The Wadkin R family of machines were designed in the 1920's and built up until the mid 50's they were the first generation of machines made in England to be offered Line belt or motor drive. Most of the time you will see that the motors are just after thoughts. I have been on the look out for a few of these rare machines. I have an RS lathe and RD jointer but the Wadkin RM is a hard one to find. When you talk as much as I do about Wadkin, people start to contact you and give you the heads up on where machines can be had. It is in this cast that the RM makes it way to me. A friend and Wadkin lover (RD and RK owner) got this before the scrap man. He was going to keep it but called me up and said it needs to be in the Wadkin dream shop.

I am never to sell it and he said he get's to try it out when I Jackifie it. I am beside myself.

The Wadkin RM, 3200lbs of the best British Arn.

The RM came with a manual it is hand written.

My friend made a video of it for me here it is.

Thanks

Lew

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John Morris
The Patriot Woodworker

This will fit well in the shop. A 1958 Delta 13" 22-101. Not sure on hp yet but will be either 2 or 3 hp and 3ph. The planer is in good shape and coming from a cabinet shop in Utah. Mr Whitlock is gona be nice and pick it up for me next week. Looking forward to getting it home.

BTW my Dewalt 734 is still available if anyone is interested

My job is to give my kids things to discuss with their therapist

Today I start the rescue of another piece of woodworking history. It's a Delta 1160 Tilt Top Table Saw.

These first appeared in Delta's 1937 catalog, and had a run that lasted into the early 1960's. There is one on the Vintage Machine website that was made in 1962. These saws are unlike the saws of today in that the table tilts instead of the blade. The particular unit I will be working on is from 1939-1940. It is being assembled from parts collected over a ten year period of time. Although it was a runner it sat in a damp basement for the last five years, and suffered for it. This will not be a true restoration, as I will be using the same color scheme that was used on the Delta 700 Scroll Saw that is not quite finished. That is waiting for me to determine which side to install the drive pulley on. That is due to the fact that I'm after a quest machine to go along with it. That would be an early 10"  Delta Band Saw.

So without further ado,  straight out  of the rustbelt,  just west of the big ponds in South East Wisconsin, Here it is "Old Tilty"  

Believe it or not according to the 1939 catalog the saw with the fence, and miter gauge, minus the over the blade guard (which was an option and did not come with the saw) without the stand and motor weighed in at 190 lbs.  The list price in 1939 was $55.85 for the saw itself (no motor or stand).  The saw was on a combo stand in the basement sharing that with a 1955 Delta 37-220 De-luxe Long bed jointer that is waiting its turn in the restoration line.

So here is the begining of the teardown:

It would appear that I have some part searching to do, as the rear trunion has a hairline crack where the clamp bolt goes through.

Luckily this is the easier to find of the two trunions, as it is usually the front one with the tilt gear that normally goes bad on these saws. To bad Delta made these out of Zamac (a type of pot-metal). More than one of these saws has been sent to the scrap dealers due to the trunions being broken. This one may hold but I will try to find a replacement.  Another part that may need attention is the circular nut on the elevation shaft, it to is made of Zamac, but Delta on the later models of this saw used a solid brass one as you probably know from my 700 Scroll Saw I like Brass 

The threads on the above nut are a little worn, so hopefully I'll be able to locate one of the brass replacements, along with a rear trunion before I reasemble "Old Tilty"

I believe that at least part of this saw was originally my grandfathers, it appears to have his initials stamped into the rear edge of the table top. I located this saw at a rummage sale about 40 years after his passing. The grey paint on the table top, and main saw body appear to be two different shades of grey. The older gentleman that was having the rummage sale said at one point he had two of them. The table was loose from the saw body when I aquired it. Best as I have tried I can't get the initials to show in a photo. Maybe once I clean the rust off they will show better. So in a way this saw has a special meaning to me as it may have been grampa's, I wish I knew for sure.

So there it is, another of my save it from being melted down, drive myself a little more crazyin the process projects. This one has a name "Old Tilty" only because I've got to be a little shy of plumb myself, as most would probably scrap it rather than save it. I can hear them coming for me now, so it's time to go!

Until next time,

Later,

Larry

 

This is the machine that started it all for the Delta Manufacturing Co.

It's the earliest version of a Delta Scroll Saw.

It has a Patent Date of Aug 21 1923.

It has an 8" capacity, and was originally sold as a toy for boys as this pamplet shows.

So that's mine, lets see yours.

