I loved these adverts from old 1962/64 editions of Practical Householder Magazine
Does anyone still have / remember tools like these ?
Does anyone still have / remember tools like these ?
Old Wolf Drill and Combination Machines
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Doug B
Shy Tot
I can start with a Bridges Neonic MKII drill,
Dee J
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I've got my parents' Wolf cub set with a drill press adaptor, which lays down to form a lathe bed, which can the be fitted with a circular saw table. There's a disk sanding backplate too. The design is a little 'optomistic', seeing as its all based on a small single-(high)speed 1/4 inch capacity drill. It's the best a home diy-er could afford back in the late 1950s, funded from mum's work on the local farms. The drill and sanding setup were much used. The 4"circular saw ripped 1" softwood successfully. And I once managed a 4" bowl on the lathe set-up (which was a bit scary at that rpm). Still works.
stuart little
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Wolf had a system whereby, if your electric drill broke, you'd send it to them & they would sell you a replacement at a substantial discounted price.
I had the old black and decker equivalent of this set up, came with a circular saw attachment, jig saw, drill press stand, and sander I made my eldest daughters rocking cradle using these, my then partner sold the cradle when we had finished with it for three times as much as I paid for the kit!! My tools have much improved over the years, the attachments wore out/became dangerous many years ago, but are kept as mementos of when I first started out no knowledge but plenty of ambition !
graduate_owner
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I still have my Black and Decker D500, with circular saw and sander attachments, and vertical drill stand. I also have a Wolf as in OP and a Bridges Neonic, although the latter two are more recent acquirements. Finally I have the ML8 but none of the extras. I only stopped using my ML8 when I managed to get a graduate and a viceroy. The ML8 is a really well built lathe.
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bourbon
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My late dads' first job in the '50's was in the Birmingham repair centre of Wolf. In my workshop there are three wolf cubs one with a speed reducer. We used to have the complete range of attachments, but most have been lost in the midst of time. However, in one of my sheds. I have the very bench that he first worked at! It has the wolf logo on the front and two round pin sockets on the front.
I have a trusty Wolf belt sander that was a copy of the Makita 9401 ….its a heavy monster and unlikely ever to fail
John Brown
Freeloading Social media influenza
Was it the epicyclic speed reducer, where you had to hang on to the body of the thing with your other hand?
My dad had a Wolf, and a Picador circular saw attachment. Thing there was an orbital sander too...
bourbon
Established Member
It attaches to the collar and there are a couple of gears in it
I used my Wolf drill, mounted as a drill press on Boxing Day. I’ve no idea how old it is, but it still works and was obviously designed to be serviced/repaired.
