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Hi. My son has just imformed me i owe Silfi an apology i had'nt realised it was a persons identity so to Silfi i offer my sincere apologises and hope i hav'nt offended you. Kind regards...

I have just seen the reply by Silfi your timber merchant was correct Quote Marine Grade, Embodies the same WBP adhesive as for exterior grade. The difference lies in the higher standard of perfection required in the veneers (BSS 10889). Unquote From memory i think there is approx about...

Hi, its taken along time but I have finally found someone who could upload the photographs of the finished machine for me and my comments. Although somewhat late, I hope these are of use to some of you. Stan. WADKIN BURSGREEN BJS FRET SAW (CIRCA 1963) I have totally refurbished this...

Hi. Vann . Thanks for the suggestion mine is a later model and i have a copy of the sales leaflet looks like i've got to a dead end . Thanks to you and Wallace for replying.schnapps95

Hi. I've been away for a few days. I have been in contact with AMS but they never came back to me as promised but thanks for the suggestion. I have come to the conclusion it must be a pretty rare machine. schnapps95

Hi is anybody able to help? I have recently acquired a Wadkin bursgreen BJS fret saw, origanly marketed as a Sagar JS9 fret saw. They are identical appart from the cast on name. I have found it impossible to find a manual for it anywhere. Does anyone have one they would be willing to sell or...

I have finally got it off, what i did i locked two nuts together on the opposite end of the shaft and held them against rotating with a spanner. I then used a correct size peg spanner on the wheel arbor and gave it a few sharp taps with a hammer and it all unscrewed the leather wheel was'nt...

Thank you Beau and Wallace . Today I went to Scorton auto jumble and couldn't believe my luck when I found a correct cone for £1. the thread is 3/4" BSF right hand the seller gave me some advice for removing the existing one which I have tried without success (It's still stuck) He also suggested...

Is there anybody who can advise how to remove the conical grinding wheel please. Does it come off complete with leather stropping wheel or seperately ? i do'nt want to damage it as presumably they arn't available anymore any suggestions would be much appreciated

Hi. Merlin. I have waited a month and the gentleman hasn't responded so I am in the process of rebuilding the RS lathe which means unfortunately I can't fix you up with a gap piece, sorry. Kind regards schnapps95

Thanks Merling. Any chance of the measurements for the 8" one please. I have made a full set of double tee rests and I am going to make a pattern (some time) and have two castings made so we can use the rests, one on e-bay sold for £300.00. Be wary of the seller! I bought an item on 19Jan and...

Hi everybody. Can anybody help me with some measurements for a Wadkin RS Tool Rest Holder as I am going to fabricate one so we can use the double tee tool rests. Ours is a 10” lathe and I am not sure ours is the correct one as there would be 3 different sizes. I have done a drawing with the...

Thanks Wallace. That information is really appreciated as I have being trying to find that out for about a year, once again many thanks and kind regards Stan

Hi. Wallace Many thanks for the reply I rang AMS but they couldn't help. Yes mine is like yours a type EE Dovetailing attachment only mine has round steel knobs as in the photo in the leaflet of 1977. Your fingerplate in the picture looks like an EE6 with 21 fingers, what I would like to know if...

Hi is there anybody out there who can advise me I have a Wadkin BEM spindle moulder and a Wadkin dovetail template/jig but no bits, I can fit any shank diameter up to 20mm, does anybody know where I can purchase the dovetail router bits and what size they should be? I am also looking for any...

Hello Merlin Thanks for your kind words. In answer to your question NO I am the maker and also a septuagenarian who is running out of time in life. A short history of the lathe. it was 8" centre height I lowered the bed on the headstock and had a block cast to raise the tailstock...

Hi Merlin / Wallace, at long last I have found out how to upload photos, so here are some of the RS for you to enjoy. Showing my indexing arrangement and the router attachment and a special drive and special tail stock pieces, and by the way the large faceplate is 6' 9" diameter, hope they are...

Thanks for that Merlin, we have a lot of Wadkin machines but I try to avoid Dalton's as I have never found them very helpful. Back to the lathe, I actually joined the bed of another RS lathe together, we can now turn 10' - 7" by 17" dia. The spare head stock we have fixed a 6' - 9" dia. face...

hi, Wallace how did you date the lathe? I have one machine no rs585 test no 18559 which looks older than yours. the top of the headstock is curved and the name is cast under the top window, the only other difference I can see is the top pulley which has no grub screws. I have had every nut &...

Hi. I have just seen your post about changing the bearings on your RS lathe so i might be a bit late have you managed ? If not, you could email me at as I have done this on an old RS but I also have later RS Wadkin Lathe. You will find that the current owners of the Wadkin brand name (Daltons)...