I thought I'd have a look around

[dickm]

"Sensitive"? Looks about as sensitive as Donald Trump

 

[Sparks73]

"Sensitive"? Looks about as sensitive as Donald Trump

They were referred to as "sensitive" in comparative terms

Compare it to the 3 1/2 ton brute that is the William Asquith in the pics above

 

[Sparks73]

South bend centre lathe:

 

[wallace]

Welcome sparks, I hope you have more luck posting pics than you did on the Canadian site

 

[Sparks73]

Welcome sparks, I hope you have more luck posting pics than you did on the Canadian site

I made it quite clear to them that I wasn't into messing about with missing pics n stuff...

I also made it clear that a moderator needed to pm me within 48 hours or I would remove all posts...

The most I got was someone saying I should pm them...


So I just deleted all my content and sacked the site off

 

[Sparks73]

I've a lot of interesting stuff to show...

As I start dragging it out one by one I'll put up plenty of pics

 

[Sparks73]

https://youtu.be/pBz3iVPobRE

 

[Harbo]

Wow that’s quite some collection - have you got a large “shed” to ultimately house them in?
I was born in Leeds, my maternal Grandfather was a Machinist at Barnbow during WWI and prior to WWI my paternal Grandfather was a mechanical Engineer at Kitsons.


Rod

 

[Eric The Viking]

@Sparks3:

My family has a background in engineering too (Ruston & Hornsby, Lincs.).

It's briliant that you've saved these - I know progress marches on, but there'll be nothing left for kids to appreciate unless somone like you steps up - well done sir! As to whether this forum appreciates them, well yo can see the reaction you're getting

Really do hope you're able to enjoy them operating too, as well as just saving them from destruction.

Please do post more as/when!

E.

 

[Sparks73]

Wow that’s quite some collection - have you got a large “shed” to ultimately house them in?
I was born in Leeds, my maternal Grandfather was a Machinist at Barnbow during WWI and prior to WWI my paternal Grandfather was a mechanical Engineer at Kitsons.


Rod

Ta...

 

[Sparks73]

@Sparks3:

My family has a background in engineering too (Ruston & Hornsby, Lincs.).

It's briliant that you've saved these - I know progress marches on, but there'll be nothing left for kids to appreciate unless somone like you steps up - well done sir! As to whether this forum appreciates them, well yo can see the reaction you're getting

Really do hope you're able to enjoy them operating too, as well as just saving them from destruction.

Please do post more as/when!

E.

Ta...

 

[Sparks73]

Here's a workshop table saw of mine...it'll handle upto a 2 ft blade:

Needs tidying up...but complete & undamaged...

Someone had attempted to set it up as a farm saw...for PTO running...
I've stripped all that nonsense off it...its still got its original fast n loose pulleys with belt shipper...


I won't be allowing anyone else to use this unsupervised...as it would bite you very badly if disrespected...

 

[Sparks73]

Here's another one I've got...similar size to the other one...

As you can see its had an AC drive retrofitted (probably in the 50s)...

 

[Sparks73]

Here's a surface planer I've got:

This has also been retrofitted with an AC drive...again I'd say back in the 50s when some places were only just converting to grid....

I've got another Jointer as well...a metalclad neath...complete with its original iron table...

 

[Sparks73]

Here's my Watts of Sheffield bandsaw...24" wheels this one

It just gives you an idea of what it looks like when it's built up...

 

[MikeG.]

Where's Wallace when you need him? He'd faint with delight at all that old cast iron.

 

[Sparks73]

Where's Wallace when you need him? He'd faint with delight at all that old cast iron.

There's plenty more to see yet...

Loads more machine tools to see...


What I've put up in here is nowt...

 

[Sparks73]

Wadkin EV:

I think i've referred to this as an EZ in the Utube vid...
Its not.
It's clearly an EV

Anyway...these are how they look when built up

 

[Sparks73]

Here's one of several bench drills I've got...
Theres no makers name...but I liked the shape of it:

Like I says...i've several more bench drills...

 

[Sparks73]

Here's one of half a dozen different designs of bench grinders I've got:

I've an old lineshaft driven shoe finishing machine by FROBANA as well...
I'll set it up for metal polishing