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Postby nuthatchfurniture » 29 Oct 2021, 14:26

I have a workshop in the midlands, UK and have been making stuff out of wood for over 20 years, mostly one offs from chairs and tables to doors and windows and kitchens to wardrobes, I’ve just finished wine room, which is a first for me, and let’s face it we could all do with one of them!
I have to say I do love the kit and have a mix of SCM and Wadkin machinery.
I’ve joined because I’m in the middle pulling apart a Wadkin BT 500 and have a couple questions,
But I’ll save that for the right area I’m guessing?
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Re: Hello all

Postby AJB Temple » 29 Oct 2021, 14:46

Welcome.

You need to speak to Wallace. Resident Wadkin expert.

And post pictures.
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Re: Hello all

Postby nuthatchfurniture » 29 Oct 2021, 15:40

Ok I'll sort a load of pics out and post later.

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Postby Malc2098 » 29 Oct 2021, 15:42

Wotcher, from Mid-Devon!
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Postby Andyp » 29 Oct 2021, 15:51

Welcome from the coast of NW France

Where scallops are plentiful :)
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Postby TrimTheKing » 29 Oct 2021, 16:20

Welcome mate. Pics of the wine room please...
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Postby Trevanion » 29 Oct 2021, 18:37

I used a Wadkin BTS630 years ago, an absolute monster of a machine with some quite nice features which were quite revolutionary at the time it was made, a very well thought-out and built machine from when the people designing the machines also knew how to use them. Yours is just the standalone BT500 thicknesser correct? I can imagine it being quite complex to pull apart with all the bells and whistles going on like the powered rise and fall, segmented feeder roller, and the unconventional movement of the thicknessing table.

Wallace might know more about them, I'm not too familiar with their internal workings.
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Re: Hello all

Postby nuthatchfurniture » 29 Oct 2021, 19:05

TrimTheKing wrote:Welcome mate. Pics of the wine room please...

As requested sorry for wonky angles :D not sure how to rotate them

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MOD EDIT : I've sorted the pics for you. There's a good sticky on photo insertion but there are some quirks with modern phones which mean they don't rotate properly. It's being looked at... :?
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Re: Hello all

Postby nuthatchfurniture » 29 Oct 2021, 19:22

Trevanion wrote:I used a Wadkin BTS630 years ago, an absolute monster of a machine with some quite nice features which were quite revolutionary at the time it was made, a very well thought-out and built machine from when the people designing the machines also knew how to use them. Yours is just the standalone BT500 thicknesser correct? I can imagine it being quite complex to pull apart with all the bells and whistles going on like the powered rise and fall, segmented feeder roller, and the unconventional movement of the thicknessing table.

Wallace might know more about them, I'm not too familiar with their internal workings.


The BTS is a real nice looking bit of kit
And yes it is the dedicated thicknesser, I’m hoping not to completely strip it down but have already had to do more than I hoped mostly sorting other peoples mistakes, nothing that can’t be sorted luckily
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Postby nuthatchfurniture » 29 Oct 2021, 20:07

Thanks for the edit they did look like they loaded the right way to start with
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