Wilmac bandsaw restoration MKII

[robert the violinist]

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.

Thaks Col for the compliment on the Pultra ,im sure ive got many questions that need answered ,ive just broke it down and only problem so far is i cant get the upper tool post out of the casting . Ive put some wd40 on and will try again later.
Also how do you remove the upper wheel from the tensioning adjuster?
Thanks Bob