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ibskot wrote:This thread could use some plane pics...just saying....

This is about half of what I have collected so far

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Is this located at the church? It's just human nature to wanna fiddle with stuff. That could be a problem people just wanna turn that speed control knob!
You should try to prevent that somehow.

rjent wrote:Cool! You have any good ones you want to get rid of LOL

JK

Thanks for the help ...

Dick

No I don't have two alike

If you need to flatten the sole of a plane I found if it's really out of whack start on the shopsmith belt sander first to save a lot of time. Finish it up on float glass with sandpaper but not when it's warm from the belt sander rather when it's room temp the same temp it will be when your using it...

OK here's some links about the care and feeding of hand planes

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My opinion, Do Not to buy that plane it will end up a paper weight. If I were to only own one plane it would be a bench plane but an old school one. I would have two cutters it one flat and one cambered. Get an old plane in solid shape and pass it down for generations until someone drops it on the c...

&quot wrote:Save yer breath Dusty.

AHHH. I wanted to see pix of how Dusty used his dial indicator to align the beam

Tapered wooden plugs... Dusty, I like that concept... I will probably do that next time. I painted two head stocks and two carriages and miscellaneous other parts with holes so far. I rolled up thin cardboard the kind that comes on the back of a pad of paper. I sanded out the inside with flap wheels...

I have a 50th anniversary model 520
I bought it used but have it's original sales receipt
April 2003
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