wadkin PK restoration

[wallace]

cheers Van, I've got one sorted a bit closer to home. I got Matt Matts drawings but i thought the real thing would be easier to copy.

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Very impressive restoration so far. looking forward to seeing the finished article and a good mug shot.

Wouldn't you rather look at the machine?

 

[wallace]

I had a rummage around my junk piles and found these which I'm going to try and make into a crown guard and support.

I'm copying off the holy grail brass crown guard

 

[Trevanion]

I had a rummage around my junk piles and found these which I'm going to try and make into a crown guard and support.

If that's what you've got in your junk piles I would love to look at your "not junk" piles!

 

[wallace]

I've got that much junk I had to requisition my kids wendy house as an overflow, she doesn't need it now shes 20 years old.

To secure the fixing for bar I drilled and tapped it.

Followed by a bit crow poo braze

A bit filler

And a splash of etch primer

The nuts to tighten the bar clamps are missing so I remembered I had some offcuts of stair rods

 

[wallace]

A bit more done, it was only 5 degrees so not the best weather to be spraying. Luckily this enamel is very forgiving and doesn't need perfect conditions for a decent finish. I did put the pieces under a chicken brooding lamp for a bit though.

For the arms I got some round bar from a local fabrication place for the princely sum of £6

My bitsa support seems to work pretty well

This saw was missing a couple of adjustable pin that the sliding table runs on, I asked this guy to do them and he kindly agreed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoS6ipDd-bM&t=26s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLxiO0ui2qM

 

[LBCarpentry]

That is just so unbelievably impressive i'm speechless!

How on earth do you get the metal ware like wheels etc from being so rusty, back to a polished chrome? Do they sit in a solution of do you just go at them by hand and finish with brasso I have no idea

 

[wallace]

Things made from cast aluminium always looks a lot worse than they really are, Its just a matter of sanding through the grits and then polishing on a mop. Obviously steel takes more effort.

 

[wallace]

These are the eccentric pins that hold the bearing for the sliding table. Two of them were missing so I asked that doubleboost of youtube to make a couple, which he kindly did. The one on the right is the wadkin one.

Bearings installed

It was also missing a couple of the pins that hold plain bearings for lateral adjustment of the slider.
Luckily I had a couple spare that Matt Matt made for me a few years ago.

I made some brass covers for the bearings

This poor pk was also missing its extension for the table.

All finished

 

[Fitzroy]

Amazing work as always.

Fitz.

 

[Trevanion]

Nice to see a machine get another life of use rather than being shoved in the crusher for a couple quid scrap metal just because of a couple missing pieces.

 

[memzey]

Beautiful. How does the fence compare to an original PK’s?

 

[wallace]

The fine adjuster part is exactly the same as a pk one, the only difference is the EQ ones don't tilt. The guides on the bottom of the fence fit the dovetail slot in the table perfectly. I'd been searching for a pk fence for years so I think this is a good compromise.

 

[Tony Works Wood]

more done, I'm pleased the motor was ok after spending 4 years outside. Bearings in good shape so just flushed and repacked.

After much filling and sanding a few coats of primer

Followed by the usual RAL 7011 enamel

Theres no reason to paint inside other than it looks good

This saw was missing its fence, its original fence ended up in canada. I've been looking for a fence for years so in the end I got the fence off a EQ spindle moulder which has the same fine adjuster but it doesnt tilt. I think it should work well and I think the provision to use the EQ's hold downs which go into the top of the fence will be quite usefull.

That hand screw Knob is paramount. You can't mistake a Wadkin Spindle Moulder split fence. Brilliant use as a substitute rip fence. Tony

 

[MathijsH]

More done, to remove he handle from the handwheel is pretty easy, just drill the peened over end a bit and knock it out.

The handles look a bit rough but since they are made from horn they clean up really easy. Stick the stub in a drill, hold some sandpaper and spin it in your hand, go through the grits and finish with t-cut

The handwheels are in great shape and just needed putting in the lathe and used grey then red scotchbrite before polishing.

This machine looked in bad order but the more I dig into its obvious it was well cared for.

I tried gun bluing for blackening some bolt heads

And just a little bling

Thanks for the great thread! I was wondering, after removing the horn handles, how you put them back in? I would think there wouldn’t be enough material left to re-peen it? Thanks!

 

[Pass the screwdriver]

Words fail me. It's a beauty.