Thursday Morning, on the hunt for rust

[steven c newman]

Looks like I found some...despite the rain..
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Block plane seems to be a Stanley #60-1/2
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Millers Falls No. 61A.....an 1/8" Sash mortise chisel.....3" Irwin Expansive bit, and a Countersink bit for a brace. 6' folding ruler, a Ball peen head in search of the handle I have in my shop, and 2 c clamps...both "Made in USA"

Counting Lunch, was just over $30 for today....

Shouldn't take too much to get that plane up and running ..
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Blade has a nick...Looks like the cap iron had been nickel plated....same with the front knob...plane is 6" long, 1-3/4" wide. Was just sitting out on a table IN the rain....felt sorry for it...:rolleyes:

Apparently, there is a way to split the countersink bit, and sharpen it back up....will see..

First good sales of the 2022 season...:D

[steven c newman]

Doesn't take all that long to rehab these tools..
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Already had a handle...just cleaned up the head..
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Turned out this bit was still fairly sharp..
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gave it a test drive...
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Had to take this apart, clean all the rust out. Cutter has been sharpened up...CLARK Con VAL Co

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Stanley No. 60-1/2....hardest part was sharpening the iron, had a big chip missing...
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One of the 2 c clamps....the other took a little longer...to straighten out the rod..
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Ruler got it's spring joints oiled up. Haven't touched the chisel, yet...may just oil up the Millers Falls No. 61A...

Not too bad of a day?

[steven c newman]

Friday Morning...pickings were a bit skimpy....turned me nose up at a Handyman All Steel Block plane...and a $9.50 Generic Eggbeater drill....spent a grand total of $5..
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That I at first thought was a Coffin Smoother...when viewed front the front..
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Picked it up ( mistake?) only to find it was a Razee pattern...
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with a "custom grip". Iron and chipbreaker are from Sandusky Tool Co. Warranted, Cast Steel.
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Name on the front...appears to be "O. CRANTZ TOOL Co."

Iron has since been cleaned and sharpened...still need to flatten the sole....not sure about the top of the toe....it is a bit flaky...

One other place had a package of Rotozip drill bits 1/8"....might be 20 bits in the bag...$1

Kind of skimpy, today....no rain, though.

[James Spangler]

FWIW, a few weeks back I rehabbed a Millers Falls 61A "Yankee" style screwdriver.
I had to un-bend the spiral shaft, clean up surface rust, lubricate moving parts, and refinish the handle, but after all that, it was a very smooth working tool.
In my toolbox was an old yankee bit that I think came from my grandfather that fit into the chuck and it all worked nicely.

To bring it up to the 21st Century, I ordered a hex adapter bit from Highland Woodworking:
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With it, this tool would now be able to use any standard hex driver or drill bits - nice!

Unfortunately, when I put the new adapter bit into the chuck, the knurled ring around the chuck no longer spun freely - it would bind up with each revolution.
Whereas with the old screwdriver bit in the chuck, everything worked fine.

Eventually I figured out the shank on the adapter bit was not long enough (by measuring how far into the chuck the old screwdriver bit extended).
So...I put a cutoff wheel on my Dremel and carefully trimmed off about 1/16" from the bottom "shoulder" of the chrome cylinder that holds the hex bit, thereby making the shank longer.
That worked. :)

So, I wonder if I got a part that was just out-of-spec, or is the adapter just not designed for the Millers Falls tool?

[Jerry Olexa]

A good haul as usual Stephen...

[steven c newman]

Next Hunt....$6 for an Electric chainsaw..
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Remington 16" bar....Have since went out and bought the bottle of Bar & Chain Oil....Have plugged the saw in....runs well enough...just a bit loud...it IS a chainsaw, afterall..

This morning's haul?
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$3.25 for these 4 items....the drill index was the $0.25....the two c clamps are 3" size....

As for that saw...26" long, with a hanger hole in the toe. Teeth are 5-1/2ppi. And NOT induction hardened, means I can go back and sharpen.....Brand name on the medallion?
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Nicholson USA. $1 saw....might be a keeper? Will see, once I clean it up a bit....

Did more driving around than actually buying anything....not to bad of a day?

[steven c newman]

Saw has been cleaned up. Plate did have a slight curve to it..
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Haven't touched them "choppers", yet...
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Saw tends to drift to the right..
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Figure I can stone the right side of the teeth...and it should work just fine....might even sharpen them teeth?