Originally Posted by
peter gagliardi
Joe, when you say "this years tour" what are you referring to? Am I missing out on a great trip? Also, when you call Martin here in the states, they know nothing of these machines, and when they contact Germany, they know nothing as well- must not be talking to the museum operators. Those are very nice machines! I don't know who Kent A is ? My saw has the same style fence as the one on the left- it tilts to 45 degrees , and lifts vertically to swing under the table when not in use. Mine does not have the mortising attachment, but rather another 3'+ of cast iron top along with rip fence bar for 59" of capacity.
I had heard they had 2 different styles, mine must be older. I agree with everything about the comparison from a working standpoint, the real edge for the Wadkin is the fact that the sliding table abuts the blade for good short part support, not divorce mounted like the Martin with about 8-10" of solid table to the left of blade.
Peter