How'd I do? Part II

Re: You did well...

Glenn Madsen on the road from SF Bay area

>It looks as good as the one I bought from Patrick Leach several years back. And you paid significantly less than I did.

Well done!

Best part about it,

Wiley Horne--So. Cal.

>doesn't look like you did anything (if someone didn't see the 'before' photos). Looks like it got bought 40 years ago, used a couple times, then put in a drawer, where it's been sitting all this time. Really a super job, Andy.

Wiley

Re: How'd I do? Part II

wayne anderson

>Looks like one of those war era planes that have an extra-thick, (and most important), extra-heavy casting. Nice score. -wayne

Looks Good

Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native, Presently Away

>How long did you soak it in the Mineral Spirits? Did you cover the container that it soaked in or leave it open?

I'm a zapper, but am always open to new ideas.

Got it making shavings yet?

I'm will to bet that you already have several of these, so what's the purpose of this one? Resale? Collectable under glass? Careful or you'll end up in the same boat as me one day. :~O

T.O.

Ya done good!

Scott Burr in Ben Lomond CA

>Clean, but not too clean. Nice!

Doesn't count!

Neal in San Jose

>No shavings, no points!

Re: Looks Good

Andy Lincoln,In Dearborn MI

>Todd,

I soaked it in MS for an hour to 2hrs total.The container was an old metal bread pan ,covered the body in some recycled MS and would pull pieces and parts out and scotchbrite whatever would come off.Finally got almost all the old shavings/dust build up out.I did scrape a few corners with a dental pick to loosen some stubborn stuff.I looked in a couple books,Choosing and Using Hand Tools by Andy Rae,and Mike Dunbar's book,Restoring,Tuning and Using Classic Woodworking Tools,both said MS was safe for the jappaned finish but neither said how long it was okay to soak so I kept pulling the body out and working what I could.Did I mention patience isn't one of my many virtues? ;-)

And since I have 2 4 1/2's already this one was bought intending to be put up for sale.Guess you could say I'm a plane flipper:-)

Thanks,

Andy

Re: Doesn't count!

Andy Lincoln,In Dearborn MI

>Neal,

That's not fair!!I was going to leave it to it's next owner to make that happen,but you might have shamed me into honing that blade and taking it for a spin.Then I'll probably like the way it works...it'll find a home with others like it and...I'll be just like Todd O. in a few years..hiding 'em under a bed.....but atleast I can blame Neal when I'm in therapy.....:-)

Thanks,

Andy

The rule is the rule!

Neal in San Jose

>Sorry, no exceptions. You wanna gloat, you gotta show shavings!

Re: How'd I do? Part II

vlparisian in Houston

>Good morning Wayne and all,

This puzzles me. Why during the war years when it seems everything was in short supply would Stanley produce a plane with heavier castings then in the pre or post war years? This contradicts what I would consider intuition.

Anybody have a theory on the heavier castings during the war years?

Victor in Humid Houston

Re: How'd I do? Part II

Joe Rogers, Northern Virginia

>Victor, I've heard the thickness wasn't changed to make a thicker plane. The manufacturing process was accelerated and done by less trained employees which resulted in less finishing steps(requiring more skill) being done and less metal removed before the plane was "finished".YMMV JR

Re: The rule is the rule! ..For Neal

Andy Lincoln,In Dearborn MI

>OK Neal you win.I told ya' you'd shame me into it.

So Andy....

Scott Burr in Ben Lomond CA

>I'm guessing your starting therapy this week and the plane is stashed under the bed. ;^)

I don't make the rules

Neal in San Jose

>I don't get to drive the train; I can't ring the bell; But if this thing jumps off the track; see who catches he....

Re: So Andy....

Andy Lincoln,In Dearborn MI

>Nope..sorry Scott..this one will be up on the 'bay shortly.

It was bought merely to roll over into a (hopefully) larger sum of cash.Call it 7 day trading: )

Andy