$21 dollar plane..

[steven c newman]

Picked while on a Road Trip to visit the Boss....A little town named Brandt, OH. has a "Junk Shop"...
Found this INSIDE the store...
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Looking very much like a Great Neck No. 4.....that I used back in the 80s...
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When I first started out using something besides a Stanley #110 as the main plane...I had the Great Neck version....

Other planes seen?
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Seems to be about the same size as a #5-1/4, Junior Jack....but..the sides were brass plated?
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Meh...not today..
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Methinks this MIGHT be a Sears brand...
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Hmmm...no room in my shop for that...
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There is the store..with a lot of tables out front..already have a scrollsaw.....there is a small garage/shed to the east side of the store...filled with loaded shelves...then when you walk through the back door of that small building..
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Part of a HUGE backyard, filled with....stuff..:eek:


Nice rest stop on the road trip...

[steven c newman]

Lever cap on the plane I bought, has a label...that reads
"Buck Bros"

Might have been sold at a Home Depot, back in the day?

Other sights..
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There are all sorts of vises...
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Some little, and some big ones..
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When the store is closed, they cover all the outside tables with tarps...and when the weather is rainy...There is also a tv camera watching over the front tables...

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Seems all the shelves are filled up...
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There are planes out in the shed...and a few inside the store...

US 40...there is a Stop light at Brandt...area is just north of Huber Heights, OH...From here, I went west to Phoneton's Traffic light,,, then west onto the Taylorsville Dam Park area...then into Vandalia, OH. Before turning south on North Dixie Highway....Daughter lives down in Dayton Northridge area....

Last thursday night..an EF-3 Tornado went through the Indian Lake area....I live about 14 miles due south of there...was one of 4 tornadoes to touch down that night...From Winchester, IN to Russell's Point, OH..was a LONG night.

[Eric Brown]

Glad you made it through the storm OK. We had lightning and hail for a little while, but the worst went north of us. Working on a bunch of Preston tools right now getting ready to nickel plate. Maybe end of this week the weather will warm up enough to bring the chemicals up from the basement.

[steven c newman]

Was wondering....next trip down to visit the Boss...maybe head over your way. and drop off a Stanley No. 66 in need of new Nickel Plate.
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As I think it could use it...
From North Dixie to your place,,,,maybe cut across on Shiloh Rd.?

[Eric Brown]

Yes Steven, Shiloh to Denlinger then Westbrook to Janice.
Will be home today but out tomorrow morning. (Vote and Lowes)

[steven c newman]

Spent a wee bit of time, this evening...sole of that $21 plane has been cleaned up, and waxed..
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By waxed, I mean rub a candle all over the sole.

As for the iron and chipbreaker...took a while, but the iron is sharp...and the chipbreaker mates to the back of the iron much better.
Test drive on pine..
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Then a few more adjustments( called "fettling"?) and try a few more times..
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Was starting to get addicting..
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"Full Bloom"?
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Trying to get a full width, see through shaving....

Plane was made by Great Neck Tool Co., And sold at The Home Depot as a Buck Bros. brand. They also sold a block plane and a Jack plane....and $3 replacement irons...
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Label says Buck Bros....otherwise, a similar label would have said Great Neck....or Corsair...
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Just not too thrilled about the top of the knob, though...wonder IF I can sand those ribs off?

[steven c newman]

I do have a set of feeler gauges, that I inherited from my dad..they stay upstairs with the rest of the Mechanic's Tools..
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Top left drawer is "Home Station"...
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Along with 2 wrench sets....
Model no. ?
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40802?

And this is where they will stay...

[steven c newman]

Plane was in use, today..
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Flattening the panel for a lid....

[steven c newman]

Stopped by that place on the way home, today..
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Decided to buy this plane, and a handle for a Hatchet...total cost? $15...


Plane is a 5-1/4 size...Sold by AMT...not sure IF that is brass plated...or..solid brass....

Photos once I get it cleaned up..

[Eric Brown]

Put a magnet on it.

[steven c newman]

Magnet won't stick...base casting is solid Brass....Hmmmmm...may have to do a bit of research..?

[steven c newman]

Second "cheap" plane this week...$19 for a #3 sized smoother..
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It was the "pick of the 7 plane litter"
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As for these 2...one was a plane shaped object.. the other was a $115 No. 6 Stanley...a wee bit above my budget..for the year ( besides, I already have THREE of them..)

Upon further review..That $19 #3 is a Lakeside...according to the logo on the iron..
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Nice big wheel..
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Lever cap does have a spring...
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Nice thick iron..hole at the top?
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Under the hood details...
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Might be a Sargent made plane...for Montgomery Ward's?
Sole doesn't look too hateful..
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Edge of the iron has seen a few nails? lots of chips to remove....Might take a day to make this plane ready for work..we'll see..

[steven c newman]

The $19 Lakeside has been rehabbed...while I was on Laundry Detail yesterday...took about the same amount of time as the Clothes Washer did..
"Stern View"
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This is a #3 size plane...
Front view..
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A better look at the frog..
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Sargent, or....Stanley?

[Eric Brown]

The $19 Lakeside has been rehabbed...while I was on Laundry Detail yesterday...took about the same amount of time as the Clothes Washer did..
"Stern View"
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This is a #3 size plane...
Front view..
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A better look at the frog..
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Sargent, or....Stanley?

Looks good Steven. Lateral adjuster has a twist, so not Stanley. Maybe a Union after they were bought by Stanley?

[steven c newman]

Leaning more towards this being a Sargent made plane..

As for that Brass plane..
Lever caps:
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Compared to a Stanley No. 3...fronts..
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Undersides...springs look the same..
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Iron took a LONG (for me) time to get flat, square, and sharp...chipbreaker?
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Also needed work to lay gap-free on the back of the iron...

Compared to a Stanley Iron/chipbreaker..
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In this case, one from a Stanley No. 3, type 11..
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Slots match up nicely....however..
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Hmmm...that might be a problem?


Handles?
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That bolt is from the tote, BTW.....
Stay tuned...

[steven c newman]

Frog and frog seat..
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Depth adjust has a brass core, under that plastic knob...
Both needed a bit of clean up...
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Brass doesn't rust...orange stuff is from stuff that does....Frog is cast iron...frog seat is brass.

Bolts seem to match Stanley's for diameter (Metric???)

Got about to here, then a phone call..had to help transfer the Boss from my Daughter's house in Dayton/Northridge up to West Liberty, OH. to an Assisted Care Center called Green Hills.

all that driving about plumb wore me out...so much for shoptime..

Stay tuned..

[Eric Brown]

Family first Steven.

[steven c newman]

AMT Rehab...used this as a parts plane...
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Because...
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Even Tom won't be able to grind this one flat....will be a source for handles, frog, iron/chipbreaker and that sort of thing..
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As the Stanley iron will NOT reach all the way to the mouth..and the frog doesn't match up to this base..
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As this sits about 1/2" LOWER than a Stanley version..so...shine things up..
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with the new handles...(tossed the old ones?)
and a Test drive..
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Will work ok for a jack plane...will place it in the Ready Service Locker..
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with a couple of #3 smoothers..

Need to go out and buy a bottle of Brasso?

[Eric Brown]

Good job Steven. Might be a good one to have engraved? Really pretty.