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James
There was a Wicksteed 6" hacksaw on eBay recently - located in Newport/Cwmbran. Last time I saw it it was £380 but the price had been reduced a few times. The other good thing is that the company selling it does not appear to normally sell this type of equipment so it might well accept a much lower offer. Cheers Carl. |
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Item 252738145183. It's back up at £480 but it has been less. It's also in Pontypool.
Make them an offer as I suspect they will be glad to see it go - it's been for sale for many weeks probably because they are asking way to much. I have the same saw and it is a solid lump! Cheers Carl. |
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Hi Carl,
Thanks for the tip off, I think I may have spotted that earlier but excluded it as the price is a bit high, that said after hearing that I'll send them over an offer. How do you find the saw, capable enough? Many thanks, James |
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The saw is brilliant. If you set up the blade properly it cuts square and provided the hydraulic lifter works then the blade lasts for ages. It is a proper commercial machine and will work all day long.
If you do buy it I have a user/parts manual which I can copy. I have cut 5.75" round with it - not quickly, but it managed with ease. Cheers Carl. |
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The hydraulic lifter/cutting speed controller is mechanical and driven off of a cam mounted on the crankshaft.
Changing the motor would be easy. However you might want to start thinking about investing in a 5hp static phase converter as you might find other 3 phase machines come up and you won't have to swap out the motor and the DOL starters. Older machines with original copper-rich motors run very well on static converters because they tolerate the phase imbalance far better than most modern motors which have the absolute minimum of copper. Cheers Carl. |
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Oh ok, it's not too bad to swap the motors of then.
In a way I wish I'd gone down the transwave route as advised for the lathe as in the long term it would have been advantageous however I was trying to get it running without spending too much money. Also I didn't imagine myself needing anymore tools and so it would just be the lathe needing converting. If I were to be lucky with the hacksaw I will probably look at going down the transwave route again but we will have to see. Thanks, James |
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I saw earlier today that the hacksaw on ebay was listed at just under £3000!! I suspect they have sold it privately and don't want to pay commission.. Inflating the price to put off bidders is a common way that some sellers get around the rules without drawing attention from ebay by stopping an auction early.
Cheers Carl. |
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