Lever Caps

[Ron Brese]

Well it seems to be week with a lot of discussion about lever caps and the fabrication of such. Here are some that I've made this week.

Ron Brese

[Zahid Naqvi]

sweeeeeeeeeet!

[Brian Kent]

So nice, Ron. Does this mean you are on your way to making 9 planes???

[Ron Brese]

I'm always making planes, if I had nine more I wouldn't have to stop to sharpen very often. LOL

[Paul Erickson]

Ron,

Do you make your own Lever Cap Screws, or do you have a source for them?

cheers, Paul

[Ron Brese]

Paul those are a stainless steel fastener that I buy and then modify.

Ron

[Ben Grunow]

Those are sweet and I dream of making my own planes and parts but wouldnt this http://mortonmachine.thomasnet.com/viewitems/thumb-screws-standard-thumb-screws/standard-stainless-steel-thumb-screws?&forward=1 be easier.

Maybe I am missing the point of the post.

I made my own blast gates and found them for next to nothing online. I think this is a question of the the availability of time and thus the value $ of time.

Just thinking out loud.

Ben

[Paul Erickson]

Paul those are a stainless steel fastener that I buy and then modify.

Ron

More details please...

cheers, Paul

[Steve knight]

did you cnc them? with my mill/dril lI can't do curves like that., wonder if I can do them on my cnc router?

[Ron Brese]

Paul the mods to the lever cap screws are necessary because when received they have just crude milled surfaces. I break the top edge over a good bit and then spend a good bit of time polishing them to make them easier on the hands and eyes, and just to bring them up to a finished standard that equals the rest of the plane or the lever cap.

[Paul Erickson]

Paul the mods to the lever cap screws are necessary because when received they have just crude milled surfaces. I break the top edge over a good bit and then spend a good bit of time polishing them to make them easier on the hands and eyes, and just to bring them up to a finished standard that equals the rest of the plane or the lever cap.


Thanks Ron, sorry, I was too vague. Are they stainless bolts or some other sort of fastener? Are they readily available or do you have a particular source?

Thanks for the time.

cheers, Paul

[Mike Weaver]

Thanks Ron, sorry, I was too vague. Are they stainless bolts or some other sort of fastener? Are they readily available or do you have a particular source?

Thanks for the time.

cheers, Paul

Paul, the site posted earlier has brass ones too:
http://mortonmachine.thomasnet.com/viewitems/thumb-screws-standard-thumb-screws/brass-knurled-head-thumb-screws?&forward=1

-Mike

[Ron Brese]

Ben and Mike, I looked at the link for knurled head screws 1/4-20 was the largest size and that would only work on a plane with a 1 1/4 inch iron. Once you fit a lever cap for 1 1/2" wide iron you really need to move up to a 5/16-18 screw minimum and for full size planes you'll need a 3/8-16. MSC and McMaster Carr are good sources for off the shelf screws for these sizes.

Ron Brese