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Record 044 Question
Don Thompson, Cutler Ridge, South of Miami FL
>I just received a Record 044 plow plane that I bought on eBay. The castings are pretty much a uniform medium-dark grey, except for the skate. Is this bare iron? Did the plating evaporate? It is not rusty or pitted anywhere, so it is not a problem. I am trying to figure out how to treat it.
BTW, it has all eight cutters, in the original cutter box.
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paul womack
>The skate was machined, and is not plated.
(or maybe it was plated and they machined it off :-)
Nice tool (the best handling plough available, of the ones I've used)
BugBear
Re: Record 044 Question
Don Thompson, Cutler Ridge, South of Miami FL
>I took another look, in the light of day. There are little speckles of plating lefte on some areas. The rest seems to have just evaporated.(?) No rust, no flaking chips of plating, just iron. Weird.
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Don Thompson, Cutler Ridge, South of Miami FL
>I remember that you left/lost your old ISP, I believe? Can a WCer send you a note off-line, now?
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paul womack
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Sounds to me like...
Scott Burr in Ben Lomond CA
>Somebody attacked with a wire wheele on a grinder. As usuall, I might be wrong...
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John Horobin
>Its not a war time cadmium plated one is it? They were only nickel plated post war.
John
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Don Thompson, Cutler Ridge, South of Miami FL
>How would one tell whether it was cadmium plated?
BB, have you tried an 043?
Ted Owen, Pittsburgh
>It's also a delight.
Best, Ted
Re: BB, have you tried an 043? *LINK*
Alice Frampton, UK
>Ted,
Has he? Heh heh, he's practically gone into the wilderness to preach about its wonders to the heathen :~)
Cheers, Alf (also a 043 fan)
BB on the #043