Howdy everyone,
I got my first type 3 Bedrock a few weeks back. I restored it and got a LN A2 blade for it and I was totally taken away with Bedrock fever.
I saw what looked like a super nice type 3 607C on that auction site that we don't mention and I just had to have it. I of course paid to much. I got it and there were some pretty serious problems. The side at the left heel had a chunk out of it and the right cheek did as well. There was also a super deep owner's stamp to boot. I was not too happy with the seller to say the least. Long story short...I got $50 back from her. That is all she would do so I decided not to let this deal beat me. I got my Dremel and a small stone and went for it. I figured I had nothing to lose at that point anyway.
Here's how the missing chunks looked when I got the plane...
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Here's after I smoothed the heel chunk and made the other side match it. I also shortened the bed by 1/8" to make it look a little better.
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Here's the cheek after edge sanding both edges enough to get rid of the missing chunk...
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The results of all that work uited me just fine so I set off to get the plane restored. I did the usual deal. I totally disassembled and cleaned and polished every part. I used paint stripper on the body and lots of scrubbing and scraping followed by a trip to the glass beader. I have been experimenting with different paints trying to simulate original japanning. I have used a couple different brands of engine paint with pretty good results but I was still searching for something that would be smoother when dry. I think I finally hit on the exact right thing. I found some Seymour MRO High Solids Industrial Coating at my local bolt and screw supply. The high solid content and the very slow drying of this paint appears to be ideal for this use. It stays wet long enough to flow into the rough castings and then level itself before it sets. And it flows out like glass.
Here is how the MRO looks after it's dry.
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I am certainly no expert but that looks pretty darn good to me!!! Tell me what you guy's think about it. I've compared very closely to a couple pristene originals and I am well satisfied with the look of the MRO.
Here's the plane after I got it redone and all back together...
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This plane has some seriously cool wood on it. I striped the wood and sprayed on 5 coats of Deft and then rubbed it out with 0000 steel wool and wax.
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I suppose this ended well enough. I'm very happy with the plane now and it is certainly one that will be with me from now on. Especially with what I went through to get it to look like it does.
Thanks for looking,
Terry
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Well done, indeed! Just got to love those Bedrocks! Oh, and let's not take anything away from the LN irons! Say, did you also get the LN chipbreaker or just the iron? Any-the-who, very nice. Looks like an excellent user to me!
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