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Catface, I have a BAOS that I am in the final stages of restoration. I bought it as a non-runner so I haven't run it yet. :shock: I tested motors etc as I went though! I used to use a Sedgewick of similar size a few years ago. That was a two knife block/single speed thicknesser feed, and...

Available to the enthusiastic is a cast iron surface Planer. It has been superceded by a PT project :D so it has to go. :( It is a Metalclad 9" surface planer (50+ years old??) in need of a bit of TLC. It consists of: A HEAVY cast iron stand. Main base casting. 5 foot approx...

Rich, I used to work in a former Methodist church/sunday school. All the joinery had been pitch pine so there were planks from pews etc and BIG mouldings all over the place- the owner bought it intact and stripped the place out. Spot-on maltrout512! Pics from Motownmartin look about right...

Hey Bob, it's not so cold up here- just really gloomy. :( As I mentioned, there aren't any other parts indicated in the manual (downloaded from the wadkin site). There is a "proper" solution out there! Ta, Thom.

Matt, I would think that your major movement issue would revolve around cupping and twisting in the oak boards. Even well seasoned material moves in time. Consider placing fixings pretty darn close to the front of each side to ensure that gaps can't open up. Using relatively narrow planks...

Colin, you're dead right. It just gets pushed aside leaving dry gears. It seems that I can't win here- oil would run out, and grease wouldn't do the job! Given this dichotomy, I suspect that the conclusion I eventually arrive at will be somewhat unsatisfactory. :( Thom

Any mileage in using a thick grease to plug the gaps and top up with oil? Sorry, I'm not a bike-guy- but puns are universal . -It wouldn't be reliable though, as RE owners might testify eh? Does Scrit have an alarm that goes off when someone types "wadkin"? Does an illuminated "W" appear on...

Bob, the manual shows no other parts that might be missing, though when I think about it the cylindrical collar at the base of the worm gear probably sits in the hole when it is in place on the shaft. Thus the hole in the 'box housing would be almost filled though not sealed. I doubt that there...

Roy, is it widely available??

Thanks Colin and Bob, I think this would have to be quite a viscous grease since the bottom of the gearbox isn't sealed! The motor, mounted directly below, drives a worm gear through a hole that it considerably bigger than the motor shaft- slightly larger than the plain collar on the worm gear...

Hi all, I am yet another habitual lurker coming out of the shadows. I am seeking some advice. Inspired partly by the wadkin planer rebuild threads on this forum, I bought a BAO/S P/T on the 'bay. Perhaps it should be noted that I have already stripped and rebuilt an AGS10 that was is need of...