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I bought these last year and I've just got them into the workshop. The tags on them indicate they were made around 1957 and 1958. The one with the DC brake on it was in work right up to me buying it and had a label on it indicating it was last serviced in 2017. The PK is a sliding table dimension saw, often used by pattern makers.
They have been in the downstairs barn over winter so needed a bit of a clean up of some light rust, they are now in the upstairs workshop.
Here's a video of a Canadian woodworker who is big fan of old British machines demonstrating the PK. He does some fantastic restorations, this vid is few years old so camera work a bit shaky at times, his latest video of a Robinson spindle moulder resto is much better.
The idea is to get one working as soon as possible to replace my Wadkin AGS12 as I don't need two table saws and need space, and cash. I will then renovate the second before doubling back on the other and complete the restoration.
So the first step is to select one to keep and repair anything not working. I have a spark coming around later today to check out the wiring. The motors are dual voltage so want to make sure they are set right before I stick 415v up 'em I also need another 16A socket for the new planer thicknesser so he can suss that out at the same time.
The two were hoisted through the barn roof hatch into the workshop
And then given a bit of a light clean of surface rust and several layers of WD40, Gibbs, AC50 and dust.
PK2165 is on the left, and PK2002 is on the right with the DC brake, this one was working up until got it.
Sliding table cleaned up
then the other half, I'll give it a proper clean later, the first intention is get it running.
This was in storage when I got it, it is also slightly unusual in that it has the optional extra 7.5HP motor rather than the standard 4HP.
here's the two extension tables that the fence extends onto when you fully back it off.
the one on the left has had some bodgery done to it. It should look like this with the last bit of the ruler engraved into it
unfortunately somebody has hacked it out to take a full 24" rule
I'll upload some more tomorrow to get it up to date, the Spark has just left and PK2002 is now up and running, we had to adjust the DC brake torque and timer, it now stops the blade in 8 seconds.
Cheers
Andy
They have been in the downstairs barn over winter so needed a bit of a clean up of some light rust, they are now in the upstairs workshop.
Here's a video of a Canadian woodworker who is big fan of old British machines demonstrating the PK. He does some fantastic restorations, this vid is few years old so camera work a bit shaky at times, his latest video of a Robinson spindle moulder resto is much better.
The idea is to get one working as soon as possible to replace my Wadkin AGS12 as I don't need two table saws and need space, and cash. I will then renovate the second before doubling back on the other and complete the restoration.
So the first step is to select one to keep and repair anything not working. I have a spark coming around later today to check out the wiring. The motors are dual voltage so want to make sure they are set right before I stick 415v up 'em I also need another 16A socket for the new planer thicknesser so he can suss that out at the same time.
The two were hoisted through the barn roof hatch into the workshop
And then given a bit of a light clean of surface rust and several layers of WD40, Gibbs, AC50 and dust.
PK2165 is on the left, and PK2002 is on the right with the DC brake, this one was working up until got it.
Sliding table cleaned up
then the other half, I'll give it a proper clean later, the first intention is get it running.
This was in storage when I got it, it is also slightly unusual in that it has the optional extra 7.5HP motor rather than the standard 4HP.
here's the two extension tables that the fence extends onto when you fully back it off.
the one on the left has had some bodgery done to it. It should look like this with the last bit of the ruler engraved into it
unfortunately somebody has hacked it out to take a full 24" rule
I'll upload some more tomorrow to get it up to date, the Spark has just left and PK2002 is now up and running, we had to adjust the DC brake torque and timer, it now stops the blade in 8 seconds.
Cheers
Andy