ebrummer was in contact with me a while ago when I was out in Spain regarding the " BIAX " brochures I thought I had. Today I put the suitcases back in loft and had a look through my collection of handbooks, blueprint drawings etc.
Well there was nothing wrong with my memory I did have two brochures and I will be sending both FOC over to the US. My only condition is that ebrummer sends one copy to Rich King. Rich and I have crossed swords from time to time but nobody has done more to keep the art of scraping in the public eye in my opinion. So the brochure is a very small thank you to him.
Also I hope one of the guys can scan in the brochure so everyone who wants to can read the brochures.
One of the brochures has a price list enclosed. It makes very interesting reading.
Just a one example - the 8EC half moon scraper that I had cost £438.00 in Feb 1980.
The sole agents for " BIAX " in the UK in those days was " Dalmeen Ltd " in Sowerby Bridge which for those who know their geography is a tiny town. However it's in the heart of what was one of the most productive machine tool building areas in England. " Asquith ", " Butler ", " Stirk ", "Swift ", " Binns & Berry ", Churchill-Denham " etc were all nearby as was " DSG".
A quick check on the internet reveals that " Dalmeen Ltd " went out of business in 1993. Given the way their market was absolutely decimated in the 1980's it's a wonder they lasted as long as they did.
Regards Tyrone