Parting out a plane

[steven c newman]

Ok...tried to get that Defiance #3 sized plane rehabbed...
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But, after tring a few "Easy-outs" to remove that broken off bolt for the tote...gave up..and just tossed the base away...which left a few leftover parts...
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Had another Stanley Defiance plane...a No. 1243....that was missing it's handles...so,
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Handles fit..as for the rest?
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Can not switch these 2 irons around, nothings matches, even the bolt to join the chipbreakers are different..
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Same with the lever caps..frog?
Fergetaboutit....
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So, now I have a complete, ready to use #3 plane....and plenty of leftovers, for use on the next #3 rehab...
Spares box is getting full...but, I spent $5 on that junky #3....better than buying new handles off of that auction site, right

[Jim Koepke]

One of my #5 planes was bought on ebay because it looked like junk but had good handles. The pictures were pretty low quality. The plane is still one of my users. The plane that was going to get nicer wood from the ebay plane ended up being sold for more than twice as much as the ebay plane cost.

Those were the days.

jtk

[Tom M King]

EasyOuts work if the broken bolt will come out easy.

[lowell holmes]

I would heat the base in an oven at 200 degrees and see if the bolt will come out.

[steven c newman]

Base is already in the trash can....found a better #3 sized plane, this morning...
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Price said $10, offered $5, because...
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But, since I now have spares...
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I can "make do" for now....

[Marinus Loewensteijn]

I would heat the base in an oven at 200 degrees and see if the bolt will come out.

Kanolabs KROIL

[Derek Cohen]

Base is already in the trash can....

Derelict cast iron planes are a good source for building diamond paste plates ..

http://www.inthewoodshop.com/WoodworkTechniques/Castironhoningplatesfordiamondpaste_html_m3e1b511a .jpg

Article here: http://www.inthewoodshop.com/WoodworkTechniques/Castironhoningplatesfordiamondpaste.html

Regards from Perth

Derek

[Jim Koepke]

They can also be used for holding a tote for sanding, filing or finishing:

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It is likely one could be used as a bacon press in a pinch.

jtk

[Marinus Loewensteijn]

Go to the local kitchen benchtop manufacturer and get the sink cutout from a granite benchtop. Take a ruler to find the flattest one.

[Derek Cohen]

Go to the local kitchen benchtop manufacturer and get the sink cutout from a granite benchtop. Take a ruler to find the flattest one.

Not with you, Marinus. For diamond paste (see my post, above)?

Regards from Perth

Derek

[steven c newman]

OK...spares include that lever cap. There are the frog, and all of it's parts, including the funky threaded Stanley bolts. The iron is badly pitted, chipbreaker isn't the best..but there is that bolt that connects the two.

So.IF a plane comes through the rehab shop, needing any of the above parts....the "Spares Box" now has a supply. Saves me money by not having to buy replacement parts, and paying shipping. Already made use of the handles...as the older Defiance plane needed new ones. Parts that ARE junk..get tossed. Sometimes, it makes sense to just buy an old plane, just for the parts. Note: frog bolts can also be used as the toe bolt on the larger plane's rear handle, if the OEM one is missing.

Sargent and Millers Falls used their own style of threads.....

[Marinus Loewensteijn]

Not with you, Marinus. For diamond paste (see my post, above)?

Regards from Perth

Derek

Carbatec has a NZD 95 granite surface plate and the kitchen shops are often just as good and if you're nice to them then for free. You can use grinding paste directly on the granite. There is also on the local auction website someone who sells a 12"x12"x3" granite surface plate for NZD 140 delivered to your door. (weighs about 20 kgs)