wadkin pk restoration

[wallace]

I know I have already done one of these but since I organised my photobucket account my original thread has lost its pictures. Plus I think I might be able to do a better job this time. This pk is a bit different in that the slider is 72" long and it has an extension table.

 

[nathandavies]

I was hoping you would show the resto. Looking forward to one to keep an eye on.

 

[Eric The Viking]

I'll be watching this thread avidly. This posting is in GREEN for a reason, too.

 

[wallace]

A little more progress. Got the motor bearings degreased and everything clean.







I had a suspicion that the motor had been took to bits before and this confirmed it. I presume this was done when the brake was added. I think I will take the tape off and do the job properly with some heat shrink.


I couldn't resist making some shiny bits

 

[nathandavies]

Damn it Wallace seeing that shiny W makes me want to do my CC. Just when i'd come to terms with getting rid of it. How many hours to polish that?

Nathan

 

[wallace]

Nathan it only took maybe 30mins sanding and another 30 buffing.

 

[buffalobill]

Will be watching this please keep the Pictures coming

 

[riclepp]

Hi Wallice, did you ever get the outfeed table on the Wadkin Planer sorted?

 

[misterfish]

Great Wallace - I really enjoy your renovations.

Do you have a picture of the entire saw as you bought it as It's nice to see the transformation when you've finished.

Keep up the good work.

Misterfish

 

[wallace]

Hi Richard which one? I had a little 6" planer that kept on doing tapered planning until I shimmed the outfeed table or was it the big one which I did the video of.
Misterfish heres a couple of before pics. This is the extension table 48"





Heres the slider







All in all it is a very clean original saw. Considering it was made in 1955 and has not been attacked with green paint to make it look 'modern'

 

[heimlaga]

What a fine saw!
You are setting up a very well equipped shop it seems.

 

[wallace]

Just a little progress. I sprayed the motor casing and put it all together.

 

[wallace]

The original paint was in really good condition so I just had to fill the dings and rub it down a bit. Its been the perfect day for spraying so I got a couple of coats of zinc primer and 4 top coats of enamel

 

[wallace]

more progress. I decided to paint inside red and my usual method of doing the writing.





This is the blade rise mechanism



On cleaning things out I found this, at first I thought it was the pin that secures the gear to the shaft but it looks like the alignment pin for the cover. Both were snapped off which is strange because its not a hard bit to get off. It looks to have been floating around and snagging on the gears causing some slight damage.



The gear had a slight bur





The gear retaining pin was not their and the gear was jammed. Its the second pin I have found which was broken







MMM shiny

 

[memzey]

Nice! Looking forward to more pics of shiny old Wadkin bits!

 

[nathandavies]

There's just something about shiny things, don't know what it is but as you say mmm.

Nathan

 

[jimi43]

Oh Wallace...I just LOVE your restoration threads.

I am never likely to own such gear but watching it turn from the apparently clapped out state you often find it to masterpieces fit for a museum is a real thrill for me!

And to think that they also get used at the end is even more important....I know the insides are as beautiful and precisely restored as the outside painted and polished bits.

Bravo my friend...watching this progress with awe as usual!

Jimi

 

[Harbo]

Amazing work - great to keep these old boys (or girls ) going?

Rod

 

[wallace]

Thanks Jimi, Rod. Its the only way I could afford some amazing machines. What kind of sawbench can you get for £330 They always look rough but what wouldn't after 59 years. The quality is fantastic. I started on the handwheels. I am pleased they are aluminium ones and not steel, its much easier to get the dings out and polish up. I put the wheel on the lathe and used a grinder with a flapper disc and then a power file with various grits.









Next will be a polish mop

 

[wallace]

I spent a good few hours making things shiny