2 days, just walking around

[steven c newman]

And dodging rain drops. Something about a Tractor Fest?
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Yes, it was about the Farm Tractors...
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And other engines...
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and..
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And...
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Solid wood. Stay tuned for part 2..:eek:

[steven c newman]

Part 2: I was there to shop for old tools...
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These don't count...
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$60 for the pair? Nope...(Match planes)
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#3 planes, work in progress...
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Not sure what this is....there is a saw blade involved..
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had all 8 bits...ooh, aaahhh...
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Needs a clean up...

100 or so tractors of about every age group. Lots of Food Vendors, too....
Was even a tractor powered saw mill..
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And this thing followed me home..
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Stanley No. 6.....

[steven c newman]

The No. 6 needs a few parts...
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Handles are like new....and are Rosewood...
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Iron, chipbreaker and a lever cap....and a lot of cleaning...no rush, as I have a Type 10 No. 6c in the shop...Will know more when I clean it up..
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Saw mill was having issues...with the wide belt, and the blade starting to wobble...and they were just sawing pine logs...that silver pipe by the doorway...is a part of the dust collector....Cyclone sitting in the bed of a dumptruck outside the building.
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They were almost to the end of the log when things stopped...
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Most of these were running/puttering along....green all the way on the end is running a water hydrant.....pumping water up, and into a bucket.
Was a busy day...or two. Doubt IF I will go back tomorrow for the 3rd day...

[steven c newman]

Note:

Also picked a 4 pack of 80" bandsaw blades, and added a couple singles to go with it. $30? Considering that Lowes charges almost $10 a blade for that length....may have saved a little bit?

Found a glass "jug" to build a light kit with...$0.25.....lamp is assembled, and working good. Shame it didn't have the 5th or so of Whiskey in it.....

Sitting on a bench, under the eaves of a shelter....just in case it would rain while I ate my lunch. Listening to the "putt, putt, bang, putt.." of the little steamer engines.

On that large 2cylinder engine..he had to "wind it up" a bit, then spin the wheel the other direction.....and jump back....I watched water dribbling out of the bottom of the pistons, as they slid along......was a fun 2 days...

[Frederick Skelly]

......was a fun 2 days...

Sure looks like it was!

[steven c newman]

Type study on the No. 6.....appears to be a Type 7, or 8....

Small wheel, no patent dates on bed, No 6 on toe, no frog adjust screw, STANLEY on the lateral lever, with at least one patent date ( still cleaning things up) low knob, no ring. Rosewood handles, trying to free up the frog bolts right now...PBBlaster soaking. Have an iron available, Chipbreaker from a trans needed a new slot. Have a lever cap that will do if this plane is just a user. Tote has a small crack along the bottom edge, can be repaired. Have not found any chips, nor cracks in the bed. $10 for a No. 6..?

Will let the frog bolts soak their flat heads overnight, then see IF they will budge. Need the frog off, so I can clean the bed.....japanning is about 60% gone....

get this plane done, then start on the rest of the treasures....stay tuned..

[steven c newman]

The two #3s are now rehabbed..one took about 2 hours, to get from this...
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To this...
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Defiance, by Stanley. Need an "Easy-out" to replace the bolt for the tote.....too big of a hurry, snapped it off :mad:
Sole?
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Looks like it laid on it's side on a wet barn shelf....as for the other #3 sized plane...very little clean up was needed (1/2 an hour?)...
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And a bit of sharpening...
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Flaky finish on the rear handle was removed. Have since added a coat of Amber Shellac, for now..
According to the numbers under the frog....this was made by Sargent, and is the same as their #408 plane.
Which leaves this type 7/8 plane to rehab..next
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I have a chipbreaker and an iron for it, have a spare lever cap from a Stanley No. 29.....will do for now. I have a Type 10, No. 6c in the shop.....as this one's sole is smooth.
Might work on this one later, today....or just a small block plane instead...

Need a spot to hang 6 new bandsaw blades....Lowes wanted ~$10 a blade....I paid $30 for all 6. Various widths, 80" long. Various tpi too. Might come in handy?
Need to sort through the bits in the Yankee 41, to see what all the sizes are.

[Jim Koepke]

Type study on the No. 6.....appears to be a Type 7, or 8....

This is a time period where the type study gets kind of mushy. The differences between the type 7 or 8 is mostly whether it has an S or a B included in the casting and possibly how many patent dates are on the lateral adjuster. To make it even more interesting there are components from the time period without either letter but instead a dot on the frog, lever cap and base pieces. The ones with a dot are considered type 6a in the John Walter book. This is also when the depth adjusters started to appear with left hand instead of right hand threads.

One of my planes has a type 7 frog on a type 8 base. It seems even Stanley made a few Frankenplanes.

jtk

[steven c newman]

In the cavity under the rear handle....there is an "S".....depth adjuster is left-hand thread. Handle bolts have Brass, "non- waisted" ends. Looks like a few patent dates on the lever.

The No. 6 on the toe has no space between the o and the 6....

Letting the frog bolts soak today.....

[Jim Koepke]

In the cavity under the rear handle....there is an "S".....depth adjuster is left-hand thread. Handle bolts have Brass, "non- waisted" ends. Looks like a few patent dates on the lever.

The S and the more than one patent date would place your plane more toward being a type 7. My #7, from Fettling a plane from Junker to Jointer (https://sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?114373)fame, is a type 7.

The "non-waisted" knob and handle nuts were usually two different sizes with a short one for the knob and a longer one for the tote.

jtk

[steven c newman]

Well, hammer strikes on a BIG screwdriver,,,a bit of elbow grease....two flathead bolts are now loose, and cleaned up. Frog has been cleaned up...also found another "S" under the frog. Brass nuts are the same size, BTW.

Base has been cleaned up, rust removed....and two coats of black Rustoleum ( with primer in it) sprayed on top of what is left of the old Japanning ( 30%, maybe, left)awaiting the paint to dry, then clean things up.....including the frog. No sign of any cracks, either.

Priced a auction site lever cap, with the S on it....ouch..$35 or so!....Iron & Chipbreaker set for this era plane...$25 + shipping! And I only paid $10 for what I already have? For now, I'll "get by" with parts from a wrecked No. 29....

Should have the No. 6 making shavings as soon as the paint job is done.

[Andrew Pitonyak]

Nice, wish I had been there; would have enjoyed it. I see you did not bring home any arkansas stones, so I am not tooooo jealous! :)

[steven c newman]

Ok...here we go...again.."Stem to stern?"
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And the sole..
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to the shavings....
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And the front view...
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Did I mention I also have a Stanley No. 6c, type 10?

[Jerry Olexa]

Interesting place to shop....You did well and will enjoy the restorations