Wadkin boas planer thicknesser

[jamesd]

So I've been looking at planer thicknessers for sometime now and stumbled across these. Has anyone got any experience of these machines? I've been looking at metabo hc260's as well and I'm not sure they will stand up to planing 6inch square oak posts like the wadkin would. That's the main reason I'm now looking into second hand all cast machines.

 

Any Advice would be great!

[MATTMOSS]

I moved a few of these wadkin machines, built to last and very very heavy. They dont make em like they used to.

I know somebody who knows everything you might want to know if you get stuck.

I could send you his number.

[Ghettoblaster]

See if you can get something with TERSA knives, they take about a min. to change instead of a LOT longer.

I have a second hand Sedgwick with TERSA that is fantastic. the bao's are great but can be expensive for what they are. Sedgwicks can be had for less money and the company is still in business which is never a bad thing

[jamesd]

I moved a few of these wadkin machines, built to last and very very heavy. They dont make em like they used to.

I know somebody who knows everything you might want to know if you get stuck.

I could send you his number.

 

That would be great send me a pm please!

[jamesd]

See if you can get something with TERSA knives, they take about a min. to change instead of a LOT longer.

I have a second hand Sedgwick with TERSA that is fantastic. the bao's are great but can be expensive for what they are. Sedgwicks can be had for less money and the company is still in business which is never a bad thing

 

Interesting, is there a similar model of Sedgwick to the wadkin bao then?

[Ghettoblaster]

They are a bit more modern than the wadkins but still heavy cast iron made near Leeds. I have a MB308 which is their 12" machine. Have a look on ebay, the older green ones are much the same. You will probably find the thicknessing capacity is lager than the wadkin. If you can get one in the right condition for the right money go for a wadkin they are very good machines. Otherwise I would consider other options as BAOs have been fetching silly money on ebay for quite a while now. Cheap ones do come up but they are rarely pretty and would need some love before going back to work!

Edited October 23, 2016 by Ghettoblaster

[Ghettoblaster]

TERSA is not on all their machines, only a few. If looking on ebay read the descriptions carefully as people sometimes don't mention TERSA in the the listing title.

[jamesd]

They are a bit more modern than the wadkins but still heavy cast iron made near Leeds. I have a MB308 which is their 12" machine. Have a look on ebay, the older green ones are much the same. You will probably find the thicknessing capacity is lager than the wadkin. If you can get one in the right condition for the right money go for a wadkin they are very good machines. Otherwise I would consider other options as BAOs have been fetching silly money on ebay for quite a while now. Cheap ones do come up but they are rarely pretty and would need some love before going back to work!

 

Ok i will check them out. Out of interest what would you call silly money for a bao in good condition?

[Ghettoblaster]

I've seen nice ones go for over 2K "refurbished".

TBF. there is a ok looking one on ebay ATM. for £850 BIN. which is not too bad. However if it's for professional heavy use I would seriously look at the TERSA system, especially with hard timber like oak.

[pete23]

I have a walking moticer, big beastie, 3phs, free to anyone that collects or it's going scrapies, which is a shame!!