Thread: Stanley 102 or 110 block plane blades?

Stanley part 12-202 looks to be what you're after but it still has a single hole:
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https://adelaidetools.com.au/stanley...02-12-202.html

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Hi Ian ,
Tool exchange (Stanley parts 40-400). I can see a couple there $35.
Regards,
Ross

Ian, If either of these is of use to you we can work something out by personal message that will be better value than $35.

The smaller of the two is Stanley Rule & Level, I'm pretty sure from a very early No 40 Scrub Plane. At first glance seems moderately valuable. But about 95% worn it's not going to catch the collector's eye, so it is pretty much just another piece of steel. 1&1/4 inches x 3&3/4 inches. Approx 2.5ml thick.

The other one is out of an old German palm plane (Burgham) which I dropped onto concrete with predictable results. 4 inches long. Width is 1&1/2 at the top tapering to 1&3/8 at the cut. Thickness also tapers from approx 3ml at the cut back to 2ml at the top.

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Originally Posted by IanW

I was sure there was a thread asking about these blades recently, but cannot find anything, so must've dreamt it. I just spent 20 minutes searching for an Australian retailer who carries spare blades for these models, but no joy. I want a small, plain plane blade (i.e., no holes, slots or adjuster notches) for a little project I've started. A 102 blade will be perfect, but I could cut down a 110 blade if that's all I can get. Plenty available in the US at an acceptable price, but the shipping cost rather spoils the deal! Does anyone happen to know if someone local sells blades for either 110 or 102?

Trade Tools carries the 102 plane, so you'd think they'd do spare blades, but there is no mention of them on their website. I will give them a call & see if they can order one for me, but thought I'd ask here first & see if anyone knows.....

Thanks,

The small Mujingfang blades would be ideal. You can have the entire plane for under $6 (including shipping)!

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Flat-Pla...oAAOSwDshZxjqB

This one is $20: https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Ebony-Wo...kAAOSwdW9Z~XKa

Regards from Perth

Derek

By all accounts, the steel in those Mujingfang blades is pretty reasonable.

I like the line in the second add, "Due to different personal measuring techniques, there might be 1-3cm error of the physical. Thank you!"

Nothing like precision.

Originally Posted by goodvibes

Ian, If either of these is of use to you we can work something out by personal message that will be better value than $35.......

Sending PM.....
Cheers,

Originally Posted by derekcohen

The small Mujingfang blades would be ideal. You can have the entire plane for under $6 (including shipping)!

Thanks Derek - a Mujingfang blade would certainly fit the bill. I've got a couple of their blades, and they are indeed quite good (and why not, they are most likely made from good WA iron ore!

But how can they send a plane from Shenzing (even a litle one like that), post-free for less than $6?????? Sounds too god to be true....

Cheers,

Derek. The $6 plane you're referring to is not a Mujingfang plane. It is a cheap copy, and the "brand" name is "Mudingfang". Close, but not the same. For the record, here's link to the genuine Muji on thei'r website
Woodwell Tools Manufacturing Ltd.

Derek. The $6 plane you're referring to is not a Mujingfang plane. It is a cheap copy, and the "brand" name is "Mudingfang" (zoom on this photo). Close, but not the same. Ebay is flooded with them.

For the record, here's link to the genuine Muji on their website. The genuine plane is called there "Taiwanese-Style Flat-Profile Ebony Plane".

Woodwell Tools Manufacturing Ltd.
In Australia fine tools sell them for over $40.
https://www.finetools.com.au/collect...3&q=mujingfang

The Chinese planes are now being copied ?! Probably by LN

Regards from Perth

Derek

Originally Posted by IanW

Thanks Derek - a Mujingfang blade would certainly fit the bill. I've got a couple of their blades, and they are indeed quite good (and why not, they are most likely made from good WA iron ore!

But how can they send a plane from Shenzing (even a litle one like that), post-free for less than $6?????? Sounds too god to be true....

Cheers,

Ian, if you still need a blade, I do have a brand spanking new and genuine Mujingfang (from Lee Valley) that you can have. It is the same as the one I used in this small 5" block plane ...



The blade is 1 1/4" wide and 1/8" thick.

PM me with your address if you want it.

Regards from Perth

Derek

If you end up drawing a blank, get in touch with me. I'd be happy to send you one from the US. I recently bought a complete 102 for 7 bucks, so I can imagine I could get the blade for around that or less. It'd fit pretty easily into a first class envelope. I recently made the acquaintance of a Stanley parts dealer in New Hampshire and I'm confident he would have one.

There's also always Hock.

Cheers,
Luke

Originally Posted by Luke Maddux

If you end up drawing a blank, get in touch with me. I'd be happy to send you one from the US. ....
.......There's also always Hock.......

Thanks to both of you, Derek & Luke, for your generous offers, but I've sorted it, now.

The Muji blade would have been far too thick for my plane, Derek, I've got very limited space to work with. I'll probably end up chucking the old plane and starting from scratch, in which case a thicker blade would have been an advantage, but I'm committed to plan A for the moment.

Luke, I looked for a Hock blade first, having a distinct preference for Ron's products, but he doesn't do 102s (at least not on a regular basis), and there are certainly none available this side of the Pacific. A custom job would no doubt take a while (& cost extra), & I want it yesterday. I've promised to get on with the bathroom reno I've been dexterously avoiding, first thing in the new year, so got to get my current projects all done & dusted over the next week or so.

I do mean to contact Hock and see if he could make a blade for my panel plane. The blades that came with it are both too soft for my liking. If I had the gear & felt very brave, I'd have a crack at re-hardening it, but I have neither attribute, and what's more I don't even know what type of steel it is (likely O1, but that's just a guess), so even if I had wings I'd be flying completely blind. It's a massive chunk of steel (~5mm thick!) & I'll probably have to sell a kidney to pay for it, but it's such a nice plane to use & I think it deserves a top-shelf blade...

Cheers,