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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:
- the first two digits of the test number are NOT the year of the test; and
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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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This batch is similar to my (and Matty's) earlier machines, as it has the... -
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.
Here are a further 14 CK saws, 11 of which... -
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... -
22nd December 2023, 10:20 AM
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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...
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5th December 2023, 06:21 PM
Thread: J.G. Bissell and Co. Mortiser
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Solid Chisel Mortiser.
I have a "Colonial" Solid Chisel Mortiser - https://www.woodworkforums.com/f299/carron-solid-chisel-mortiser-202883?highlight=Colonial - but I suspect it is information on J.G. Bissell and Co. you...
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11th November 2023, 07:33 PM
Thread: Wadkin CK "Shorty"
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It's currently on Trademe. Cheers, Vann.
It's currently on Trademe.
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8th November 2023, 08:15 PM
Thread: Wadkin CK "Shorty"
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Wadkin CK "Shorty"
Here's something I've not seen before.
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It's a "short" Wadkin CK radial arm saw - without the big cast-iron stand that supports the saw and its bench. Well actually it's a... -
25th October 2023, 09:51 PM
Thread: Wadkin DO bandsaw in Sydney
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Six Inches.
Six inches :;.
The DN has 30" wheels, while the DO has 36" wheels. They were replaced by the 30" and 36" DR bandsaws ~1935.
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24th October 2023, 04:57 PM
Thread: Wadkin DO bandsaw in Sydney
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Thanks for putting up the photos H (especially...
Thanks for putting up the photos H (especially the tag photo, which I'll add to the thread on the Canadian forum next update).
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Trenching Heads.
There are some on eBayUK now, but they are almost certainly all 8 1/2" cutting circle types with 1" bore - so not what you require.
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The prices look a bit scary.
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Blade Drive Pin.
I'll be sending RG the spring, and plunger with rubber stopper, some time in the next week.
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3rd October 2023, 01:20 PM
Thread: Wadkin Trenching Heads.
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Trenching Heads - pt.4 - 11”.
Wadkin's fourth size of "Expanding, trenching and Grooving Heads" have an 11" diameter cutting circle, and a 1¼" bore.
These are designed to fit:
Wadkin radial arm saw model CC and CD;
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Wow. That's brilliant !!! You better be careful,...
Wow. That's brilliant !!! You better be careful, you'll have a dozen CC owners contacting you for one :;.
Cheers, Vann.