Record #78 #778

Re: Record #78 #778 *LINK*

Ted Shuck

>Bugbear has information about the Record 778 rebate plane on his website, linked below. I'm not sure about the Record 78 plane, but would imagine it is similar to all the other #78 planes out there by Stanley, et al. The major advantage of the 778 is the use of two rods to hold the fence, rather than a single rods as used by the 78.

Ted


Bubbear's Record Plane Page

Re: Record #78 #778

John Horobin

>The Record #078 was a copy of the Stanley #78 which like that plane only had one arm. While the two arms of the #778 is an improvement I must say looking at the 1920's Stanley #78 I recently I'm not sure how much. On that plane there is no play in the fence at all when tightened and interestingly it has quite a tight mouth compared to a recent one I have (and compared to the Record #778). Its lighter and a bit easier to handle than the #778 and this could be an advantage in some circumstances.

Any comments on this?

John

Re: Record #78 #778

Frank Mutchler in Colorado Springs

>Yes, Rolf, it has a knicker. I think a quick & relatively easy fix for the single rod fence is a single groove (flute) along the top of the rod that would provide a recess for the thumbscrew. That would prevent the fence from tilting in a clockwise direction. If it tilted counter-clockwise, a little locktite on the rod threads should stop that. I wouldn't groove my original rod but would pick up a piece of rod from the hardware store.