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WOW!!! I've never seen shavings so thin.
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Ken,
I can hear that satisfying "swish" all the way out here. Great job. Did you strop the blade?
SteveI would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong. Bertrand RussellComment
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I like the tote and knob. They give it a bit more distinction
What did you use to paint the body with?
Jim in Texas and Sicko Ryobi Cult Member ©Comment
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Steve, you know I did!
Jim, I used primer and then some gloss black Rust-Oleum I had in the garage. I would have like to replaced the Japanning like Don shows on his but that would have required baking it and man let me tell you the wife has a brand new Maytag double oven and if I had even considered using it I would be beaten severely. The toaster oven I do have is too small to hold the plane so I just decided to paint it for now. I figure if I change my mind later I could always disassembly and dip in carburetor cleaner and start again.
KenComment
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Those paper-thin shavings are the result of a proud old tool being grateful for having been given a new life...
...eight, nine, TEN! Yep! Still got all my fingers!Comment
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Just wondering, how long you have into it? (time issues, right now
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She couldn't tell the difference between the escape pod, and the bathroom. We had to go back for her.........................Twice.Comment
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Well, I was in no real hurry but I have considerable time invested in this. I think it took me just about a day and a half just to do the knob and handle. I think the end results were worth the effort as it works so nicely in application. On the other side of that though as far as time goes and investment I probably would have been better off buying a new one but I don’t think it would have worked as well as this one.
Plane - $30
Wood - $12.50
Blade - $34.99
Chip Breaker - $21.99
Paint (Red) - $2.50
Total - $101.98
Of course this does not count anything I already had on hand or any my time but I was stupid enough at one time to buy a Groz #4 and the difference in the cut between these two is phenomenal. Now that have a lot to do with chatter from the thinner blade and potentially a not flat frog on the Groz but the Old Stanley sure out performs the Groz.
KenComment
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add another WOW to the list.
that's really some great restoring you did.looks too nice to use now.
you even managed to get a turning project into it heh, leave it to you'Last edited by tribalwind; 06-21-2006, 07:04 PM.namaste, matthew http://www.tribalwind.comComment
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That is one amazing restoration!Comment
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That's one nice job!!!!Joe
"All things are difficult before they are easy"Comment
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How did the bottom turn out? I noticed that it wasn't a perfectly flat surface. Was that hard to clean-up?
Thanks,
PhilComment
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