Wadkin’s Disc Sander Fence

[woodlogic]

Hi,

Thanks to a great forum member, I’ve managed to acquire a mitre for my Wadkin disc sander. Unfortunately it doesn’t have the pin to affix it to the table. Can someone please take some photos and measurements so I can get one made.

Regards,
Raymond

[DSEL74]

Is it a drop in pin or spring loaded? The hole in the mitre looks smaller in the photo than the table.

Or is it a fixed pin?

[clear out]

Raymond, I’m somewhere tween Margaret River and one of those ‘up’ towns over here in WA.
When I get home next week I’ll measure mine or if you like turn the bits up for you.
H.

[woodlogic]

Hi Henry,

I’ll take You up on that offer!

Raymond, I’m somewhere tween Margaret River and one of those ‘up’ towns over here in WA.
When I get home next week I’ll measure mine or if you like turn the bits up for you.
H.

[clear out]

Raymond, I’ve dug out my Mitre gauge (which I’ve never used) and done some measuring up.
As I remember from the one at the Uni there should be a steel strip about 5” long which locates on the table with 2 steel dowels. This is shorter than the slot under the Mitre gauge (7 1/4” approx) so you could move the gauge and timber back and forth to lessen any tendency for heat burning on the timber.
I can’t find this steel strip so I reckon that a couple of dowels would work ok as their centres at 4 3/16” approx would allow sideways movement.
The holes are 1/2” and the slot in the bottom of the Mitre gauge is 25mm on my JTA.
I will turn up a couple of dowels for mine and see if they work ok.
I have some Al or Brass/Copper 1” round bar which I’ll use.
I don’t like making anything from steel for my ‘shop due to rust problems here.
I don’t have any stainless unfortunately as that’s my preferred option.
Can you measure your slot up with vernier to check whether it’s 25mm or 1 inch?
H.

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Turned these up in Brass.
seem ok 25+ and 12.7mm.
Cleaned the holes out with a hand round wire brush.
Any slop is magnified on the gauge.
H

[woodlogic]

Beautiful, thanks so much Henry.

i double checked the measurements and the slot was 25mm.