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27th March 2019, 10:12 PM #16
Spot the Machine - 3223.
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I'm guessing that's the Thos. White & Sons 3 drum sander - machine 3223.
I don't have access to any White catalogues to confirm.
Cheers, Vann.Gatherer of rustyplanestools...
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14th August 2019, 10:33 AM #17
Spot the Machine - 3211.
Nope. I finally caught up with him at the beginning of the month. His is a different Wadkin LQ.
What he did have (pertinent to this thread) is a Pickles chisel mortiser.
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Pic11.jpg That's it, centre of picture.
Pic2.jpg Pic5.jpg Note the pressed steel tag "3211".
Pic3a.jpg Pic1.jpg And the painted "3211".
Pic4.jpg Motor and gearbox/clutch?
Pic7.jpg That square chisel is HUGE
John Pickles & Son Ltd. of Hebden Bridge, England. Serial No.3990.
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And a quick quote so Allison gets notified of another Pickles - in a boatyard what's more...
Cheers, Vann.Gatherer of rustyplanestools...
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15th August 2019, 10:08 AM #18
Look at all the dust extraction pipework...quick wheres BobL
I would love to grow my own food, but I can not find bacon seeds
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15th August 2019, 11:06 AM #19
There's a funny story about that pipework.
There were two separate extraction systems. 20 or so years later (late 1970s), for some reason (probably one of the two fans needed replacement) they decided to modify that pipework, by diverting the smaller system into the larger one. We (two young tradesmen) had just come out of our time, and had no experience of large ductwork. In fact the only experience was with small pressurised systems in passenger carriages.
The company put up scaffolding. We approached the boss asking about design. He just said connect it from there to there, and use that galvanised sheet steel. So, over a period of a week or two we made it all up and fitted it, and they took the scaffolding away. When they started the system up a few days later the vacuum collapsed the new ducting . Sucked it flat . There was a fair amount of laughter in the Wood Mill that day. It wasn't our fault , we were just doing what we were told.
Anyway, they couldn't justify more scaffolding (probably head office would have been shirty - I'd guess the boss kept it quiet and didn't tell them) so we made up new (thicker) ducting and installed it working off the electric cherry-picker.
I'll bet if it had gone right the first time I wouldn't even remember they had chip extraction...
Cheers, Vann.Gatherer of rustyplanestools...
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26th January 2022, 04:04 PM #20
Spot the Machine - 3232.
In an earlier post - the one about the Wadkin PK - there was a spindle moulder sitting there, looking forlorn.
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I knew it wasn't Wadkin because it has '... moulder' cast into the leading edge of the table.
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Turns out it's a White MQ and the cast lettering reads 'White moulder'.
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So that's machine 3232 - Single spindle moulder.
Cheers, Vann.Gatherer of rustyplanestools...
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28th January 2022, 07:47 PM #21
Some pictures for Vann, always enjoy your history write ups !
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30th January 2022, 07:58 AM #22SENIOR MEMBER
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Gees if only we had time over again I sold a solid cast spindle moulder that I used as an apprentice cabinet maker for $50 just to be done with it, you know the song regrets I've had a few but oh well if only we had hind site.
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30th January 2022, 09:32 PM #24
And there's that lonely owwm feeling, I'm outa here....