Thread: Hnt Gordon

From one electrician to another. It's not as easy as turning a knob, but you'll get the hang of it with a bit of practice. Apart from what you'll find here you'll also get fairly good instructions with the plane.

Hi Scott

HNT Gordon planes are quite easy to adjust once you know the trick. Not much of a trick, really. Terry has good info on his website.

Very fine planes. There is always something special about wood on wood.

Anyhow, you are down the Leach from me (I'm in Rossmoyne). You are welcome to come and have a play with the ones I have if it helps you make up your mind. Just send me a PM.

Regards

Derek

Scott,


I use mine every weekend and they really are easy to adjust. Usually less than a minute to get them right

cheers
Warren

If I can adjust them easy, you can adjust them easy, or easier even.

Adjusting a wooden plane is one of those things that only takes a little to learn, yet gives great satisfaction when you do it in front of someone who has never seen it done before. Does absolute wonders for your reputation.

I tend to keep a piece of soft pine, about 35x75 to test wooden planes on. I adjust using a little wooden mallet and then give them a test run on the pine. I know the pine is flat and straight so I should be getting full width shavings as thin as possible if the plane is set up. If I get them on the pine, but not on the real wood then I know it's the sharpeness of the blade, not the set up. Works for me.

As for adjusting, I usually adjust them so that they are just not cutting and then run them on the pine giving the minutest little taps on the blade while it's in mid stroke until I get ultra thin shavings.

As for squaring the blade, I sometimes use the mallet, but sometimes a *little* hand pressure on the blade does the trick. It's not a specific process it just sorta becmoe second nature.