millers falls #900

3/30/04, 2:40 AM #1

dominic palazzola
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millers falls #900

dominic palazzola

>hello everyone,

i have had this plane sitting on the shelf for a few years, picked it up at a flea market for 20 bucks. it was pretty rusty but it looked all in tact,,, so over the weekend i took it all apart and started cleaning it up with the help of a electrosys bath on the individual parts and got most of the rust off. tonight i started lapping the sole and sides starting with 80 grit emery and working up to 150 and have it looking pretty good except for some pitting that i cant seen to get out,, tomorrow night i plan on keep working it to 400 then sharpen the iron and reassemble. is there anything else i need or should do during this proccess?

here is a picture of the plane before i took it apart.

Re: millers falls #900

3/30/04, 3:03 AM #2

Bill Houghton
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Bill Houghton, Sebastopol, CA

>Re pitting on the sole: unless it's RIGHT at the mouth, don't worry about it - keep in mind that people will spend a premium for a corrugated sole, the function of which is said to be to reduce friction (or hold lubricant, or something). Rust pits are nothing more than naturally occurring corrugation. As long as you arrest the rust process, you're fine.

Pitted irons are a different matter, but it didn't sound like that's where your problem is, and, of course, new irons are available.

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4/1/04, 2:30 AM #3

Todd O. Cronkhite Native of Maine
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Todd O. Cronkhite Native of Maine

>Dominic,

What size is that in relation to a Stanley? Looks like perhaps a #2. Can't beleive that you had to pay as high as $20 for it. In that condition it's a $3 to $5 plane in my book.

Todd O.

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4/1/04, 2:35 AM #4

Frank Mutchler in Colorado Springs
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Frank Mutchler in Colorado Springs

>Your MF 900 is equivalent to a Stanely H1204, or a #4. Look here for a reference chart comparing Stanley & MF planes.

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