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I would suggest most mouldings were produced on machines by the late 1800's and a read of the book 200 years of woodworking machinery will confirm this i believe spindle moulders were created in Victorian times, doe's anyone know a date and who invented them ?

Is there anybody with a John Pickles & Son wood turning lathe of the early 1930s who would be willing to take some reference photographs for me as I believe the Wadkin RS lathe is based on them. Does anyone have any information regarding this? Also does anyone know the name of the foundry that...

Hello, I started work as an apprentice caqrpenter and joiner in 1956 and have a continuous service record up to, and including, the present day! Retirement is not a thought I cherish! Lately, everybody seems to be posting photos of furniture on the forum. The only piece of furniture I have...

Or you could read the book titled Teisdal' en how twas spok'n (Teesdale and how it was spoken). I live in Teesdale on the Yorkshire side of the river which was origanly the boundry of the North Riding of Yorshire and County Durham when i read the book i was amazed how many dialect words are...

thanks for the reply i have been informed it is 1955

Hi T.French Many thanks for the reply which comfirms my thinking if you remember the foundry's name it would be much appreciated if you post please. Regards Stan

Hello, I have a couple of questions regarding Wadkin RS Lathes if anyone could help. After machine No1625 Wadkin changed the bearings from Imperial to Metric ,does anybody own this machine or one with a number close to it so we can then identify the year this occurred. I also believe that...

I have just notice this thread today, Sunday. I believe GKN started making screw circa 1902- 1905, using the brand name Nettlefolds, later changed to GKN. I have a copy of their screw department catalogue dated 1927 and they were still making screws up to 40G (yes, forty gauge) when I started my...

Hi Vann. I was just qurious as on the early ones the bed was fixed to the headstock with bolts at 2.1/4" centres and the end of the bed was 8.3/8" deep, the later ones were 2" centres and the depth of the end was 10.3/8". Over the years i have refubished/rebuilt quite a few RS's and...

Does any Wadin experts know what year Wadkin altered the bolt centres from 2.1/4" to 2" centres and the depth of the end of the bed from 8.3/8" to 10.3/8" on the RS woodturning lathes

Jacob you have hit the nail on the head. Some talk in engineering precision terms instead of just getting on with job in hand. (still working at 80)

Bought it direct from GREX at a cost of $190 plus stainless pins the total $310 then S+H (?) $73.33 total $383.33 plus import duty and VAT of £70.19 maybe a bit expensive but the workers all say it's the best we've had. I would definitely buy another. Stan

We bought a Grex a 23 gauge pinner from the USA 2-3yrs ago and it's spot on. We bought a compressor from Rutlands it was very quite with a 12 month guarantee but at 13 months it packed in by this time Rutlands had stopped taking telephone calls everything by emails got a stupid answer to an...

In reply to your query i am sure the Tradesman range was known as the Evenwood range and were made at Evenwood in Co. Durham by Evenwood Engineering who also fabricated the BZD bandsaw cases i don't know if Wadkin had a financial interest in Evenwood Engineering but the factory was not far from...

Hello, Regarding the big compasses you are trying to acquire. Some 25 years ago, I altered these to be compasses. They were originally engineers' scribers. You can see the large one, close up, holding a pencil. The wider out you go the more angle you need on the pencil, as you can see by...

Hi All i have just seen the thread about the Wadkin vice while i have never seen one did they have a seperate tilt plate like the Emmert vise ? We have two turtle back Emmert's and one K1 boxed up as spare all three have been refurbished i had to make a pattern for the tilt plate and get some...

Having just read the post by AES and others i did'nt know the UK had stopped apprenticeships at one time or am i missing something ?. We have been training apprentices for the past 54yrs and i have friend whose two sons refused to go to university and then got an apprenticeships in the steel...

Re Apprenticeships I started my apprenticeship in carpentry and joinery when I was 15 years old in May 1956 at the hourly rate of 1 shilling (5p) per hour which was ¼ of the tradesman’s rate rising by 1/8 per year until at 21 years you were on full tradesman’s rate and finished your...

Hi. Does anybody know how to take the tables off this machine ? wadkin do a manual for the 9" & 12" but not for the 16" (Scott & Sargeant list one but it's for a 12") The difference between the 12" & 16" is on the 12" the tables fit between the side castings and the 16" fits over them. We need...