Newbie and Bauerle PKS Pendulum Saw

[Ian B]

Hi all,

New to this site.

I live in Holland, and have over the decades been increasing the number and size / weight of my machinery stock. I went through the Scheppach / Electra Beckum type machines, now have a Wadkin UOS planer / thicknesser, SCM spindle moulder, Startrite table saw etc. Also a fair amount of metalworking gear.

My most recent acquisition was a Bauerle PKS pendulum saw. They seem more common on the continent than in the UK. Google shows a few images of them.

It weighs about 1/2 ton, lovely old beast, 3.8Kw 3 phase. I bought it cheap, as it had an electrical fault. This turned out to be a faulty star / delta switch, which I'm replacing with a DOL contactor. The machine cost me 75 quid.

Anyway; it's almost complete, except for a latch mechanism that holds the saw head fully retracted. There seem to be a few bits missing, which - if I knew what they looked like - I'd probably be able to make. Does anyone out there have one of these, and if so, might I ask for a couple of photos?

Thanks,

Ian

 

[wallace]

Hi Ian and welcome sorry cant help with your problem I'm more of a wadkin fanatic. You could try here https://forum.canadianwoodworking.com/f ... 6402de4f3b
Theres a few guys who collect old manuals

 

[Ian B]

Hi Wallace,

Thanks for that, I just registered there.

Lovely photos of your restoration work - yes, I also love Wadkin stuff; my UOS planer needs a going-over. It's the 2 blade, 2 feed speed model, so I'm keeping my eyes open for upgrades. I was looking for a Wadkin radial arm crosscut saw, but they're all going for high prices, and are even rarer in Europe - hence me going for the Bauerle.

Cheers,

Ian

 

[wallace]

The wadkin CK is a nice little radial saw, you can get trenching heads for them which is fun. I've got a big CC which I plan on restoring sometime

 

[Ian B]

I looked at the Wadkin CC saws. Beautiful pieces of engineering, with - for my application - one big drawback; the amount of space that you need behind them to accommodate the sliding arm. My workshop is underground, so the choice would have been lose a couple of feet of workshop, or put a hole through the cellar wall. Neither of these were appealing!

The beauty of a pendulum saw like the Bauerle PKS is that it needs very little space behind it. It takes a 450mm blade, and when fully retracted, the back of the machine is only about 450mm from the spindle's axis. That, and the price made it ideal for me.

Ian

 

[Ian B]

One question Wallace.

Your restorations of flat cast iron tables - planer tables etc - how did you do it?

I use a Stanley knife scraper and oil, then emery cloth and oil; what's your method?

Cheers.

Ian