Router table, wood botherers perhaps?

[RWD3M]

Hi chaps and chapesses,

Mrs D has been helping a friend out today, trying to clear debris from a garage and has stumbled upon this:

Is it liable to be of any use to anyone?

 

[Agroshield]

Still made:

Tensilkut I

Tensilkut I for cutting flat tensile and other test bars from metals, plastics, fiberglass and other materials

www.tensilkut.com

 

[cocker]

As you said , a woodist .
Routering metal didn't end well anytime I tried it !

 

[RWD3M]

Still made:

Tensilkut I

Tensilkut I for cutting flat tensile and other test bars from metals, plastics, fiberglass and other materials

www.tensilkut.com

Blimey, well spotted. I searched both Sieburg and Tensilkut and got nothing but company tax returns!

 

[James1979]

If it’s of no use and it gets scrapped I’d donate some beer tokens for the RR badge if you wanted rid?

 

[roblane65]

What does it weigh ? doesn't look that big really when scaled with the keys ummmm might be of interest.

 

[grim_d]

As you said , a woodist .
Routering metal didn't end well anytime I tried it !

Funnily enough this machine seems to have been produced specifically for metal cutting!

I'm very interested in it as a curiosity.

 

[Screwdriver]

I would be very interested in acquiring it.

 

[James1979]

Funnily enough this machine seems to have been produced specifically for metal cutting!

I'm very interested in it as a curiosity.

Well spotted

 

[brightspark]

well it does say on the plate for metals

 

[Agroshield]

Patent attached:

 

[slim_boy_fat]

What does it weigh ? doesn't look that big really when scaled with the keys ummmm might be of interest.

115lbs, according to a table in @Agroshield's link. And it'll cut up to 1/8" thickness in steel

 

[slim_boy_fat]

That will make a great resto project for someone.

 

[mtt.tr]

That looks really rather useful, basically a pin router

 

[Screwdriver]

That will make a great resto project for someone.

Yeah, me hopefully but outside freebie/for sale, who knows how this will turn out.
Over to @RWD3M

 

[DAPPH]

As you said , a woodist .
Routering metal didn't end well anytime I tried it !

Look at the name of the company who owned it , I doubt they would buy one that was crap. .

I've safely & accurately routed a fair bit of 15 mm aluminium flat bar x 120 mm wide and a few bits of 1/8 inch mild steel on my big Bosh varispeed router . The router was inverted and bolted through / into a 10 mm 89 x 120 mm work bench top . Fences made of 40 x 10 mm flat bar and very securely clamped to the table top . The pusher was similar to a jack plane where my fingers & hands were safely on the handles out of harms way .

 

[RWD3M]

Wow, thanks for all the replies chaps!

I'm nipping over to collect it this morning so I can find out just how good/bad condition it's in and if it works.

I'll keep everyone posted.

 

[RWD3M]

Hi all,

I picked up this router thing earlier (it's in my workshop in N. Wilts) and now I've packed up laying bricks for today I've had a chance to have a closer look and take some pics (obligatory coffee cup for scale).



The bed stands 11.5" high and is 14" x 18". It weighs about 20kg's at a guess (i.e. less that a bag of cement, but more than a couple of bags of sugar!) and the router motor thingy is free to turn.

Now the not so good bit. The picture below shows quite clearly that the bed is bowed. I don't know enough about them to be able to say if it will straighten but apart from the bow, the surface is pretty good. Oh, and it has one loose leg (missing screws).




So here's the thing, The chap it's been recovered from would rather it went to somebody that would make use of rather than stick it on ebay and sell it to the highest bidder. Equally, he would like to see some recompense. A couple of people have already expressed an interest and I'm not really sure of the best way to do this. But perhaps if you are still interested (aftyer seeing the pics and description) then drop me a PM? If there's only one it's easy, we'll agree a price and it goes. If there are more than one, I really don't want to get involved in the unsavoury process of bidding. Suggestions welcomed, even if it is 'put it in the for sale section' .

Richard.

 

[James1979]

Hi all,

I picked up this router thing earlier (it's in my workshop in N. Wilts) and now I've packed up laying bricks for today I've had a chance to have a closer look and take some pics (obligatory coffee cup for scale).

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The bed stands 11.5" high and is 14" x 18". It weighs about 20kg's at a guess (i.e. less that a bag of cement, but more than a couple of bags of sugar!) and the router motor thingy is free to turn.

Now the not so good bit. The picture below shows quite clearly that the bed is bowed. I don't know enough about them to be able to say if it will straighten but apart from the bow, the surface is pretty good. Oh, and it has one loose leg (missing screws).

View attachment 293125


So here's the thing, The chap it's been recovered from would rather it went to somebody that would make use of rather than stick it on ebay and sell it to the highest bidder. Equally, he would like to see some recompense. A couple of people have already expressed an interest and I'm not really sure of the best way to do this. But perhaps if you are still interested (aftyer seeing the pics and description) then drop me a PM? If there's only one it's easy, we'll agree a price and it goes. If there are more than one, I really don't want to get involved in the unsavoury process of bidding. Suggestions welcomed, even if it is 'put it in the for sale section' .

Richard.

Easy. Settle it in the most mature and legally binding manner possible.

Scissors
Paper
Stone

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Or do a Harry Hill..