture taken in June last year with...
Here's a picture taken in June last year with "Ideal" guard fitted. I'm not sure about the red - it might need toning down a little.
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18th March 2024, 08:42 PM
Thread: Wadkin LP Boring and Recessing Machine.
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Another interesting photo forwarded by wallace....
Another interesting photo forwarded by wallace. This appears to be where completed machines were stored, awaiting sale or dispatch.
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15th March 2024, 09:05 PM
Thread: Wadkin LP Boring and Recessing Machine.
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Wallace has kindly sent me this picture of a...
Wallace has kindly sent me this picture of a batch of twelve LP recessors being assembled at the Wadkin works.
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12th March 2024, 03:10 PM
Thread: Wadkin Trenching Heads.
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Robinson.
I have seen it written somewhere, but not sure where. I believe Robinson were taken over by a company that were not much more than asset-strippers. They went around buying many of the remaining...
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11th March 2024, 05:22 PM
Thread: Wadkin Trenching Heads.
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Trenching Heads - pt.5 - 13”.
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Wadkin's fifth size of "Expanding, trenching and Grooving Heads" have an 13" diameter cutting circle. I don't know the bore, but I suspect 1¾".
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16th February 2024, 08:51 PM
Thread: Wadkin PK Gen 4
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You know that's like saying you prefer red roses...
You know that's like saying you prefer red roses to be yellow... :;.
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16th February 2024, 08:47 PM
Thread: Wadkin PK Gen 4
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What's wrong with PinK on a PK? :; Cheers, ...
What's wrong with PinK on a PK? :;
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14th February 2024, 07:54 PM
Thread: Wadkin PK for sale Lithgow.
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That takes me to a private group that only...
That takes me to a private group that only Aussies can join.
Anyone got any photos?
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14th February 2024, 06:53 PM
Thread: Wadkin PK for sale Lithgow.
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Dang, can't find it (must have sold). Did you...
Dang, can't find it (must have sold).
Did you by any chance save any photos of it?
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11th February 2024, 10:15 PM
Thread: Wadkin PK Gen 4
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I had a discussion about this while working on a...
I had a discussion about this while working on a friend's "new" 1945 PK just yesterday. He was looking at a rough casting too.
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11th February 2024, 09:52 PM
Thread: New (to me) Wadkin BRA
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I think your decision to paint it, rather than...
I think your decision to paint it, rather than polish it, was a good one.
But I note your 4th photo is the back of a PK blade "flask". I hope you're not going to paint that blue :o:C:no:.
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30th January 2024, 05:08 PM
Thread: Sutton and P&N
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I'm interested to see what she says. I like to...
I'm interested to see what she says.
I like to support local industry (what's left of it over here) and am prepared to pay a bit more for the privilege. I don't like it when production is moved to... -
22nd January 2024, 06:37 PM
Thread: Wadkin DN Bandsaw Restore - Early 1900s
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And more stable too IMHO. I've started doing...
And more stable too IMHO.
I've started doing the same at the railway society I volunteer at once a week. Here is a 255kg Wadkin CK radial arm saw I recently acquired for use there.
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14th January 2024, 08:23 PM
Thread: Wadkin CK Radial Arm Saw
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Time for Another Update - pt.2.
continued...
CK 1604 (test 41502 of 1951) - New Zealand - Wadkin Ltd. cast tag;
CK 1606 (test 41504 of 1951) - New Zealand;
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14th January 2024, 08:22 PM
Thread: Wadkin CK Radial Arm Saw
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Time for Another Update - pt.1.
It's time for an update. Unfortunately the software says I can't post this post because it exceeds 10,000 characters - so I'll split this into two posts.
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7th January 2024, 07:58 PM
Thread: New (to me) Wadkin BRA
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Thingamebobs.
I'm not at all familiar with the BRA. Could they be adjustable feet - for uneven surfaces?
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7th January 2024, 05:00 PM
Thread: New (to me) Wadkin BRA
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Or not. You seem to be missing the spacers. ...
Or not. You seem to be missing the spacers.
From the info I've found it appears those heads will do 11/16" housings - without spacers. With spacers they should do 11/16" to 1 1/4" housings in... -
7th January 2024, 11:23 AM
Thread: New (to me) Wadkin BRA
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You're all set up then. The 8.5" trenching heads...
You're all set up then. The 8.5" trenching heads are the correct ones for the BRA.
Now all you need is a drive pin (or as Auscab says, you don't even NEED one). They are 5/16" diameter with 5/16"... -
6th January 2024, 07:33 PM
Thread: New (to me) Wadkin BRA
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Drive Pin.
Does your BRA have a tapped hole for a drive pin in the inner flange?
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6th January 2024, 09:54 AM
Thread: New (to me) Wadkin BRA
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The 9" trenching heads for the CK use pin drive. ...
The 9" trenching heads for the CK use pin drive.
The 8.5" trenching heads I sent Auscab for his BRA also were drilled for pin drive. I see he has fitted them to his BRA, but I can't tell if he's... -
23rd December 2023, 09:00 PM
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Bench Planes.
Well actually Ian, even by a conservative count that's ten planes - #1, #2, #3, #4, #4.5, #5, #5.5, #6, #7 and #8.
If you add the #5.25, and the "10s" - #10, #10.25 and # 10.5 (the latter 3... -
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I think it's "Made in England" - in which case...
I think it's "Made in England" - in which case the type studies are not applicable.
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22nd December 2023, 10:17 AM
Thread: Wadkin PK Gen 4
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If it's cast steel you will be able to heat it...
If it's cast steel you will be able to heat it and straighten it. If it's malleable cast iron you will probably be able to heat it and straighten it. If it's grey cast iron it will almost certainly...
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21st December 2023, 07:51 PM
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I too would be looking at the older one -...
I too would be looking at the older one - expecting it to be better quality. However, even the older one dates to a period when Stanley QC was slipping. You may have a good new one from the period...