 

Larry

Old Woodworking Machinery Forum Host

Thanks!

i have just started work on an old wadkin 24" jointer thicknesser it is in fair condition and i will only be doing the minimum strip down and clean up ( checking bearings etc) to get the old girl running again.

be looking for a 300mm wide jointer for a while and this monster came up for $1000 australian .

$ 500 to move and i am hoping $ 500 at most for parts and disposables .

i am looking for any information on this model especial modern bearing codes .

cheers scott

Where do you get your paint to reprint your delta tools? I have an '87 model Unisaw and it seems the color on it is a little darker than what is on the '48 Tilt Top saw/joiner combo. So are there different shades for different periods?

Have you just taken a swatch to a paint store to match what is on there now?

Looking for some discussion on this.

This sander was originally made by the Syracuse Sander Company and sold by Oliver. It is a good, heavy little machine that will fit perfectly in the 2 car garage shop. I just got notification that I won the auction and have made arrangements to have a fellow owwm'er pick it up and store for me for a month or so. I am really looking forward to getting a nice little sander and yet another restoration project completed.

My job is to give my kids things to discuss with their therapist

 

Ron Dudelston
Site Administrator

Above and Beyond WoodWorks

I re-wired with Jumpers from Motor to new gang / junction box, shortened the cord to remove cracked insulation, and installed a three-prong plug.

The pulley needed some elbow grease - made a puller when the 'easy' option didn't work.  The new pulley is smaller as i intend to run it on the second smallest arbor.

Hopefully the pictures will speak for themselves.

The link is to the post on my Facebook album where i have given more descriptions.

Enjoy!

https://www.facebook.com/FrBobLacey/posts/182125615272101

By the way, if anyone has any information on restoring these things, shoot me a message. I have some questions

Picked up this band saw over the weekend.

As I have never owned a drum sander I had a few questions. What is the optimal rpm for such a unit (12 inch wide). I am planning to use a 1 HP motor I salvaged from an old mini lathe.

For my design I am planning on using a worm gear (salvaged from an old car jack) for the vertical adjustment of the table to run between 1/8 " to 6.5". I have not seen a worm gear used in other designs. What would be your concern(s) (in case there's something I haven't thought of or mitigated yet)?

What kind of safety components (if any) need to be built in?

Thanks

Kevin

Kevin Wells
Chuckin' Wood
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I was just so excited I had to share the news.

 

John Morris
The Patriot Woodworker

I am restoring a 16" Walker Turner Band Saw and need only the motor bearings to complete it.  Does anyone have a souce?

My local Dallas bearing house has something close, but not wide enough.  One is an SKF No. 655181 and the other is marked FL-15 C.  One of these two was replaced, I think, as the end of the motor was missing the felts that wick oil into the bearing.

The bearing marked FL-15 C measures 15 mm ID, 1.382 OD, and .495 wide.

The SKF is  .625 ID, 1.377 OD, and .495 wide.

Thanks very much!

Don Hoke

(972) 955-7614

Gene
'The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.' G. K. Chesterton

 

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  I have a Makita 2030 planer/jointer in need of a few parts, and comes with a cautionary tale. 

   I'd been looking for one for years, finally found one and brought it home.  Blades all needed a pro sharpening, and like all the Makita 2030's the rubber rollers for the planer had given up the ghost.  Blades came back from the sharpening shop before the rollers arrived, and so I did my best ever jointer blade setting job.  Flush with pride, I made sure there was nothing loose inside the machine before turning it on (this thing spins at 7800 rpm).  It also lacks the cover over the planer blades, a scary thing to look down at those spinning 12" blades, but I'd get to that.  I didn't put the blades in on the planer side, (why bother, don't have rollers yet) and didn't bother putting the bolt on faces of the blade blocks over the knife holders on the spindle.  That was the mistake.

  Thinking my dream of years was finally over, I turned on the machine and CaScreamin Howling and sparks flying smoke blowing Yowling have mercy the thing tearing itself to pieces and I was gonna die of shrapnel.  It spins so fast the very stiff spring steel which clamps the blades in place lifted outwards from centrifugal pressure and munched themselves on the chip gards inside the machine.  They are toast, I am scared and wiser, and now need a few parts ...

 

  I'm looking for new blade holders for the planer side of a Makita 2030. And a the metal case top for the top of the planer section too.  Neither are made or available, e-replacement parts doesn't have them either.  Help appreciated.

Carey