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[mark roberts 7Participant @markroberts7]

Hi all, I've done this a bit arse first because I've already been asking for advice with regard to a drummond B I got recently.

I usually restore wood working machines, nearly always wadkin, which I have about 15 lumps. I like early wadkin machines and my oldest dates from 1924.

I seem to getting drawn over to the dark side, metal working machines. I have a pattern makers lathe which has a cross slide so I have been doing the odd bit on that. Problem is the tool post is 1O" tall so you get a bit deflection.

Thats why I got the little drummond, I also picked up a rough little BCA jig borer for the princely sum of £125.

[mark roberts 7Participant @markroberts7]

[Brian HParticipant @brianh50089]

Hello Mark and welcome to the Dark Side!

I think I 'll ask you to buy machines for me in future!

Any questions, you know where to ask them.

Brian

[old martParticipant @oldmart]

Hi Mark, welcome to the forum, it's not the dark side you are succumbing to, but the hard side, (as opposed to the soft side). When I was working, we had a gigantic Wadkin horizontal mill, the bed must have been 8 x 5, feet that is, with a BT50 spindle.

[mark roberts 7Participant @markroberts7]

Posted by old mart on 03/11/2020 19:16:00:

Hi Mark, welcome to the forum, it's not the dark side you are succumbing to, but the hard side, (as opposed to the soft side). When I was working, we had a gigantic Wadkin horizontal mill, the bed must have been 8 x 5, feet that is, with a BT50 spindle.

Wadkin made some pretty high end and massive metal working machines. I've got a leaflet for a machine that has a bed measuring 3O feet.

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