04-05-2014, 01:26 PM
Hi,
Thanks for the compliment Bob. You've got a job and a half on with restoring the Wilmac which is in even worse condition than my Wilmac was when I bought it. I too couldn't find much information about the Wilmac on the web so I'm pleased my restoration story has been of use.
I still need to sort out the electrics on my Wilmac because the temporary motor/starter sometimes refuse to start just giving a click as I press the remote start button and it's incredibly dirty in use throwing fine clouds of dust out covering anything and everything nearby including me so extraction is a must. Once restored though Bob the Wilmac is a nice old bandsaw capable of good work and it has a decent cutting depth for such a small machine. Good luck.
You've made a lovely job of the Pultra lathe and now it's in regular use which is the icing on the cake; Such lathes are ideal for the many small turning jobs which are forever cropping up; I have a small Clarke lathe and have just completed the Lorch lathe restoration in fact only this morning I replaced the motor leather drive belt with a brand new Poly-V belt leaving just a new power cable to install because the temporary cable is too short to reach the supply socket.
Thanks Big Al; yes I'll be happy to help Bob if possible. Occasionally I can get my lathes to sound like a violin especially the metal lathes if I get the tool height wrong? I couldn't agree more Alan; one lathe on its own is lonely it needs at least two more for company; I'm running light at the moment only having four lathes?
Kind regards, Col.
Thanks for the compliment Bob. You've got a job and a half on with restoring the Wilmac which is in even worse condition than my Wilmac was when I bought it. I too couldn't find much information about the Wilmac on the web so I'm pleased my restoration story has been of use.
I still need to sort out the electrics on my Wilmac because the temporary motor/starter sometimes refuse to start just giving a click as I press the remote start button and it's incredibly dirty in use throwing fine clouds of dust out covering anything and everything nearby including me so extraction is a must. Once restored though Bob the Wilmac is a nice old bandsaw capable of good work and it has a decent cutting depth for such a small machine. Good luck.
You've made a lovely job of the Pultra lathe and now it's in regular use which is the icing on the cake; Such lathes are ideal for the many small turning jobs which are forever cropping up; I have a small Clarke lathe and have just completed the Lorch lathe restoration in fact only this morning I replaced the motor leather drive belt with a brand new Poly-V belt leaving just a new power cable to install because the temporary cable is too short to reach the supply socket.
Thanks Big Al; yes I'll be happy to help Bob if possible. Occasionally I can get my lathes to sound like a violin especially the metal lathes if I get the tool height wrong? I couldn't agree more Alan; one lathe on its own is lonely it needs at least two more for company; I'm running light at the moment only having four lathes?
Kind regards, Col.
Happiness is a wreck of a cabinet to restore.
