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Thread: wadkin BFT 9" JOINTER
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17th March 2019, 01:47 PM #1
wadkin BFT 9" JOINTER
Interested to hear opinions/feedback from anyone who has had experience with the above machine
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17th March 2019, 06:49 PM #2
I have no experience with the BFT. All I can say is Wadkin stuff is usually pretty good.
I have a Wadkin RB 9" buzzer - made in 1926 (not yet up and running). The RB was replaced by the Wadkin RV about 1954-55. Then with the merger with Bursgreen (about the same time) I think they ended up with three 9" buzzers, the Wadkin RV, a Bursgreen and a Sagar 8" or 9" model. They rationalised with the Wadkin-Bursgreen BFT, which was made at one of the Bursgreen factories, not Wadkin's Green Lane.
Not much help, but a bit of background info.
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17th March 2019, 06:58 PM #3
My only concern is this thread which came from Canadian Woodworking?
Re: Wadkin 9 BFT
01-09-2014, 09:55 AM
Re: Wadkin 9 BFT
the 9 bft is garbage as the angled ways run on 1/2"round bars and ware badly. the table drop and can't be shimmed as easy. blades are 9.25" long standard non slotted
the 12" and the the 16" are parallelogram tables and are as good as real wadkin. I would still call the BFT vintage as its from the 60s.
Last edited by jgarrett forsberg; 01-09-2014, 09:58 AM.
everyone knows real machines are 3 phase. Founding member of the Wadkin blockhead club
jack
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17th March 2019, 09:30 PM #4GOLD MEMBER
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Further to my PM message and something I had forgotten about is that I had to take mine apart and shim the tables level and it most certainly not a nice job. Before buying it may pay to use a straight edge to check the machine or at least a very tight string line to check the top deck. Jack sometimes posts here and he sure knows his Wadkin machinery so his comments should be noted.
CHRIS
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17th March 2019, 10:39 PM #5
Not a lot in that thread, but here's a link https://forum.canadianwoodworking.co...7-wadkin-9-bft
Interesting about the 1/2" rods. I didn't know about that "innovation". I'm glad I ended up with an RB, not a BFT.
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18th March 2019, 10:07 AM #6
I'm hoping (clear out / Henry) might chime in as I understand he has one which makes me more so curious
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18th March 2019, 08:17 PM #7
Hi Mark,
Mine is an x Uni machine and as such hasn’t been overused/abused.
I quite like it having only a narrow space, moved on a 12” Barker ‘cause it was too wide.
I didn’t even realise the round bars in it but no probs.
Nice fence adjustment, just have to keep the rust off it here, note the hole in the wall.
I did make and fit a better guard having shortened a digit due to slackness in adjusting a vintage waddy one on my 18” under and over back in ‘97.
If it’s in good nick I’d go for it, for what money will you get equal let alone better.
H.Jimcracks for the rich and/or wealthy. (aka GKB '88)
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18th March 2019, 09:22 PM #8
Henry, that's a close, and very nice, copy of the Peat "Ideal" guard. I thought it was the real thing, but the aluminium blade cover and lighter springs, made me re-read your post and see that you'd made it. Both the "Ideal" and the "Clear Out Clone" made in Sydney...
Idealorig.jpg "Ideal" guard fitted to my short table 9" RB buzzer.
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19th March 2019, 08:53 PM #9
Thanks Henry, appreciate the input
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24th March 2019, 05:30 PM #10
Any thoughts on the market value of this machine, have an idea but cautious about over paying
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24th March 2019, 05:53 PM #11GOLD MEMBER
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I basically gave mine away to get it out of the shed after I put a single phase motor on it. There was a small rider on the give away which he understood but no money change hands. I had one person agree to a sale for some price near $1000 then try and bargain me down when payment time came but that is another story. With the knife setting tool I wouldn't pay more than a few hundred for one and if it didn't have the knife setting tool not much at all. Is it still three phase? Single phase might up the price a bit. Have you checked the bed levels? If they aren't level walk away, you just don't want to know what is involved in getting them level, that I promise.
CHRIS
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24th March 2019, 06:14 PM #12
Thanks Chris, it's 3 phase and as for the beds, I'm not 100% sure.
Appreciate your opinion, my previous jointer was a RD12" so I was very spoilt.
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24th March 2019, 07:57 PM #13
Well I've let this one go, anyone who knows of a Wadkin RB or similar for sale please let me know
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24th March 2019, 08:25 PM #14Gatherer of rusty
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