Left or Right thread?

Re: Left or Right thread?

Joe Rogers, Northern Virginia

>I would guess that right hand threads refer to the standard "righty tighty/lefty loosy" threads and the left hand threads are the opposite. The reference is to the nut movment on the threads not the adjustment effect.JR

Re: Left or Right thread?

James Watriss

>I would make a guess that a regular right handed thread follows the righty tighty lefty loosy thing, too.

In that regard, I would define the "normal" stanley bailey planes that we're most of us used to as left handed thread. I've seen some old Sargent transitional planes that are right handed thread, and they confuse the hell out of me, so I don't use them anymore.

Re: Left or Right thread?

Moses Yoder in White Pigeon, MI

>Yep, the right hand thread would turn the nut in, same as a regular bolt, which would retract the iron. I like the large adjuster nuts and left hand thread, pretty easy to turn the nut downward with my middle finger as I push the plane forward until it just shaves the wood.

So it's Retraction that determines

Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native in FL. Exile :~(

>wheater or not it is a right hand thread or a left hand thread eh?

I can't see how right tighty, lefy loosy applies in this situation.

On any frog the thumbwheel will turn left and right. One way wise raise(retract) the cutter away from the mouth, and the other will lower the blade towards the mouth. So according to Moses it's the direction that retracts the blade that is the all important determining factor. Any contesters?

Thanks to all that have replied thus far.

Todd O.

Re: So it's Retraction that determines

Joe Rogers, Northern Virginia

>No, it is the direction the knob moves when you turn it. If the knob and threaded shaft are standard "right hand" threads, the knob moves away from the tote when it is rotated clockwise. This causes the yoke to move toward the frog and retracts the blade.

If the shaft and knob are "left hand" threads a clockwise rotation moves the knob toward the tote and pulls the yoke away from the frog and extends the blade.

Hope that helps.JR

Re: So it's Retraction that determines

Mike McDaniel

>Tod, to simplify matters, forget about the blade action. The whole right hand, left hand issue, relates to the nut(wheel)and the screw. Right hand threads(turn clockwise)will advance the wheel(move away from you as you hold the plane in use). Left hand threads(turn counter clockwise)will advance the wheel while in the same position.

If you have a plane with left hand threads, do not use it, because it is confusing. Instead, I will send you my snail address, and you can send it to me.

MIke McDaniel,

WV

Re: Left or Right thread?

Ernie Miller

>You work at a voteck school right? GO down to the machine shop and ask them to show you the differance between right and left handed threads! ORRRR you could take a regular right handed nut and bolt and place it next to you plane with the head of the bolt next to the frog and give the net a spin if when you spin the thumb screw it does not advance the same direction as the nut on the bolt you have left handed threads. From here on I am going to start making up type #'s when I sell you a plane did I heare you say you were collecting type 7? And sinse I'm not Bob You really are hard up if your dating planes.

What Ernie said!

Bob Hackett

>And by the way,It`s simple.The right hand thread planes are for right handed people and the left are for the southpaws.

In a pinch you can use a left hand thread plane if you hold it and adjust it with your left hand.

sort of makes you want to go back to the more ergonomic non-handed versions that used the mallet to adjust don`t it?Sometimes it`s far more satisfiying to just hit things with a hammer.;^)

Mainely,Bob-Who thinks Todd just didn`t want to be held responsible when the instructors busted a gut after he asked this question.

Good thing we`re here to support you,eh chummy?

Awwwww let's go easy on Todd...

Joe Rogers

>He used to be in the Navy. :-) JR

Re: Awwwww let's go easy on Todd...

Frank Mutchler in Colorado Springs

>The port or the starboard navy?

Re: Awwwww let's go easy on Todd...

Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native in FL. Exile :~(

>Now if got it Thanks! What determines "thread" is which way the thumbwheel travels when turned in a clockwise directin! Thanks to all for clearing this mystery up for me and for the others who didn't know but won't admit it. ;~)

Todd O.

P.S. I was in the Fantail Navy---wiseguys

Fantail Navy

Bob Hackett

>Aren`t those the guys who are always hauling the plastic bags full of God knows what to the back of the boat and throwing them over?;^)

Or maybe it`s those guys who always want to see your ID before they will let you on the boat.Since none of them had a gun I assumed they were going to hit me with a fish(or a plastic bag filled with God knows what) if I refused.

Mainely,Bob-Who also remembers that Todd was a Grunt before he became a swabbie.In case you`re wondering,that`s a good thing.

Re: Fantail Navy

Joe Rogers, Northern Virginia

>An he's got a nice set-o-Lie-Nielsen planes too so he can't be too short in the smarts department.

Sorry Todd...couldn't help jerkin your chain;-)JR