So what can I do with seven of these?

Re: So what can I do with seven of these?

Chris K in MD

>Sell them to less fortunate people... :)

Even with 200% markup

Re: So what can I do with seven of these?

Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native, Presently Away

>See how far you can throw them would be my suggestion.

I bet you'll feel the same way at the exact second you hit one and chip your blade.

Will confess, I've never used these, they just don't make sense to me.

Todd O.

Build 3 more benches? :)

Pam Niedermayer - Austin, TX

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E-Bay

Roy Anderson

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I bought some of those

Hank Knight in SC

>I bought some of those to use on my bench, but I never installed them. Does anybody use them? If so , how do you like them?

They're aluminum

Bill Houghton, garage sales in Sebastopol, CA

>So I would imagine softer than most plane irons and chisels. Maybe not than modern Stanley irons/chisels, but I don't own anything very new.

Re: They're aluminum

Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native, Presently Away

>Ahhhhhhhhhh well then, that's different. Sounds like some manufacturer had a "smart attack", after having a heart attack when he hit one of the steel ones with is freshly sharpened, can shave hair off of a frogs back, #4.

Well Bill, than I'd say that by placing them at stratigic points around your benchtop the'd be handy. Coarse so would a few dog holes spaced about 8-10 inches apart and a batten with pegs going thru the the 'holes. Some folks aren't to keen on having a bunch of holes bored thru the top of their bench tho, so these would make a viable option to that.

Do you think they are strong eough to withstand the forces of heavy planing over a period of years? Nothing worse than having a broken helper.

T.O.

Re: almost purchased

Norman (Ottawa, Ont.)

>I was deciding on a bench stop system for a shop-made bench last year and came across these pop-up stops. As much as I like the concept, the fact that they are metal doesn't sit right with me. I can't see myself planing into a piece of metal.

Now, having said this, they will work well with thicker pieces of wood > 3/4 in. ? Since there is less likelihood on running your plane sole and blade over them, even if they are soft metal.

I plane different thicknesses constantly, mostly thinner pieces, so I made some wooden bench stops with thin caps that can be adjusted in height, from approx. 1/4 in. and up.

So you might want to install one or two of the pop-up stops for use with thicker pieces?

Norman

Re: They're aluminum

Kevin French

>Sounds like you mihgt need to find a place for about 3-4 of them and then keep the rest as spares. Just in case T.O.'s right about them not holding up over the long haul.

Re: I bought some of those

Mike Real from Pittsburgh

>I bought two and they were junk. The center post snapped off, the spring is loose, and they appear to be made mostly of pot metal.