Block Plane Rehab..

[steven c newman]

Just something to do, took maybe an hour....hey, I was bored...:rolleyes:

Found this "thing" tucked away in a box....just needed a blade, is all, right?
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Maybe..
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I have seen worse..
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Not too hateful?
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Hmm..I could be wrong? Trouble spots after a tear down..
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Cap iron should be called Blunt Instrument, Threaded objects were a tad rusty, no eccentric lever. Iron is a spare ( Stanley Rule & Level logo)
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Once the sliding part was removed..casting marks?
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Did not intend to repaint anything. Just clean things up, sharpen the spare iron, and see IF it can be made to work...like a block plane...

This MIGHT be a Stanley (yellow label seems to have a clipped corner logo) No. 9-1/2....Hmm..
Stay tuned...the rehab has begun..
:D

[steven c newman]

Ok, once I got started, it was a bit hard to stop...got the parts all cleaned up...
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Still had to flatten the old iron ( came from a Yard Sale Stanley No. 3..) sharpen the edge to 2000 grit....shine the rest of the iron....
That "Blunt Object" of a cap iron was next....paint was flaking off, removed that. Front edge was way too thick....grind into a better edge, almost chipbreaker style. cap is basically "pot metal"...

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Left a bit of the yellow label. Lateral lever needed re-bent...might have landed on it once? Bend it out a bit, to get it of the adjuster wheel. Oiled the threads up, made sure the sliding mouth moved easy enough..
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Sole seems to be flat enough..for a block plane
Set up a test track....took some fussing to set it up...
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1 hour's work. Now what will I do for the rest of the day..
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Seems to be a decent enough plane....will check the spares box...and see about a more correct iron...sometime.

[steven c newman]

Amazing...who'd a-thunk that simply removing that 1/8" high "wall" on the front of the cap....would lead to shavings flying up and out of a block plane....instead of just folding up like an accordion's bellows.

At the end of that test strip, they were flying off, and onto the floor...before I could even grab them...actually had to slow down, just to grab a couple....was kind of hard to stop....was a lot of fun.

The iron in the plane right now, has a logo called the J trademark....was used up to 1909...It was sitting in a Stanley No. 3c that I had bought for $2..as it was missing it's own iron and chipbreaker.

Was at a "Meet & Greet" a couple years ago....was given a plastic tub of stuff...
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That someone thought I could clean up and use....
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Yeah...the whole "kit & kibootle"......Finally down to this last block plane....at least the price was right...not counting that $2 iron..