michael mcveigh Posted May 15, 2012 Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 bought this old lady for restoration,she runs great,could do with some tips from the experts.may be i need my head looked at never done any thing this size before ,help......mick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Morris Posted May 15, 2012 Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 man that is one helluva a project you got there Michael! I'll pass on what I have learned so far from the experts, first, when you start dissassembling the machine, take a picture of every move you make, every bolt and assembly gets a picture, and every bolt and assembly gets marked, bagged if it will fit, and categorized into a box. I started on my Walker Turner DP a few months back and I got stalled in the middle of the project, and I am so glad I took a ton of pictures and categorized and marked the parts, because there is no way I'd remember how it all goes back. Thanks for sharing with us man, this is way cool. My head would need looked at for sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael mcveigh Posted May 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 thanks john, will keep in touch.mick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Buskirk Posted May 15, 2012 Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 Michael, Nice project machine. There is a link for the Wadkins machines literature on Arthurs website www.owwm.net If you don't already have the literature. I'm sure Jack (Tool 613) and Arthur will be along soon. Paging Jack and Arthur, paging Jack and Arthur And no I don't think having ones head examined is in order here.It probably wouldn't help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 ohh what i wouldn't do for that lovely bed-rise and fall handle, if you have the money replace the three cutter head bearings about $300 australian well worth the piece of mind, i love my machine and she does daily work .. enjoy the process . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 Looks fabulous~!!!!! You may need to learn a little about Babbet metal and bearing casing. Having taken quite a few complex machines apart over the years I can tell you that there is almost no substitute for good drawings or pictures of the thing as it comers apart with as many dedicated small containers for the screws and parts with labels as humanly possible.Video would be great, just stay organized. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Morris Posted December 19, 2015 Report Share Posted December 19, 2015 Brought up another great machine from the archives, I wonder how this restoration progressed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael mcveigh Posted December 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 Oh not very well ,I completely stripped down way back and restored around half of the machine need to get back to it ,been so busy at work just can't get time! Regards Michael. Courtland and John Morris 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courtland Posted January 3, 2016 Report Share Posted January 3, 2016 On 12/30/2015 at 2:33 PM, michael mcveigh said: Oh not very well ,I completely stripped down way back and restored around half of the machine need to get back to it ,been so busy at work just can't get time! Regards Michael. That's how my Walker Turner 14" Driver Line Drill Press turned out Michael, it was 3 years ago I had Larry Buskirk online here in chat, walking me through the wiring to get it running at least, to see if the machine even worked, it did, I stripped it down, and now it sites in boxes, waiting for me to pay attention to it once again! I feel ya man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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