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Thread: Thornley Bench Saw Reno
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19th April 2017, 02:07 PM #16
Just wondering if anyone has had experience with baking rattle can enamel? I painted these three parts with an epoxy rattle can paint over the weekend and after reading some stuff on the net about baking rattle can enamel I thought I would give it ago. I was particularly looking to get a more durable finish on the Riving knife. Baked these in the oven at 170 Deg for an hour. The riving knife came out exactly what I was after ( Only Time will tell about the durability) however the two knobs came out a bit blotchy. Just wondering if the cast bits need to be treated differently to normal iron. Now they have been baked, can you respray them or will it need to come off first? Its probably not that big a deal if they were left as they are.. but I am a fussy buggar.
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20th April 2017, 07:49 PM #17
Just received a copy of Thornley's 1924 Catalogue...can't believe the range of machines in it...Where are they now and why is there so little information on them and the company....they were still in business till 1990. A bit disappointed that my saw wasn't mentioned in it but I am sure I will eventually uncover some info.
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20th April 2017, 08:16 PM #18
That is interesting! There definitely seems to be a real lack of info surrounding those machines for something that was sold here for so long. They don't seem to come up for sale often either.
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20th April 2017, 08:35 PM #19
They sold a lot of other gear as well....tap and die, grinders, spanners , drill presses...a lot of stuff for the railways I believe the had a contract with the NSW railways and William had a stroke and died while in Adelaide trying to secure a contract for their railway. Certainly an interesting read. Glad I forked out the dollars for a copy.
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20th April 2017, 09:15 PM #20SENIOR MEMBER
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Very nice.
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21st April 2017, 08:21 AM #21
In the Lead up to the Catalogue It States "Manufacturing Engineers and Sole Representatives of English and American Manufacturers of Machine Tools, Small Tools, Woodworking Machinery, and Engineering requirements." After going through the catalogue I have identified the following Names...some I have heard of before others not.
Victor Lathes, Emery Grinders
Apollo (Pollock & McNab) Lathes, Milling Machines
Sonnerdale Drill Press
BSR? Drill Press
BTM (Brooke Tool Manufacturing) Milling Cutters, Metal Slitting Saws, Taps & Dies, Twist Drills, Vyce
Union BTM as above
Cushman Lathe Chucks
Mike Tool Holders
Excelsior Breast Drills
Redge Grist Mill
Midsaw Universal Woodworker These were manufactured by Thornley under license.
There are a lot of different machines manufactured by Thornley themselves. They also made drive shaft components and were open to customer workshop setups under contract.
There is a hell of a lot of info in this document it is a shame that there is so little other information around. Maybe it is just being overlooked by collectors of more prominent brands.
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21st April 2017, 12:15 PM #22
Here is an image of a double mitre Fence that I found in the Thornley Catalogue. I am thinking this maybe what was used on my saw as it has the same 1/8" depth on the Slide. Obviously the double isn't going to work on mine as it has only one slide groove.
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23rd April 2017, 08:00 AM #23SENIOR MEMBER
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It's a photo of when the baby arrived home I hope these are of help. I'll find one of the camera's eeeventually and could take more.
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23rd April 2017, 08:20 AM #24SENIOR MEMBER
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Not mine and don't know who to credit for this photo but it shows what they can be set up as. Just a small blade I'm still clearing shed but I think I still had a blade ready.
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23rd April 2017, 08:25 AM #25
Love the Rack and Pinion mechanism to lift the saw.... Yep this is a different saw to mine... and again this one doesn't appear in the 1924 catalogue either .... the saws in there are mainly large timber mill type saws. Just makes you wonder where all the info on this company has gone.
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23rd April 2017, 08:36 AM #26
Here is a copy of Page 131 of the 1924 Catalogue.... I would say this is a predecessor for your saw.
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This is the only thing that is close.
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23rd April 2017, 09:05 AM #27SENIOR MEMBER
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WOW!!! That is so cool. Funny thing is I'm investigating using a hospital bed as a raise and lower mechanism for my work bench. I'm beginning to realise I seem to go after everything that is big and heavy.
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23rd April 2017, 05:56 PM #28
Found this pic on line today.
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This is a Thornley Model 133P as advertised and Sold for $99 on Grays online. Looks as though it is the same saw that you have, Blackout.
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23rd April 2017, 06:45 PM #29SENIOR MEMBER
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WOW!!! That's magnificent. Soooo jealous
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24th April 2017, 07:21 AM #30
Not mine just found it on a historical sale reference. I will start putting some of these images up on the other thread as a reference point.