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    A New addition to my Workshop Family!

    +1 Nice idea. My 4 (2 horses, 2 ponies) at 15 years of age are needing repair/replacement, as the legs are getting wonky. I've tightened the screws many times, but now they need more substantial work. Cheers, Vann.
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    Development of the Wadkin RB Surface Planer.

    Now to the sixth batch on the list: Batch A 2239 - RBs 510 to 533 - 24 machines commissioned 4th September, 1945: RB 512, (test no. unknown) - United Kingdom - Wadkin Ltd. tin tag; RB 514, test 27050, of 1946 - United Kingdom - Wadkin Ltd. tin tag; RB 519, test 27047, of 1946 - United Kingdom -...
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    Auction that will interest.

    Hah, this one makes me chuckle. I don't know what brand the machine is - but Auto-Memota is the switchgear - manufactured by MEM (Midland Electric Manufacturing Co. Ltd.) - not the machine. For example: I have MEM switchgear on my Denbigh drill press; my Wadkin woodlathe (built in); and my...
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    Development of the Wadkin RB Surface Planer.

    Of the fifth batch on the list I've only found one machine (so far): Batch A 2170 - RBs 486 to 509 - 24 machines commissioned 6th March, 1945: RBA 497, test 25435, of 1945 - United Kingdom - Wadkin Ltd. tin tag; There's one change from the fourth batch on the list: - 2nd type of fence (same as...
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    Wadkin PK Sliding Tables.

    Anyway, I want to be able to (eventually) fit the sliding table extension WITH fence, to my saw. I could tap the offending 9/16" BSW holes out to 5/8" BSW - but with one being 12tpi and the other 11tpi it going to have to cut a new thread. And with the difference in diameter being 1/16" (1.6mm)...
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    Development of the Wadkin RB Surface Planer.

    And now the fourth batch on the list. I've found two machines from this batch: Batch A 1500 - RBs 462 to 485 - 24 machines commissioned 19th October, 1939: RBA 464, test 14604, of 1940 - United Kingdom - Wadkin Ltd. tin tag; RBA 485, test 19730, of 1943 - United Kingdom - Wadkin Ltd. tin tag...
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    Wadkin PK Sliding Tables.

    This is the sliding table off PK 1857. Blue circles indicate 1/2" BSW (12 tpi) threaded holes; Red circles indicate 5/8" BSW (11 tpi) threaded holes; and Black arrows indicate preset holes for the main mitre. The circle marked 'A1' is the pivot point for the double mitre. The circle marked 'A2'...
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    Development of the Wadkin RB Surface Planer.

    Of the next batch in the list - I've found two machines. Batch A 1315 - RBs 414 to 437 - 24 machines commissioned 3rd November, 1938: RBA 418, test 10699, of 1938 - United Kingdom - Wadkin Ltd. tin tag; RBA 422, test 11103, of 1938 - United Kingdom - Wadkin Ltd. tin tag; These two machines...
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    Development of the Wadkin RB Surface Planer.

    Starting with the lowest numbered batch on the batch list - so far we have just one machine from this batch. Batch A 1257 - RBs 390 to 413 - 24 machines commissioned 14th January, 1938: RBA 399, test 9174, of July, 1938 - New Zealand - Wadkin Ltd. tin tag; RB 409, test 9969, of December, 1938 -...
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    Development of the Wadkin RB Surface Planer.

    Having another look at the Batch List. The list does not go back to the start of production in 1926, but starts with order "#1257" at the beginning of 1938. Going by the note in red, it would appear that the first five machine numbers had already been used, and so five new numbers were added...
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    Development of the Wadkin RB Surface Planer.

    Having found the first Wadkin RB surface planers made, I was curious to find the last. I asked my contact and he came up with this batch list. Which indicates that the final RB (from the batch of 48 ordered in January, 1953) was RB 1025. He then checked out the Test Books and found a further...
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    Development of the Wadkin RB Surface Planer.

    In an attempt to identify just which RB surface planers make up these twelve, I've consulted the test sheets for the first 15 RB surface planers off the Wadkin production line. These test sheets have enabled me to pick out the twelve machines with certainty as being RB 106 to RB 117. A quick...
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    Development of the Wadkin RB Surface Planer.

    The next RB in my photo collection is Guineafowl21's RBD 212 - already shown on the previous page RBD 212 (Test 700), of July, 1932. It shares most of the features of the previous three - except for a change to the second type of fence. This change eliminates the dovetail groove in the...
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    Wadkin PK Sliding Tables.

    On closer examination of mine, I find the small hole in that location is actually a 1/2" BSW tapped hole that was (until yesterday) full of gunk. So I too can screw in a handle like Jack does. Cheers, Vann.
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    Wadkin PK Sliding Tables.

    Well, if you don't know what a PK is then chances are you won't be able to answer my query ;) . Wadkin made their PK dimension saw from ~1928 through to 1960, producing around 2100 PK saws over that period. About 2014 Jack Forsburg (in Canada) made the PK every Wadkin fans quest machine...
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    Wadkin PK Sliding Tables.

    I've just watched Jack Forsberg's great Youtube video on the Wadkin PK features. Using the picture of mine, I've marked up the holes in his: Blue circles indicate 1/2" BSW (12 tpi) threaded holes; Red circles indicate 5/8" BSW (11 tpi) threaded holes; and Green circles indicate preset holes...
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    Wadkin PK Sliding Tables.

    Hi PK owners out there. I have a query. But first some background. I bought my PK (PKA 800 of 1945) in 2015. It came with two mitres - and it soon became apparent it had some accessories from a second PK (the second being a 1955 machine). Originally PKA 800 was not supplied with an extension...
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    Development of the Wadkin RB Surface Planer.

    Here are three more RB surface planers: RBA 158. RBA 190. RB 190. Like the first machines, all three have the early Main Casting with arch, the first style of Fence. They also have the early base casting with arch opening front and back, and no provision for electrical switchgear. However...
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    I Keep Getting Logged Off.

    Hi. Like the title says, I keep getting logged off. It happens sometimes in the middle of doing a post. It happened to me a few minutes ago. When I tried to preview a post I was told I was not logged in. Having had that before I know that means I lose everything I've written - so I hit the...
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    Development of the Wadkin RB Surface Planer.

    Looking through my collection of Wadkin RB photographs, I find four significant different arrangements of fence. The first is a short(ish) fence with a single gate. The second arrangement is that shown in the catalogues. The fence looks to be approximately the same length, again with a...
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