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Post by craigmarshall on Apr 15, 2008 19:42:41 GMT
Hi,
I had a good experience today, I managed to get my bosses scraper plane working perfectly (which has never happened in it's life). He is quite happy with his festool 150mm rotex sander, but I've always been convinced that the scraper should be able to do that kind of stuff. Well - today it happened. I'm very pleased ;D
Craig
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Post by paulchapman on Apr 16, 2008 7:51:41 GMT
Scrapers are great tools - wish I'd 'discovered' them earlier. So simple, yet so effective - and far less messy than sanding. Cheers Paul
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Post by craigmarshall on Apr 16, 2008 7:53:25 GMT
Exactly how I feel. I just wish I could find a human powered alternative to the router now.
Craig
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Post by paulchapman on Apr 16, 2008 8:27:09 GMT
I just wish I could find a human powered alternative to the router now. You mean one of these Cheers ;D Paul
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Post by craigmarshall on Apr 16, 2008 8:28:46 GMT
Yeah - I've heard about plough/combi/multi planes (and read all Alf's info on them), but they don't seem able to go round corners... I suppose the tool then is a scratch stock, which seems a bit too primitive. But then I'm probably going to be pleasantly surprised again (like I was with scrapers and scraper planes).
Cheers, Craig
PS: That plane is a beauty - I'd love one some day. I might start with a number 50 or similar though.
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Post by paulchapman on Apr 16, 2008 8:38:40 GMT
PS: That plane is a beauty - I'd love one some day. I might start with a number 50 or similar though. Yes, got it at a bargain price because of the small repair on one of the fences, but it works well. If you are thinking of getting one, the Stanley #45 or Record #405 might be better. Not quite as versatile but less of a fiddle to set up. The Stanley #55 has a skate that can move up and down as well as sideways, which means you can use odd shaped cutters, but it does make the setting up more of a fiddle. Scratch stocks work surprisingly well. Dead easy to make with scraps of wood and old saw blades, so very cheap as well Cheers Paul
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Post by craigmarshall on Apr 16, 2008 8:45:57 GMT
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Post by paulchapman on Apr 16, 2008 9:19:46 GMT
Hi Craig, It looks complete and in not bad condition - the small amount of rust should come off OK. As to price, that's difficult. Some people pay a fortune for them (it's the stupid bloody collector thing pushing up prices). To give you an idea, I bought my Stanley #45 for £45 (knocked a bloke down at an antique fair from £75 ). My Record #405 I got for £25. Both well-used but OK. I've always considered that I got them cheap and would have been prepared to pay more but I was broke ;D The Stanley #55 I got from Pennyfarthing Tools www.pennyfarthingtools.co.uk for £165 - but that was because of the repair. I would normally expect a #55 to go for a lot more in that sort of condition. Probably not much help but I would say it's probably worth more than the current £45 but don't go mad ;D I'll post up some links to some good combination plane stuff later, which you might like to see. Cheers Paul
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Post by craigmarshall on Apr 16, 2008 9:23:40 GMT
Hi Paul,
Thanks very much for your help and that price info, I may well have a bid in a short while. I need to decide what I think I can afford first though.
Looking forward to the combi plane links :-)
Cheers, Craig
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Post by paulchapman on Apr 16, 2008 9:44:07 GMT
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Post by craigmarshall on Apr 16, 2008 9:45:25 GMT
Blimey - thanks Paul. I'll wait till I'm back at home and can fully concentrate before wading through that lot!
Craig
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