Turbocharge your 78 *LINK*

Re: Turbocharge your 78

Bill Houghton, foggy mornings in Sebastopol, CA


>My first reaction is that it would not help with the need to keep the fence pressed against the edge of the stock, but I suppose that's a matter of body mechanics. I know some models of Craftsman duplex rabbet planes had a little fingerhold on the front - my son's got my version of that model.

Let us know what you learn.

Not me...

jim reed @ tallahassee


>I use my blade forward too much. I never found a need for a front knob anyway. I have seen quite a few recent Stanleys (English, I think) that seem to have a factory wooden knob that somehow fits in the forward blade area. Kinda like a knob with a custom block on the bottom.

Re: Turbocharge your 78

Matt24


>I ran into a tool dealer this summer that told me the Union 78 had a fingerhold on the front and it made the tool easier to use. I suspect that Union probably made that tool for craftsman...

Matt

Re: Turbocharge your 78

Louis Bois


>Both the Woden and WS versions come with a front knob as a stock option...do a google search to ferret out a few pics.

Re: Turbocharge your 78

Joe Rogers, Northern Virginia


>My Sargent #79 that I got from Todd Hughes has a little boss/nib/finger...sort of thing on the front . Nice plane. JR

Re: ? re Sargent 79

Mike Hamilton


>Joe,

I have a 78 clone marked only Made In USA. It has the front nib/nub thingy. I was told it is probably a Sargent. The fence rod on a Stanley has a machined shoulder that insures square and solid with respect to the body. Mine has no such shoulder and is a bit sloppy. Any chance mine isn't the original part? Or is this the same as your 79?

Regards,

Mike Hamilton

Plainfield, IN

Re: ? re Sargent 79

Joe Rogers, Northern Virginia


>Hi Mike. I just pulled the #79 out to inspect it. The only "Sargent" branding on the plane is on the cutter. The body is only marked with MADE IN USA cast in the area behind the rear blade and in front of the handle.

The slot for the lever cap screw is sort of "j" shaped. The wide part to clear the head of the screw is at the bottom (cutting edge end) and forms the lower curl of the "j". The fence is not shouldered at the mounting end that slips over the rod. The rod has a hole in it to assist in torquing the rod into the body by using an awl or nail to provide the twist. There are 2 mounting holes in the body for the fence rod. The lever cap is jappanned. If you need more information about the fence I can reinspect it for you and reply further.JR

Reread your post...

Joe Rogers, Northern Virginia


>And the rod is not shouldered either. It is fairly stable when tightened though. Bet your plane is a Sargent.

What kind of knicker does your plane have. Mine is the circular type, not the lobed or eared type but I think they (Sargent) used both depending on when the plane was built.JR

Re: Turbocharge your 78

Bruce Branson


>Here is a picture of my Wooden78.

Re: Reread your post...

Mike Hamilton


>Three lobed knicker. I checked and the blade is marked Craftsman. I do have the 'tightening' hole in the shaft. Will try that this evening as there is too much slop to make the fence usable with just finger tightening. If that isn't enough, I might try teflon pipe tape around the threads (they feel very loose on the way in).

Thanks,

Mike

Re: Turbocharge your 78

Matt Wilson


>woops, maybe it was Sargent. It was one of the two.

Interesting...

Scott Burr in Ben Lomond CA


>Somebody crossed a Record 778 with a Stanley 78 and it came out a Wooden 78. Hmmmmm...

Re: Turbocharge your 78

Ernie Miller


>I bought one like that a while back except it was just the end of an old shovle handle cut off at an angle with the screw hole drilled thru it. looked like a neet idea.

That's "Woden" to you, young sprat

Bill Houghton, September summer in Sebastopol, CA


>According to Wikipedia, Woden is the Anglo-Saxon version of the Norse Odin. First I realized that Odin/Woden was into woodworking.