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Manufactured/Badged by:
Wadkin Ltd.
Nottingham

True Manufacturer:
Wadkin Ltd., Nottingham

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Radial Arm Saw
Machine Size:	14", 2hp
Submitted By:	John Vannisselroy

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	CK
Date of Manufacturer:	1946
Serial Number:	CK 1011
Last Updated	1/11/2024 4:13:19 PM

Comments:

Having kept a previous Wadkin CK that I had purchased for parts, I was on the lookout for another "parts" machine.

This machine showed up for sale in 2018 - one of four radial arm saws the seller had.

It had sat outdoors for too long and was heavily rusted - a most suitable machine for parts.

The MEM On/Off pushbutton box has been refurbished and now adorns another of my machines.
The original switchgear (in a cabinet below the table) is refurbished and now powers a Wadkin CK saw in Auckland, New Zealand.
art of the column that supports the arm has gone to replace a broken part in a Wadkin CK saw in Melbourne, Australia.

Remarkably, after a year of storage indoors, I wired up the motor and it ran !!! They don't make 'em like that anymore.

Photo 1:

Comments: The MDF table has seen better days.
Source: Seller's photograph.

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Photo 2:

Comments: The blade cover is long gone.
Source: Seller's photograph.

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Photo 3:

Comments: This is a length of 1/2" steel rod that runs parallel to the arm (for stops). Note the depth of rust.
Source: My photograph.

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Photo 4:

Comments: Wadkin Ltd "tin" tag. The test number indicates it was tested in 1946.
Source: My photgraph.

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