#78 Triplex

Yeah, that's a nice weld, Rob

Bill Houghton, Sebastopol, CA

>I am reminded of the Jag XKE that Road and Track featured years ago, when the Jaguar V-12 motor was introduced. Road and Track's was a straight 12 that someone had made up from two straight 6's - hood like a Kansas road, stretching dead straight into the distance.

Re: #78 Triplex

scottg

>Yo Puffdaddy Brophy!!

We going styling downtown with this stretch.

I wonder if a long accurate rabbit for joining 2 long parts would be the perfect job for this?

Joiner rabbit :-)

yours Scott

Re: Puffdaddy?

Peter Hyde

>It was suggested he should take a photo with a big long curly coming up from each blade just to show newbies how to do a quick rabbiting job:-)

Re: #78 Triplex

Clint Jones

>Is it square even with the weld? How does it work and would you consider selling it? I know a couple of guys that would get a kick out of it ;^)

Re: #78 Triplex

Jim Shaver Oakville, Ont.

>Very Cool Rob,

Why am I thinking Zamboni?

:-)

Take care,

Jim

Whooh, whooh... Chuga, chuga...

Scott Burr in Ben Lomond, CA

>Get on board, Start a plane train, plane train...

Dang I hate disco...That thing got me going!

Every body's doing a brand new dance now... come on, come on, let's do the Ahhhh... to Tiffiany;^)

Old razor ads

Jack Guzman from Maine

>Put a blade in each slot.Let's see...the first blade pulls the wood fiber,the second chops it off,the third shears it clean.---Jack

Re: #78 Triplex

Todd Hughes

>About the neatest thing I have seen in a while....plenty cool!

...Now you need to weld a couple fences up to make into a double rod fence which would actually be an improvement over the single rod ones I guess....Todd

Triple blade for a close shave

jim reed @ tallahassee

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Re: #78 Triplex

Ernie Miller

>I can see it now you do a triplex and then some one else will do a Quad! I think I will hold out untill there is a nickel plated one. with them brass lever caps I saw a week or so ago. I think with all of that side wall it will need some scroll engraving to class it up a little more.

Re: #78 Triplex

Rob Brophy...lost in Niagara

>Yeah Clint, it's square! Careful clamping and welding reduce the chance of warping. The first photo in my post is deceiving because the plane is sitting on one of it's spurs. Never said i was a good photographer!

Nope, sorry, if I sold planes it would turn into work, and this is what I do to avoid work :-)....Rob

Todd....

Rob Brophy...lost in Niagara

>..you read my mind! I had two fences all ready to modify and I couldn't do it...it seemed wrong to cut up servicable parts for a joke. The 78's were both garbage so it wasn't a big loss to the tool world, but these fences are getting harder and harder to find. Maybe I'll build one from scratch.

Glad you liked the plane,

Rob

Re: #78 Triplex

Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native, Presently Away

>Rob,

LV R&D may be keeping a close eye on you! ;~)

Bedrocks scrubs, stretch #78's, sheeeeeeeeeeeeeesh, what's next?!

How 'bout an action shot.

Todd O.

Action shot.....

Rob Brophy...lost in Niagara

>This thing really hauls...it takes some serious muscle with all three blades cutting, but the rabbet drops away in no time at all. heehee.

The mouth for the middle blade is a little narrow and I had to find a thin blade from one of the later 'Made in England' 78's. Todd H was right, it needs a double long fence...the first part of the pass was a little tricky.

I don't know what's next Todd...think I might make a Bedrock scrub for myself. Got any ideas? Anyone?

Rob...who will be paying more attention to broken planes at the flea tomorrow.

Never would have occurred to me

Bill Houghton, Sebastopol, CA

>to use the irons in both positions at once. I'll have to try that on my (now rather pitiful looking) stock duplex rabbet.

Hot rod!

Jim Reed @ tallahassee

>Souped up beyond belief. You have some serious skills. How about turning a common #78 into a rare chamfer plane???

You could...

Scott Burr in Ben Lomond, CA

>Weld up 2 4-1/2's into a super smoother. That plane is radical!

Scotty, Scotty, Scotty...

vlparisian - Houston

>don't you know that 2 4-1/2s make a 9 and thats another thread. :>)

Victor - calling it an early evening

8^)

Scott Burr in Ben Lomond CA

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