Photo Index - Wadkin Ltd. - RB Surface Planer

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Manufactured/Badged by:
Wadkin Ltd.
Nottingham

True Manufacturer:
Wadkin Ltd., Nottingham

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Jointer
Machine Size:	9"
Submitted By:	John Vannisselroy

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	RB Surface Planer
Date of Manufacturer:	1952
Serial Number:	RB 884
Last Updated	11/4/2017 3:11:59 AM

Comments:

This buzzer is not mine. It sold in October, 2017, from a seller in Christchurch, to a buyer in Napier, New Zealand.

I've listed this because I've listed several bench-type RB buzzers, but this stand-mounted machine is much more typical of Wadkin's RB.

It has a 5" diameter round cutterblock which holds two 9" cutters on a slight skew. The tables are 5' long. The fence on this machine is the third version of fence used on RB buzzers - it's actually an RD fence (which was also used by Wadkin on some of their "over & under" machines).

The original motor is 2hp 3 phase, and drives the cutterblock spindle via two vee-belts. The motor on this machine may not be original.

Photo 1:

Comments: General view.
Source: Seller's photograph.

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Photo 2:

Comments: View from operators position.
Source: Seller's photograph.

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Photo 3:

Comments: Rear view of fence showing tilt machanism.
Source: Seller's photograph.

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Comments: Depth of cutter adjuster handwheel; motor; and On/Off switches.
Source: Seller's photograph.

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Comments: Machine tag.
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