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Thread: A sickening thud ...
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19th December 2006, 09:07 PM #1
A sickening thud ...
... as my minty century-old Stanley 4 1/2 left the bench and kissed the concrete. I s'pose I'm lucky that I only got a cracked rear tote out of it. Still, it'll never be the same - those glue-ups never do get 'em back to new.
Bummer.
Note to self: when rough stock is vibrating in the lathe, check the bench for planes first!
GWWhere you see a tree, I see 3 cubic metres of timber, milled and dressed.
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19th December 2006, 09:26 PM #2
second note to self: cover the concrete floor with rubber matts
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19th December 2006, 09:27 PM #3
D'oh!
Where you see a tree, I see 3 cubic metres of timber, milled and dressed.
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19th December 2006, 10:11 PM #4
another note....
When you loosen the nuts on the handle and tote so they don't get damaged in changes of humidity, don't forget to do them up.
When you are holding the plane by the handle only and the handle seperates from the plane......
Makes you feel sick doesn't it?
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20th December 2006, 08:31 PM #5GOLD MEMBER
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I hear that the Lie-Neilsen guy makes spares, some say they are even better than the original
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20th December 2006, 09:01 PM #6
I love my rubber conveyor belt mats. 1100x5500x12mm. Nice and comfy on feet and things bounce with no damage
I feel your pain, you will recover . . . eventuality.Pat
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20th December 2006, 09:13 PM #7Member
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This has happened to me so many times, I've lost some nice old planes.
The sound they make when they hit the ground almost sounds like a glass breaking.
The casulty list so far includes: Stanley 20 compass plane, stanley 10 rebate plane, stanley 78 rebate plane and an old stanley 130 double ended block plane which was tragic because it was one of my favourite planes. All delicately constructed planes.
Hasn't happened now for years. The solution was to keep the work space tidier and more organised instead of just shoving stuff around and also, don't let other bastards use or pack your tools.
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21st December 2006, 03:23 PM #8
Go to a few welding specialist or a fitter and turner they will if they are skilled be able to weld/ braze the cast iron and then mill it to clean it up. I have a plane that this has been done to and the crack went through the blade recess really professional repair.
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21st December 2006, 03:39 PM #9
Bad luck mate, i did the same the other day and it sure is the worst feeling they just never seem to be the same after it
"You're about as useful as a one-legged man at an @r$e kicking contest." - Rowan Atkinson.
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21st December 2006, 08:32 PM #10
Reminds of the time when I invited Banksiaman around for a shed tour and BBQ. He bought his beautiful hand made wooden smoother, carefully unwrapped it, gave it to me to try, raised a beautiful full width wafer thin shaving, got to the end of the workpiece and I simply let it fall off the end!
The thud was sickening, he was very good about it but I can't forget.
Fletty