Rust hunting today

[steven c newman]

And spent $19. 31 for 2 items, and a mystery...or two..
$14.00 for this..
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No markings on it...not even on the back plate..
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Not sure why they used a nut &bolt..
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Will check the threads, while I tear it down to clean it up....sole could use a bit of work..
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As for the other item...
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$4.00 Chisel?
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1" wide...Logo?
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Sold by Mastercraft? C to C means Coast to Coast...might come in handy?

Need to clean them both up...get rid of the thick coats of Clearcoat..yuck
I passed by a #5 Jack Plane by Millers Falls...type 5...meh...one of the last models they made.....$25 + Tax? NOT!

[Jim Koepke]

Mastercraft was a Montgomery Wards badge. One of my Stanley #45s has that stamped in the handle.

jtk

[steven c newman]

That Cabinet scraper RESEMBLES a Sargent Co. No. 54...hmmmm...

[steven c newman]

Tried to get the sole flat..
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Not quite...but close enough to use...edge of the cutter has been sharpened...for now...
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Largest thumbscrew I had....
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Still did not engage the threads in the hole....had the use the nut, again..1/4" bolt just slides right through...

[Rob Luter]

Back in my cabinet scraper hoarding days I had a Stanley 80 with very similar body geometry (screen clip below). Consensus at the time was that it was a very old version. It was one of a half dozen I had managed to collect on rust hunts. I'm down to one Sweetheart Era version now.

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[Maurice Mcmurry]

I have an old framing square for the SMC Rust Museum Curators to take a look at. It is an oldie with tapered arms and an illegible (to me) bit of makers mark. It is about 1/4 inch thick at the corner and 1/16 thick at the ends.

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[Clifford McGuire]

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Sold by Mastercraft? C to C means Coast to Coast...might come in handy?


That brings back memories of the Coast to Coast hardware store in my little town. That was the logo on the front of the store.

[steven c newman]

Made a run to Lowes, today...bought $3 in Thumbscrews...5/16-18...to replace all 3 thumbscrews one hole no longer has any threads, a 1/4" bolt just slides through...might as well re-tap all three holes for the next size up...Might even drill holes in 2 of the new bolts..fot the "nail" they used to tighten, or loosen these bolts...

Need to dig out my tap & die set...need a tap, and a tap wrench...and a 5/16" nut...so that when I cut these new bolts to length...I won't mess up the threads...too badly...

Stay tuned...

[steven c newman]

And a few other tools...
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To replace old bolts with new ones..
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That one was the shortest one of the three..
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The other 2 had a lot more distance to cover, though
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Also bought with the 3 bolts.....was running low on these brushes....$3.21 counting tax...