45 plane handle removal

Re: 45 plane handle removal

Dale Stansbery

>I think someone once posted that they're attached by a tapered pins that are driven in one side and only partially through the second side. The one I'm looking at has a pin at the top and bottom front of one side of the handle. It would seem to me that there are only two approaches that would work. One would be to delicately try to drill out the pins from the side driven in. I'm guessing that would be extremely difficult to keep the drill centered in the pin. The way I would probably try is to drill a little bit of the pin from the driven side. Then use a backer board clamped to the drill press and drill into the board a little to spot a short alignment pin. Then place the handle on the board with the slightly drilled pin down on the alignment pin. Then drill into the handle from the opposite side to expose the tip of the handle attachment pin. Then punch out the pins. I've never done it, but can't think of any other way other than just splitting the handle off.

Re: 45 plane handle removal

Todd Hughes

>I've tried it on an old junker befor, first I tried to drill the pin out but I couldn't keep my drill bit from wandering.After messing it up I tried to drill from the other side figuring on using a small punch to knock the pin out. Even after careful measurement I still was to far off to find the pin. Maybe you will have better luck but I think it is impossiable...well at least for me to do.

I think you might be right and that you will need to find a god canidate to do it , maybe a small sacrifice on the alter of the god of rusty planes might help, eh? ....Todd

Re: 45 plane handle removal

John Vancil in Silverdale, Wa

>George I have a vary early 45 that the wood for the tote was missing. So I drove the pin out right to left. So I would heat the wood with a heat gun or hair dryer to break the bond of the wood to the pin. Than try to drive the pin out with the correct size of punch which if my memory is correct is a 1/16 inch. Which should be avaiable at your local Sears or auto parts store. Also I reused the pin for the new handle I made. CHEERS JOHN

Re: Todd..there will be a sacrifice.

George in Lowell, Mich.

>Thanks for the info. guys. This is the approach I will use. I just need a good candidate to practice on.

Work safe

George

Re: 45 plane handle removal

Todd Hughes

>The trouble is though that on a 45 with a handle in place the pin doesn't go all the way though the wood in the handle. So you can't drive it out unless you drill though the wood on the side oppersite of the pin head exactly over the pin to allow access to it. Thats the rub ....Todd

Re: 45 plane handle removal

William Duffield, on the Cohansey

>Is the pin tapered, or does it have a head? If not, there's a chance that you can drive the pin from the front side, all the way through the back side of the handle, with minimal splitting out of the handle, if you clamp the whole thing very firmly to a backing piece of wood that is harder than the rosewood (but softer than the pin). I've never done this with a plane, but it works OK, when nothing else does, to remove countersunk brads and sprigs when repairing post and rung chairs. Clamp it down very firmly, and also clamp it the other way, so the wood can't split. You'll probably need a bit of putty (plastic wood) to hide the damage.