wadkin bandsaw restoration

[Flynnwood]

Love the progress on this. Which brand of zinc primer do you prefer/use?

 

[wallace]

I probably should have covered the table before hand :roll: I didn't like it anyway . Anyway this is my part of the garden so if anything just happens to stray into it, it becomes calatteral damage. The primer I use is just from the motor factors Its only about £5 a ltr, I doubt its as good as the tin I got from work 10 years ago that stuff must have had a very high zinc content because it took 10 mins to stir it up and weighed a tonne. Mark

 

[wallace]

I assembled the brake mechanism



And then painted the raised lettering



I started to assemble the trunnion



Mark

 

[wallace]

Made some good progress recently, I cleaned the side table





I got the guide assembly put together









I got the top bearing and lift installed


Mark

 

[pitch pine]

Fantastic work Mark. Its giving me inspiration sort out an old pillar drill I have. I find reading these type of restoration threads are generally much more interesting than when they are shown on television. I remember a classic car restoration show (hosted by Suggs of Madness) that left me cold because of the format. I suppose that is about making these shows have mass appeal...

 

[wallace]

I remember that show 'salvage squad' you never really saw them do much.
mark

 

[wallace]

I got the switch cleaned up and installed



Then installed the starter and wired everything up, when I tried to start it, it wouldn't start from the button but worked when I manually pressed the contacts from a distance with a stick. After some help from Mr 9fingers things are working fine now.



Its a shame the machine tag was missing but it still had its motor tag.


Mark

 

[The Bear]

Hi Mark

This is looking great.
I see you're selling your newly renovated grinder, how come?

Mark

 

[wallace]

Hi Mark,the reason I got it was to help with my restorations by putting a buffing wheel and wire wheel. After trying it out it doesn't have the power for buffing. Its great for a wire wheel and for grinding. I have found that I can put a buff wheel on my big lathe and it can spin at 2850rpm which works a treat. So although the grinder is nice it is using valuble real estate in my workshop and I have a BZG grinding station which can do everything. Plus I've just got another RS lathe to squeeze in somewhere :shock:
Mark

 

[wallace]

This is the blade guard all made pretty





I just had to bling outside because its cast ali and came up quite well



Heres something just for the fun of it, a little clip of the DR doing a coin test :lol:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aQZhtbv ... e=youtu.be
Mark

 

[Flynnwood]

Heres something just for the fun of it, a little clip of the DR doing a coin test :lol:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aQZhtbv ... e=youtu.be
Mark

The last coin made me smile. Very well done.

I'm really enjoying this WIP - keep the pics coming.

 

[wallace]

Not much to report, I started doing the wheel covers. I was going to get them shot blasted but could not find anywhere local so had a go with the DA and course grit paper. Seems to be working ok but I will probably treat them with some kind of rust converter before I prime them because they are quite pitted. I put the bar that acts as the hinge on the lathe to clean it up. I didn't have a steady so the speed was slow.



Mark

 

[riclepp]

That is really nice work Mark, love the sound of solid stuff. Nice test. Looking forward to the next wip

 

[wallace]

Thanks Richard, I got some more done today



I would have preferred to do this outside but it was raining so came up with this :lol:



Came up quite well, I don't know what the extra threaded holes are for on the bottom. The ones in the middle are for the trunnion. Theres a extra 4?



The top is very rusty



Coming up quite well after a shave with a blade


Mark

 

[marcros]

Mark,

What are you using to clean the table- just a stanley knife blade?

Mark

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Put a piece of 40grit alox on a half sheet sander - you'll be surprised how much crud it'll take off.

 

[Andy RV]

The other threaded holes are probably jig mounting points for when the tables were originally machined.

 

[wallace]

Mark yes just a Stanley blade, I find its the cleanest way to remove the majority of the rust. I'll then put some scotch bright on the DA.

 

[wallace]

Before I sprayed these I got some rust converter because the doors were quite pitted and I could not get them clean. Then a couple a undercoats and a good few top coats. I went through 1.5lts of enamel. It took me ages because I only have one of those touch up guns.

 

[wallace]

One of the brackets that hold the door on was broken so welded it with the mig. V'd out then heated up before welding.



I cleaned the weld up abit



I cleaned the table up with a blade, it took about 3hrs and a few blades. Its going to need more work





I then sprayed the bottom


Mark