Stanley Plane Q's

Re: Stanley Plane Q's

Doug

>I would try to use the seven. It's not a collector piece so you are not really risking all that much. If the crack gets worse, keep the plane for parts or part it out on ebay.

Secondly, the type 11's (v-logo) had three patents behind the frog and Bailey on the toe and the lever cap didn't have a logo until the type 13. Sounds like a frankenplane, but so what. I bet she'll still shave wood for you. Have fun cleaning all them up!

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WoodburnBob

>My thought is that even though you don't see the crack reaching the mouth (yet), in use one side of the plane will be more flexible and the other less. The plane is busted and I don't see why you should expect it to work as anything more than a frustration generator. If you set out to put this cripple in use, I predict you'll become a master of chatter, tearout and profanity. Sell the parts and start over. From my experience with busted long planes, I no longer buy cast iron planes longer than a #5 via mail or shipping.

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Gary Dean

>You stated the crack is in the usual place. Where is would that be? I'm starting to use more hand tools to keep the sawdust to a minimum. So I'm looking for used/old planes and need to know what to look for. THe new ones sure look good but can't afford looks.

Gary

The usual place *LINK*

WoodburnBob

>Being something of a connoisseur, I'd say this is the usual place.




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Ernie Miller Topeka

>I allways tape long planes that I ship to a long board just incase they are droped or somthing. I have never had one break. If buying a long plane I would ask that the seller do that also. as for you plane I don't know what you paid for it but you might try taking it along with some other jung to your locak auction house You could recover most if not all of you money. I saw a #45 go for $120 saturday night and it had problems and one blade.

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Tony Z.

>A number of sellers are not "tuned" into how fragile castings can be. I bought a beautiful Langdon mitre box a couple of months ago, and it arrived in the original wooden box Millers Falls packed it in. However, the shipper packed cubes of blue styrofoam around the box to keep t from rattling. Needless to say, the part of the swivel arm that slides in and out to accommondate larger boards cracked in half, making the mitre box useless. The seller and I worked out a fair price and I stripped off the useable parts for another saw that was not nearly as nice.

Lesson learned--communicate with sellers if you know the item you're buying is more fragile than it looks, and GET SHIPPING INSURANCE!

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David Miller from Iowa

>Agree with others - part out the #7 and start again. Frogs on eBay can sometimes go more than a whole plane. I bought a #607 on ebay and it came with a break in the "usual" place. Took six months and a LOT of aggravation for the postal insurance to come through, although it eventually did.

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Joel Oswald

>Woodburnbob: Yes, that is the usual spot. Man thats a beautiful plane you dropped, happened to my first plane too. A number four sweetheart, man was i sad.

I guess I will try selling the parts, thanks for the help. I dont think the crack was from shipping though, it was pretty thouroughly packed. Oh well.

THis is the auction I got it from:http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=6119731790&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT Pretty good deal I think, seven planes for 48, plus 10 for shipping. I think I should get my money back parting out the seven, and two or three of the fives.

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WoodburnBob

>Interesting auction. The pictures and limited descriptions are so typical of Ebay listings that are an open invitation to gamble. Rust doesn't both me either. Wasn't the shipping rate for all that cast iron low? Could the seller really ship the whole works for $13?