Mike Manning
05-03-2020, 9:45 PM
I had started making a jig to repair a few Stanley bench plane totes that are broken. I had started making a wooden jig similar to what Jim Koepke uses when I recalled another Stanley jig he uses and that I had an old rusty no 5 with a half-dollar sized hole in one of the sides. So here's my new Stanley tote repair jig. It is a Stanley, literally. :0) It also turned out I have about 18" of threaded rod laying around that is the same thread as the tote/knob rods. I'll trim out a piece of wood shaped to the top of the tote and put a wing nut above that to apply a bit of pressure while the epoxy cures.
It seems epoxy is the recommended adhesive agent people use for tote repairs. I've never used epoxy and don't have any in the shop. I want these totes fixed properly. I see lots of epoxy brands. Are they all created equal? I'm hoping there's a good reasonably priced epoxy that I can reuse. I've got two rosewood totes with clean breaks that should repair nicely. I see Bob Smith Industries epoxy reasonably priced, under $10. It comes in 2 parts with a couple of 4.5 oz bottles. Anyone used this and recommend it?
I've read Jim and others saying they save the rosewood sawdust and add it to the epoxy so the repair blends in better. Is it okay to include the lacquer/shellac/varnish on the totes in addition to the sawdust when mixing with the epoxy?
That donor no 5 was a type 14 and rusty but it had extremely well conditioned tote and knob. Go figure.
Thanks!
Mike
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It seems epoxy is the recommended adhesive agent people use for tote repairs. I've never used epoxy and don't have any in the shop. I want these totes fixed properly. I see lots of epoxy brands. Are they all created equal? I'm hoping there's a good reasonably priced epoxy that I can reuse. I've got two rosewood totes with clean breaks that should repair nicely. I see Bob Smith Industries epoxy reasonably priced, under $10. It comes in 2 parts with a couple of 4.5 oz bottles. Anyone used this and recommend it?
I've read Jim and others saying they save the rosewood sawdust and add it to the epoxy so the repair blends in better. Is it okay to include the lacquer/shellac/varnish on the totes in addition to the sawdust when mixing with the epoxy?
That donor no 5 was a type 14 and rusty but it had extremely well conditioned tote and knob. Go figure.
Thanks!
Mike
432172432173