Recent content by hsvtoolfool

You think someone actually made a wooden pattern? I assumed they just used an orignal #192 to make a wax pattern, added some filler to the surfaces that must be machined, poured a lost-wax casting, and then machined to size.

So somebody must have "built up" the original plane sides, bottom, and perhaps the throat with paint, plaster, clay (or whatever) then created a wax mold for bronze casting. The amount of hobby work in that plane is just plain crazy. I love it.

Agree about the lost casting details. Please check my math, but 1% of an inch is 0.010" (aka 10 thou). That's not hard to measure with common calipers. Or is that not how casting shrinkage works? On the other hand, any pattern can be "tweaked" by adding some plaster/paint to build up areas...

I'm curious if the dimensions match the original pattern or if your plane is 1% to 2% smaller due to casting shrinkage.

Record planes from the 50s and 60s are my favorite workers. Even up to the early 90s their planes were the best quality for the money.

That was a steal at $20 each. The #3 looks modern with painted tote/knob, but $20 is still fair market. But most of those are hard to find. You got at least $700 worth of planes for $120, assuming they are "workers" with no missing/broken parts... #606: $200+ #40: $150+ #12: $150+ #78: $100+...

Oh, I like that. "Re-supply To Collectors" as opposed to "Flip on Ebay". Buy what you need or like and leave the rest. There's just not enough profit in most "in the wild" antique planes to make it worth the time and effort. It's extremely unlikey to find some "lottery ticket" plane for $5 at a...

Plastic?! That's....that's....incontheevable! You keep using dat word. I do not think it means what you think it means. Raised ridge cast into heel and toe. Raised tote and knob base in casting. Ogee radius on frog back. Straight knurling on brass depth adjuster. "Kidney bean" lever cap...

@ddawg16, my best guess is post-war Type 19, 1948 to 1961. Your tote and knob appear to be stained, varnished hardwood instead of rosewood. I can't really tell, but I personally love rosewood and brass on a plane. The vertical ”STANLEY” on the lateral adjuster is my reason to think it's a...

common #4, excellent "user" plane kidney level cap: most likely 1936 to 1960s To nail date down further... show front of the lever cap show the logo stamped on the blade show the wooden knob, tote, and associated screws

That's a fair lot price.

The handle makes me wonder if the body isn't a local Chinese-style body. The script characters may actually be Chinese. You might try to get a translation. If you want to preserve it as a keepsake, then clean lightly with soapy water then wipe with oil. Wipe the blade and chip breaker with...

California Air Tools "Blemish" page Personally, I'd get the CAT 2HP 20-gal steel tank upright on wheels. It's the perfect footprint for a home garage. 5 CFM from a small, quiet, portable, oil-less 110V compressor is pretty sweet.

Excellent! I would use that vintage Delta table saw as my dining room table before I'd ever let it out of the family.

Re: HOW to use PLANERS & JOINERS and which ones to buy. Tips and tricks about use too I second HenryAZ's post above... #1) Joint a flat reference surface #2) Thickness plane the other surface (you have co-planar, flat surfaces) #3) Edge joint a side at 90° to either surface #4) Rip the board...