Finally got a Stanley #50.

[John Padgett]

Hey. Finally got a #50. I paid about $100 for it. You all think I did OK on the price? I am not a collector, strictly a user so it won’t hurt me if I paid too much. Looks to be in pretty good shape. Haven’t received it yet. It was shipped today. Would like to hear some thoughts.

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[Malcolm Schweizer]

Sweet deal! Looks complete too.

[Daniel Rode]

I'm no expert on combo planes but I've been watching them closely for a few months. IMO, $100 for a complete #50 in what looks like excellent condition is a score. I am green with envy!

[Harold Burrell]

Yeah. You suck.

[Jim Koepke]

Yeah. You suck.

And you can't deny it.

That does look collector grade. I wouldn't blink at that price.

As Daniel said it looks to be complete. Looks like there is a beading stop mounted in the slide and it has the fat head bold for the 1/8 & 3/16" blades.

You will likely have great joy in giving it a little wear and bringing it into the world of a user grade tool.

I only have a few blades for mine and use it for plowing 1/4" grooves more than a #45.

The only down side to having a full set of blades from the start is they all are likely to need a sharpening.

jtk

[Joe Tilson]

John,
You did very well.
Can I stop by on my way to the old home town of Erwin, TN to look at it some day?
I promise to just look, but don't turn your head.:eek:

[Judson Green]

Pretty nice you'll have to fill us in when you get it in your hands.

[John Padgett]

I thought it was a good deal when I saw it, but no one was bidding on it. I was afraid people were seeing something in the pic that I was not. Thanks for the input. I will post again when it gets here. Joe you can stop by anytime.

[John Padgett]

John,
You did very well.
Can I stop by on my way to the old home town of Erwin, TN to look at it some day?
I promise to just look, but don't turn your head.:eek:

Hey Joe. You can stop by anytime. Just let me know and I will give you some directions. We go to Erwin a lot. It is about 30 minutes from my house. My wife has family there.

[Jim Koepke]

I thought it was a good deal when I saw it, but no one was bidding on it. I was afraid people were seeing something in the pic that I was not.

Some of my best ebay deals came with that feeling. I think this time of year a lot of people have their minds on other things.

I looked at it after your post and there were more pictures of the box than anything else.

I would be surprised of the seller wasn't expecting more 'collector' bids. They likely didn't bid because of all the tape on the box.

A lot of users probably want a later model with the blade adjusting lever.

jtk

[John Padgett]

I didn't notice it doesn't have an adjuster. How do you adjust it? Like a wooden plane?

[Jim Koepke]

I didn't notice it doesn't have an adjuster. How do you adjust it? Like a wooden plane?

Sorry, I missed on this one. The last picture in the sequence shows what I thought was part of the fence to be an adjuster.

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On my old #45 and my #50 I have gotten good at just moving them a little bit with my fingers.

Looks like you will not have to learn that technique.

jtk

[Joe Tilson]

John,
We may be going up in about a week, but maybe right after Christmas. Thanks for the invite. Do you mind to tell me who your wife's family is?

[John Padgett]

John,
We may be going up in about a week, but maybe right after Christmas. Thanks for the invite. Do you mind to tell me who your wife's family is?

It's Bill and Brenda Ponder. And Vicky and Tom Lowe.

[John Padgett]

Got the plane today. Felt like I went back in time and bought a new tool. The box is perfect other than the tape strip around the center.

The blades have never been touched, the gunk from the factory is still on each one.
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The little parts bag and original tag.
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The nickers have not been removed.
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I cannot believe no one bid on this plane. It is in perfect mint condition. I do not believe it was even taken out of the box other than to take pics of it.

[Andy J Smith]

Nice buy! Did it come from the UK? I think thats the one I was bidding on it till we left for vacation and saw that it had gone above my max bid when we got back. I definitely would have paid what it went for :)