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Good day gents. Please forgive me if I have some problems understanding how this works.  I am new here although I have been involved with OWWM for three years.

 

 

 

 

Edited November 8, 20187 yr by Larry Buskirk

It the smaller machine a spindle sander or shaper? Those are some fine, fine toys!

Now that's a Band Saw!!!

Theo,

Nice machines, can you tell us a little more about them.

I'm not to up on machines from accross the pond.

 

Larry

Theo, those are some very cool machines.

Thanks for sharing and hope you will tell us about them and post others.

 

Hi Gents

I am an amateur woodworker. I love the old machines. In South Africa woodworking machines are really expensive so I started buying old ones and restoring them. At first I refurbished a few old eastern machines and then got to know the old European machines that is definitely of a much better quality. The furniture industry in South Africa moved from solid wood to MDF board over the past three decades. A lot of the older machines became available in the market, especially Wadkin machines.

 

The bandsaw is a Rapid from Italy. The spindle shaper is a Fromia from Germany. Both were in a terrible shape when I got them. I have a shop full of old Wadkin machines waiting there turn.

Regards

Theo

Would love to see some pics of the old Wadkins as well. You have some beautiful pieces there.

 

 

Richard

 

 

Thanks Richard. I will try to upload some pictures of the other machines.

Here are some off them. I will upload some more.

Theo

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for posting the pics, those are some beautiful machines. I have the same lathe, the RS-10, and I love it. Here's a couple of pics, before and after.

Richard

 

 

 

 

That lathe is Beautiful! Hope mine will be half that good looking.

Theo

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Edited November 8, 20187 yr by Larry Buskirk