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  1. J

    wadkin BOAS

    Thanks, was going to do that before putting cover back. Would WD40 dry lube be a good option?
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    Wadkin baos thicknesser

    I have just come across this Canadian site with a thread on renovating a BOA thicknesses which may be of interest. Can't see how to add a link but the site is canadianwoodworking.com and the thread A little Wadkin Bursgreen thicknesser. Jo
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    wadkin BOAS

    Thanks for the replies. Looking closely at the chain and the teeth, the dirt on the teeth seems in tact on both sides and I can't see any particular wear. Also I have to confess the tensioning slide had plenty of room to increase tension, I had mistaken the position to show that there was little...
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    Do you use New World Timber@Exeter-Can you PLEASE HELP?

    Hi, How can I add to your list? In Hants Iv'e used Soffe Timber, Pollards Moor Road, Southampton, SO40 2NZ. They are a sawmill providing green oak to order. East Brothers, West Dean, East Dean Road, Salisbury, SP5 1JA. They are a bigger sawmills and provide range of timbers including flooring...
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    wadkin BOAS

    Have tightened the drive as much as I could. I remembered now that it was getting the chain on that I had struggled with a few years back. Still a bit of play in the longer part of chain, which I think is correct. Not touching the spindle which is hopefully job done. I have put up the close up...
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    wadkin BOAS

    Haven't tried tensioning recently but could give it a go tomorrow, i think when I last did a few years back it was difficult and I was nearly at the limit although the photo seems to show some more movement possible to the left. Chain and sprockets don't seem too worn, will try and add a close...
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    wadkin BOAS

    Thanks for your replies. I've been trying to upload a photo. Yes the general tension can be adjusted below the top 2 sprockets by a slide system, but this doesn't alter the tension between the top 2. Not quite understand your changing the links? (Seem to just end up with this:- instead of...
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    wadkin BOAS

    I'm looking for advice on the Wadkin BOAS. While having to change my planer belts I noticed that the feed drive chain is resting on top of the cuter spindle and has already caused parallel grooves from each side of the chain links. There is only a little slack between the 2 top sprockets, not...
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    wadkin infeed outfeed etc adjusting

    The replacement cutter block was the same as the original, with 2 cutters. I have just spoken to a wadkin engineer who said that the infeed/outfeed, pressure bars are not adjustable, but set in the factory. So fig 5 in the manual is just a horrible tease, that I have just spent hours trying to...
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    wadkin infeed outfeed etc adjusting

    Thanks Jack. This looks exactly like the page in my manual. I can't read the print on your attachment, but in mine there are no indications how to achieve fig 5. Jo
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    wadkin infeed outfeed etc adjusting

    There are no washers in the manual drawing for the cutter block assembly, and the part that looks like a collar between the mounting block and the frame is named "feed roller stop" ?? I'd love another machine, but as I now have 1 and 3/4 I'll decline thanks
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    wadkin infeed outfeed etc adjusting

    Aha, is that it, shims? Yes, it's a BAOs. No there aren't any ...yet. Darn clever way to adjust heights though, just like the equally ingenious way of changing the motor by turning the machine upside down, Ha Ha (see relevent post) Thanks
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    wadkin infeed outfeed etc adjusting

    Hi, Any advice on how to adjust the infeed, outfeed, chip and pressure bars on wadkin 12x7? Can they be adjusted at all? It's been driving me nuts. I have just replaced the cutterblock with a replacement. All that supports the chip and pressure bars are pins that locate into the side of the...
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    Planer blade size

    Thanks. My thoughts are that the blades are not correct for this machine, they don't appear to be old. But I suppose old or new, the wrong size is the wrong size. Jo
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    Planer blade size

    Hi, I have nearly finished replacing the broken parts on my wadkin boas 12x7, and have just got to set the cutters. The set that were destroyed were 30mm x310mm x3mm, my spare set are 25 x310 x3 , which originally came with the machine. I found that the pair on the machine I have taken the...
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