It followed me home..

[steven c newman]

can I keep it?:confused:
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May need a bit of work..
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and a few parts replaced..
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When last seen, this was screwed to an Oak plank, and hung up on a wall, like a coat hook....and called a "Dowel Cutter"

Counting sales tax....$34.86....and a 3 block walk back home.

Stanley No. 71-1/2. (nickel plate is 90%....gone)

Stay tuned:D

[Jim Koepke]

Depending on your available equipment, left hand twist drills often work better than an easy-out for me when trying to remove a broken screw. Some better stocked hardware stores carry a selection of left hand bits.

The motors on many older drill presses may have a couple of quick connects in the electrical connection area. These can be connected with a jumper, WITH POWER DISCONNECTED, to reverse the motor rotation. My newer drill press doesn't have this. That is why my old drill press is still in the shop. Washing machine and dryer motors often have this ability. My old drill press may actually have a washing machine motor as a replacement.

jtk

[steven c newman]

Let's see....handles replaced..
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Check. Broken bolt removed...
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And a start on sharpening that old cutter....
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Sole is looking better....
Needed to retap a hole..
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To 1/4" x 20....have bought a new thumbscrew...1/4" x 20 x 3/4"long....need to grind a point on the end...
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Stanley Logo...in script form. So far, less than $60 spent, counting the depth adjuster wheel.

Will keep an eye peeled, for more cutters....when funds allow....present cutter measures 0.475" in width.

90% of the Nickel plating is..gone....may leave things as is...

Might be a keeper...

[steven c newman]

So far...$$ spent....$34.86 for the plane, $20 on a depth adjuster wheel, $0.90 for two thumbscrews.

Next big check is in April.....may see about new/used cutters then. I can use what I have right now, to clean up dados for the backs of drawers, and such items that need the bottoms leveled out.

Don't have a way to re-plate things....maybe use a spritz of oil, then wipe down....sole is going to be waxed up, anyway...

Will set this aside for a few days...adjuster is supposed to get here this coming Thursday...need the bench cleared off, to do that Sellers Project Build....

Will update as I can....

[Mike Manning]

...

When last seen, this was screwed to an Oak plank, and hung up on a wall, like a coat hook....and called a "Dowel Cutter"

Counting sales tax....$34.86....and a 3 block walk back home.

Stanley No. 71-1/2. (nickel plate is 90%....gone)

Stay tuned:D

I'd love to be able walk 3 blocks from my home and find stuff like this! Nice!!

[Jim Koepke]

I'd love to be able walk 3 blocks from my home and find stuff like this! Nice!!

Me too, a 3 block walk only gets me to my mailbox and back.

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The circle at the bottom is where the mailbox is. The arrow is pointing to the house. The greenhouse, below the house in the picture, is 48'X20' for a sense of scale.

At least going to get the mail is usually a pleasant walk for a little exercise.

jtk

[steven c newman]

Let's see...sharpened the 1/2" cutter...and shaped the thumbscrew...PIP?
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Cutter, and..
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Test drive? Poplar board, laid out a shallow dado....
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Knifed the lines ( later used a back saw..)
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Nice, flat dado...
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This just might come in handy....working on making a couple cutters...
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This one is about 1/2 way done....trying for a 3/8" cutter...

Will be waiting at the Mailbox, Thursday....and then try the depth adjuster that evening...I hope.

[Bob Jones 5443]

Veritas has replacement irons for the No. 71. Yours looks like a Type 5 or 6. Sweet.

[steven c newman]

All done...
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About ready to go to work..
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Sole has been waxed up...total cost for this plane ? Just about $55.....counting tax.

[Stew Denton]

Steven,

Good job, putting the result of a rust hunt back into shape to use!

Stew

[Jerry Olexa]

Excellent work, Steve...Good job of restoring AND a good low investment to buy it!!!

