Gloat...new Hock blade arrived today.

Re: Gloat...new Hock blade arrived today.

Les Winter


>May I suggest, Victor, that you consider adding a hock or LN chip breaker? I used your setup on my old 608. I got a performance boost when I put the old chip breaker aside and tried a new thicker one.

Happy planing.

Les

Thanks Les. New chip breaker is now on list.

V Parisian

Why Hock?

woodburnbob


>Just curious why you selected Hock among the other choices. I have no axe to grind here. I like the idea of a lone guy doing what he does and bought a couple blades years ago. Did you get O-1 or A2? I read some time ago he was having his blades cut, machined, hardened and ground in in France. I've got nothing against that either. Maybe that was just the A2 stuff.

Another aftermarket blade/chipbreaker experience

VTAndy4


>Hi folks,

I also recently added a LN replacement blade (.095") and improved chipbreaker to an old Stanley #7 (type 3 or 4).

I had some concerns before they arrived that they wouldn't fit, and I didn't want to alter the plane to get them to fit. So, if they didn't fit, I intended to return them to LN or try to get them to alter them.

The chipbreaker arrived first, and by adding that, I already felt like I was using a new plane.

Then the blade came a few weeks later, and I couldn't believe the difference.

No mods to the plane were required; everything fit perfectly. The feel of the planing is incredibly smooth and the surface left behind is (for me) unbelievably smooth. I'm far from being an expert but I can still notice a huge difference in performance; I'd rather be using the plane than spending time fettling the old blade and chipbreaker -- which are now in storage in case I ever sell the plane!

Cheers,

Andy

Why not? Previous experience was good.

V Parisian


>Just their least expensive blade. It sharpened easily with scary sharp system. As an aside, found Jet table saw top was excellent sustitute for float glass. seemed to hold the 2000 grit wet or dry very flat for final passes.

The old 608 was an ebay find iirc made about 1912 or so(it has all of 2% of japaning left)had a blade that was ground with severe curve like a scrub plane and was otherwise just worn out. Believe it or not botom is reasonably flat, so new blade has allowed me to use it for first time. I really don't expect to use it often.

Re: Why Hock?

Thom D


>"I like the idea of a lone guy doing what he does and bought a couple blades years ago"

I think he has being doing it longer than any of the others one could mention, LN, LV, etc..., And he does a wider range of blades, chisels, knives and customs.

Not that this means anything, but I like the look a lot better than the others. The guy has style.

Ron will do reasonably priced custom work

Don in Northern Arizona


>He made a spur for my Stanley 289 from a dimensioned drawing I sent him.

Don