Anyone have this plane? https://www.grizzly.com/products/Gri...ng-Plane/H8841
Is it worth 50$, its on sale this weekend.
Anyone have this plane? https://www.grizzly.com/products/Gri...ng-Plane/H8841
Is it worth 50$, its on sale this weekend.
Are you close enough to go give it a look?
Maybe take a small block of wood along with you to see how the blade cuts/adjusts.
jtk
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty."
- Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)
It's a jointer (Bailey #7) in the link, not a smoothing plane. Perhaps this: https://www.grizzly.com/products/Gri...lane-Set/H6243
Regards from Perth
Derek
Last edited by Derek Cohen; 02-23-2019 at 11:58 AM.
If you have $50 to spare and like to tinker and tune, it might be fun to give it a try. (I say that because sometimes I do stuff like that just for entertainment.) At 22", I wouldn't consider it really a smoother, it's closer to a Jointer. [Edit: I think Derek is probably right.]
Something to consider: if you're buying it because you really do need a functional tool, you might be on more predictable ground refurbing an old Stanley instead.
Last edited by Frederick Skelly; 02-23-2019 at 12:01 PM.
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing."
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Jim,
Derek is more observant than me. My morning coffee has not yet been made.
If you are looking for a smoother the #7 is not in the ball park.
jtk
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty."
- Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)
From the comments, it looks like it may need some work with the iron/chipbreaker, and perhaps some tinkering with the frog to get it running properly. I would expect that anyway though at that price point.
If this is your first plane, it might be difficult for you to figure out what needs to be corrected.
ETA: They do have smoothers, including corrugated a corrugated sole smoother (they call it “serrated”).
Last edited by Nicholas Lawrence; 02-23-2019 at 1:13 PM.
If you can hold it in hand take a square and straight edge with you
Jim Bode will have #4's for less and will be safe to buy. For a couple more dollars, Bode may be able to sell you a #4 and a #5.
I have a Grizzly #5. It was my first plane and a gift from my wife as I had no expectations then. Really lucked out as it must have been a Wednesday plane because it worked just fine out of the box. Since, I became more familiar, I did some work on the frog and the chip breaker and that improved things greatly. Have since put a Hock blade and breaker in and now, it will pull off .001 shavings even though that isn't an expectation of a #5. It was worth the bit of work based on it's origin, but today, it's used as a jointer for small projects.
I've got far more expensive/quality planes now, but in comparison of use, the Griz holds its own.
Thanks, I am going to order it, I am hoping the ship a jointer plane, not a smoother!