[steven c newman]

Well, decided to add a cutter to the set...found an allen wrench close to the 3/8" width I wanted.
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Got some work done, but needed a better grinding wheel.....and a cup of water to dunk the cutter to be in...
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So, today, I cut the end down to length...to match the old cutter. Rounded the end to match. Then the Dremel with both a cutting disc, and a grinding wheel that was the same width as the notch...grind, dunk, grind, dunk....
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Edge has been sharpened up, even did a small test drive....look right above the left knob. I measure the width of the cutter at 0.380"....I think that will be close enough to 3/8"...

Now then..my Stanley 45 has its own wooden box....and these three as well..
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And the lid can even shut!
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So, since I do have a bit of Ash left over..
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Why not a wooden case to store the #71-1/2 in? :confused: Not sure I have enough lumber to build one for that other router sitting there..:confused:

Might give me something to do, over the weekend? Seems I am getting fairly good and making a box...:rolleyes:

[Andrew Pitonyak]

Very nice! That is awesome!

[Jerry Olexa]

Love that "it followed me home".. :)

[steven c newman]

Well, in looking for an idea of a box to store this "Expensive" plane...came across this image...
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One, it would be out of the Ash I have on hand..NOT the plywood. Two, corners would be either finger jointed or dovetailed, not sure which, yet.

Might be a weekend, or two :rolleyes: to build? May even do a story about the build, IF anyone wants to read it?

Stay tuned...

[mike stenson]

I'd go with box joints ;)

[steven c newman]

First off, maybe a little lay out work? I found some 1/4" plywood for the bottom of the box....made a couple marks
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That show one corner, with the amount that needs to be in a groove...
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Then a few more lines...there was a problem....needed to allow for the bit holder..
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Had to move a couple lines..
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Cut the plywood to size. Had a plank I thought I could make some use of..
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Before I could cut the four sides to length, I had to deal with....
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The other edge wasn't quite as bad...we have ways..
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Ran one edge through, re-adjust the fence, run the other edge through...
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Then I could lay out and cut the sides for length....

Stay tuned, part 2 is about to start...

[Andrew Pitonyak]

Smart, I like the picture that you drew for setup purposes. Spent the day cleaning my shop, still have a ways to go. I should have taken a before and after photo.

[steven c newman]

Got the 4 sides to size...
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But.....they were a bit too tall...set the plane on the plywood, and the runners under the plane...and added a second piece of plywood under that....trying to get the height close..
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Just a bit off the top? Aim was to remove the darker stripe...
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With about a 1/2" above the top of the plane?
Milled some sockets, then a couple tails..
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Then a second corner was done...
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Then swept the floor, and called it quitting time...
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I can do the other two corners, tomorrow. Start time was 1445hrs....quitting time was 1630 hrs.

Then, maybe I can run a few grooves? some for the bottom, some for a raised panel top, and some to split the top off.....
Stay tuned...

[steven c newman]

Roughly 2 hours, today....made a large, crunchy mess in the shop...
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Ok, to cut those dovetails....I used a router..
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And a stop line..
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Set in the vise..
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Mainly eyeballed the sockets...
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Then a chisel or two, to clean things up
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Then use the "pins" to mark out the tails....bandsaw to cut on the waste side of the lines. And a chisel to clean up....for a test fit..
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Then do corner #4....and set up the Stanley 45...have a bunch of grooves to do...
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Stay tuned...

[steven c newman]

Clamp a side to the bench..
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And run both a groove for the bottom panel, and a groove for a raised panel in the lid
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While doing a dry fit, discovered the plywood was too narrow..so
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Cut a new one, and a test fit..
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Did a different approach, to raising a panel for the lid...
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Involved tilting the blade on the tablesaw to 15 degrees...( I didn't drive this all the way closed, was hard enough to get it back apart)
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With my zero clearance insert panel, to keep things from dropping into the saw...then a back bevel to adjust to fit.
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Checked to see if there is enough room inside...

