Thread: Stanley related . Interesting.

Someone may correct me, but Stanley changed the shape of their blades (Irons) over the years and some were square at the top and others were curved.

Try squares, probably. the blade of a smaller square would be just about ideal thickness for a plane screw washer. can just be run through a blanking machine -already even thickness and surface finished.

I’ve never heard of that either, but that’s possibly due to being a space cadet half the time I’m awake, so blades that didn’t make the cut were re re-purposed seems logical to be honest.

I assume they hadn’t been hear treated either, hence they could punch washers out of them,

Cheers Matt.

Originally Posted by Simplicity

I’ve never heard of that either, but that’s possibly due to being a space cadet half the time I’m awake, so blades that didn’t make the cut were re re-purposed seems logical to be honest.

I assume they hadn’t been hear treated either, hence they could punch washers out of them,

Cheers Matt.

i'd imagine most of the blades aren't fully hard and if they're some kind of mid hardness, they'd still be blankable.

probably would be a bear to harden them because they'd move and then you'd have a high hardness blade that's difficult to deal with. But it sure would make a nice square to have something like 58 hardness or so all the way around. I've never really tested the hardness level of the more expensive combination squares that have hardened rule and hardened head. That's something I might do at lunch - your comment leaves me with a seed of curiosity.

I love a good (now off brand) hardened head vintage combination square. To the point that I think I've bought at least 4 lufkins in 12" and one 6" - they are all just perfect squareness but the rules would be a real bung to punch into a washer!

(lufkins hardened rule and unhardened head are out of square, just like everyone elses).

the lufkin rule in one of my 12" combination squares is 53 hardness. A pretty solid number - a little harder than most saws, but not hard enough that it'd be brittle.

Originally Posted by D.W.

Try squares, probably. the blade of a smaller square would be just about ideal thickness for a plane screw washer. can just be run through a blanking machine -already even thickness and surface finished.

Not sure it would be a Try Square, they mention blade

Edit: I see in USA/OZ a Try Square tongue is called a Blade, so you are most likely correct.

Auscab, Why not ask the person in the FB post you saw what they mean?

Originally Posted by Camelot

Not sure it would be a Try Square, they mention blade

Edit: I see in USA/OZ a Try Square tongue is called a Blade, so you are most likely correct.

Auscab, Why not ask the person in the FB post you saw what they mean?

I never though to ask the OP guy.
So I just went back to find it.

No need to ask. He has edited his post. .
He was getting a few questions about what he meant by square blade.

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I was wondering why the finishing marks to the steel looked to be running the opposite to what they are on a plane blade.
And the type of steel used in a blade didn't make sense.

So its probably possible to see rule and number marks in a washer as well. Ive never come across any I remember.
Ill be looking closer though from now on.

This is getting a bit like coin collecting.

Rob