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  1. 02-22-2022, 4:44 PM #1
    Richard Hutchings
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    Looking for a good Stanley Jack

    I really don't know what to look for. Some of you have herds of them so I know you can tell me which is the better purchase for a user #5 or 5 1/2. Under $150. I've been looking on ebay and the prices are all over the place. Are the handyman planes any good? Defiance? I know Bedrocks are cream of the crop but the price approaches LN and LV, which I may go with if I don't find a good Stanley. The LA ones are affordable but I don't really want one having owned one in the past.
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    I have 4 TYPE 19 Stanley No. 5.....take your pick. Postage for a flat rate box to you. No other charges needed. will be set and sharp, ready to go out of the box...how much camber? or No camber, do you want.
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  4. 02-22-2022, 6:07 PM #3
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    No camber.
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  5. 02-22-2022, 6:10 PM #4
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    No problem.
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  6. 02-23-2022, 12:25 AM #5
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    The auction site has become a terrible place to buy planes. Everyone who has a vintage plane thinks it's worth 100 bucks or more no matter the condition. It's even worse up here in canada with shipping prices hitting 50 to 60 bucks sometimes from the states.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Russell Nugent View Post
    The auction site has become a terrible place to buy planes. Everyone who has a vintage plane thinks it's worth 100 bucks or more no matter the condition. It's even worse up here in canada with shipping prices hitting 50 to 60 bucks sometimes from the states.
    It is brutal everywhere. It seems some of the antique shops are putting new tags on everything since the announcements of "the greatest inflation since the 1980s."

    Estate sales are okay sometimes. Though often those are run by folks who keep a close eye on ebay and price accordingly thinking you may as well pay them what you would pay in shipping.

    My most recent #4 was purchased for the purpose of getting a usable base for a decent frog in my spare parts. The world seems to be going crazy.

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    I agree. I've been looking for a #5 for months. We went on an antique tour late last year and I was shocked at the prices asked for the junk I saw.
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    Quote Originally Posted by steven c newman View Post
    I have 4 TYPE 19 Stanley No. 5.....take your pick. Postage for a flat rate box to you. No other charges needed. will be set and sharp, ready to go out of the box...how much camber? or No camber, do you want.
    That’s a very nice offer! Kudos to you.
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  10. 02-23-2022, 8:25 AM #9
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    Am I reading this right? Holy moly that is amazing. I'll pm my address.
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  11. 02-23-2022, 8:30 AM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rob Luter View Post
    I agree. I've been looking for a #5 for months. We went on an antique tour late last year and I was shocked at the prices asked for the junk I saw.
    Sometimes I get the urge to educate them about the thing they're selling and obviously have no idea about what would make it good quality. I never do, but my wife hears about it later lol
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    Ok..Op wanted to find out the differences between a No. 5 and a No. 5-1/2...so..
    Ship Jacks front.JPG
    One is a hair wider than the other one, and
    Ship Jacks side.JPG
    An inch or so longer....

    I think, with a roll of bubble wrap, and a little bit of wood..
    Ship Jacks box.JPG
    They will both fit into this box....
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    The jack I am sending out..was one of 4..
    The Jack Planes, too many 5s.JPG
    All type 19s....

    I have an older Type 11 that I am keeping for myself...
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  14. 02-23-2022, 9:44 AM #13
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    I'm going to the usps store immediately.
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    Planes have been packed up..ready to be addressed....box has plenty of Bubble wrap around the planes...and..wooden sides on the inside of the box...trying to get the planes there in one piece...

    Will send out as soon as I can...depending on the mail to get here...
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  16. 02-24-2022, 12:10 PM #15
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    The mail just got sent out so, it will be a few days I think.
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