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steven c newman
02-18-2016, 6:54 PM
Mailing bag even had a tear or two in it. All the way from Florida, no less
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said SEARS on the side. Wonder IF I can take into Sear for a new one??

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Well, this is what was under all that mess, A Millers Falls No.75
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as you can see by thetime stamps, didn't take all that long..
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And, it does cut. That front knob seems to be the earlier Cocobolo knob...
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Lot of red and black stripes to it.
With free shipping, this was just $9 total.
Looks a bit better than that Sears model?:confused:
Jim Koepke
02-18-2016, 7:04 PM
said SEARS on the side. Wonder IF I can take into Sear for a new one??

You will likely be happier with what you have than what is being offered by Sears these days.

Nice save.

jtk
Chris Hachet
02-19-2016, 8:02 AM
Another plane put to work in anger against lumber...nice...
steven c newman
02-19-2016, 10:35 PM
Still trying to get when this plane was made.....Knob has the through bolt....about 1956? or earlier? It is either Cocobolo, or that "Tropical Hardwood" . Grain is slightly wavy, full of red and black stripes.

Wasn't any marking onthe iron. Iron has a series of slots, that a pin on the adjuster engages. Most of the shiny metal was nickle plated, but the plating was bubbling off. Depth adjust knob is a steel one, later ones were plastic.

I had it taking a bevel cut on some Sycamore end grain a little bit ago......nice and smooth, won't need any sanding.
Glen Canaday
02-20-2016, 8:10 AM
You took the name off of it?
steven c newman
02-20-2016, 7:03 PM
Yep. IF you could have seen how rough and un-finished the sides were....you'd have ground them smooth, too.
Glen Canaday
02-21-2016, 2:59 PM
Most of those planes were painted bright red. I've never seen a black one, unless it was a repaint. But yours wasn't.
steven c newman
02-21-2016, 7:46 PM
I think mine was before the red paint-itis happened... Mine was from...1949-1956 I think.

Happen to happen a "Craftsman" #3 size smoother.....aka Millers Falls No.8. The only difference was in the lever caps. The Craftsman even had a "gold" coloured infill on it's lever cap. With "CRAFTSMAN" inside the golden oval.