There is an extra groove...to help make a dust seal,
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After the glue dries, I can come back and plough the last groove..
Stay tuned...was a busy day..:D

[steven c newman]

Dust seal? The box for my Stanley 45 has one...
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Idea is to barely overlap two grooves, one inside, one outside...after the glue sets up, I can use a knife to split the top off the case..
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Needed to plane and sand the panel...
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Might be a bit rough to sand it after the clamps come off...
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Let this mess sit a day...then see about splitting off the lid...
Stay tuned :D

[steven c newman]

Waiting on Brunch to settle in....might meander down to the shop after a bit, and clear away all of them clamps....8 clamps?

That reminds me...next good pay day, I need to go to Harbor Freight, and buy another handful of these clamps....

Film @ 2300 hrs....stay tuned :D

[steven c newman]

Lets see...clamps removed....ends cleaned up
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Stanley 45 set up, and run around all the sides
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Only to find out the inside grooves wasn't deep enough...tablesaw to finish the split...Stanley 45 reset, seal thinned to fit in the lid..
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Lid had one corner needing re-glued....Cutter holder installed and drilled for one cutter ( for now)
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Made sure the plane will fit. Thumbscrew was too long, shorten it as much as I could, and still have a point on the end..
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Found some hinges. Waiting on the glue to dry in the far corner...need to find a latch....Might have this done by next Friday?

Stay tuned....

[steven c newman]

Fun part....installing them hinges..and not have the lid "hinge bound" to where the lid won't close all the way.......

There is a wee bit of tear out from the 45 cutting the outside groove....thinking that will be a place to set in the barrel of the hinge?

Debating on doing a small round-over around the top of the lid....right now, it is a hard, SHARP 90 degree edge....maybe a block plane to knock the sharp corner back a bit?

[steven c newman]

More lid fitting....then layout for a couple hinges..
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Besides a mallet and a chisel....I need the rest of the proper tools..
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Slotted brass screws. Candle to wax the threads...worked a while...
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Used the third hinge for lay out work....then fill the box up...
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And then close the lid...
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Brass corners, nailed with brass nails....I somehow doubt IF this sort of latch..
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Would work, thinking more on the lines of...
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Something like this...if bright brass is available.....may go over to Menard's later, and pick one up...

Need to final sand the box, and see about a coat of stain....we'll see....it IS Monday, after all..
Stay tuned..:D

[steven c newman]

Latch cost $1.99 at Menards, plus tax...finish before, or after I install it....

Might try after a late supper....or, just wait til Tuesday blows in...

[steven c newman]

Latch has some tiny screws...
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Calls for a tiny screwdriver..
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And a small pilot hole drill bit ( nail)
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Then some stain was brushed on/wiped off..PIP?
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Not sure if I'll stain the inside...yet..waiting a day, to let the stain dry...then a top coat.....

Thought about a Stanley label of some sort....maybe print one out?:confused:

Stay tuned...:D

[steven c newman]

Touch ups for the stain, today.....might as well do the insides....then see about a few coats of Amber Shellac.....

There was a suggestion about adding either felt, or, flocking to the insides....meh.

We'll see how the day goes....stay tuned..:D

[steven c newman]

Latch is fixed...
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Inside stained..
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Just about done..
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Time to close it up...
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And sit it on the shelf....
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Until needed....nice weekend project?

[steven c newman]

Just a quiet bump....plane was put to work, today...
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Had a dado or two to clean up. Took a while to get the depth set....but, at least it held that setting...

Might just be a keeper?

[Jonathan M Peters]

Great deal on the router plane! And you're doing a fantastic job bringing her back to life. Excited to see the box once it's all built.

[steven c newman]

Found out, I have to move the cutter a bit, before the lid will close....sole of the plane has to sit on the 1/4" runners....if the cutter is set too deep, lid won't close. Cutter used for the dado clean up is the 1/2" wide cutter. Forgot to try out the 3/8" cutter...oh well.....might try to make my own 1/4" wide cutter....out of another allen wrench....might use one of the Harbor Freight wrenches, with that ugly, orange, plastic handle...that has already cracked apart...

Not sure what the spear point cutter is used for....

[steven c newman]

Seem to be getting a stack of cases...
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[Mark Daily]

I thought this was going to be about a puppy...:(

[Jerry Olexa]

Still love that title of thread " it followed me home"... :)