Wadkin planer thicknesser manual

[john redmond]

Hi all, I have a deal almost done on this planer thicknesser. Pretty sure it's a Wadkin Tradesmen RM300. I can't seem to find the manual for it online, any ideas? Also any advice re running it off a VFD vs sourcing a 220V equivalent motor would be welcome.

 

 

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Wadkin tradesman 3ph planer thicknesser. 1.5KW motor with soft start. This unit is in immaculate condition. Included in...

 

Edited January 21, 2021 by john redmond

[gobbypunk]

Good luck finding Wadkin manuals on line it took 2 of us ages to find one for my thicknesser and dont bother with the people who bought Wadkin they are quite unhelpfull ,I will ask my mate where he found the manual for mine

[Dan Maynard]

I would use the inverter, but it does need to be in an enclosure with a little bit of start stop wiring. Like a lot of things not too tricky to do if you know how already.

240v single phase motors are bigger for the same power, less efficient, and don't have the same starting torque so generally a poor swap.

[Watercourse management]

Also something to consider with an inverter, in can play silly buggers with your rcd as I have just found out.

[john redmond]

Thanks for the advice lads. It turns out the guy selling it is a bit of genius, he has replaced the motor (3 phase) wired it up to the vfd and added a keyed switch all encased in a cabinet for an extra E50, all brand new! Sounds to good to be true but randomly enough he is a friend of friend and wanted to have it running perfectly before selling it. There seems to be a small issue with the feed rollers but more than likely just a setting issue or maybe the bed needs to be cleaned up and waxed. I will probably be back to you for advice on that at some stage.

[Dan Maynard]

Bonus, that's a great outcome.

[Dan Maynard]

Also something to consider with an inverter, in can play silly buggers with your rcd as I have just found out.

Yes, I've also experienced this trying to run industrial gear at home. I've found it's the EMC filters that cause problems, and many inverters have the filter built in nowadays so you're a bit stuck unless you can put a supply through a non RCD breaker, or I did once run a smaller drive through an isolating transformer for test purposes.

[Watercourse management]

I’ve looked into a bit more apparently the electric car brigade have the same problem with there chargers, the only cure I can find apart from a separate supply is to replace the rcd with a special type b rcd . 

Funny thing is I can use the lathe all day running two motors on one inverter ( coolant pump) but soon as I use the metal cutoff saw it trips randomly.

[john redmond]

I bet any money that as soon as I have it all cleaned up and ready to go I'm going to run into that issue. It will be in my workshop which isn't on a separate fuse board to the house. Why can't anything be simple!

[roys]

I got a Wadkin planer thicknesser a couple of years ago, I had problems with my in feed as well, stripped it down which wasn’t too technical and found that the fingers that stop the wood getting pulled backwards were gummed up and seized solid. I gave them a good soak and wash in a diesel petrol mix and it appeared to work a treat.

Heavy lumps of kit, sure we reckoned it was about 400kg, I put mine on a dolly so I could move it about.