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Thread: To buy or not to buy
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28th May 2011, 06:31 PM #1Intermediate Member
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To buy or not to buy
I'm traveling western Queensland at present and was trawling a secondhand joint & spotted a stanley No 2 in fair condition broken handle @ $40-00 & a Record No 07 jointer reasonable condition @ $60. The Record looks good value for a buy Monday morning. What does the collective think tank think about the Stanley?
Barry.
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28th May 2011, 06:44 PM #2Senior Member
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A #2 in any condition has got to be worth that.
If you don't want it I'll send you the money!
For a comparison check here
Stanley Bench Planes and old tools
Steve
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28th May 2011, 07:19 PM #3
Yup, what Stuffy said. Buy it!
You can sell it later to finance something else if you decide you don't want it. You might even get a brand new LN plane for the money (well, not quite, but close).
Cheers, Vann.Gatherer of rustyplanestools...
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28th May 2011, 07:47 PM #4
Vann is, of course, talking about the Record #7.
linesman; they both sound like good (fair for the #7, great for the #2) prices. Are you sure it was a #2, they're a bit thin on the ground?We don't know how lucky we are......
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28th May 2011, 10:15 PM #5
The No. 2.
Hi Linesman,
Went to the Castlemaine Swap Meet in April 2011, Vic. & on 1 Stand was a Stanley No.2 @ $545.
A couple of us thought it was a whisker high in price, but appeared to be in good condition.
So Buy it ?.Regards,
issatree.
Have Lathe, Wood Travel.
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28th May 2011, 10:23 PM #6
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29th May 2011, 01:36 PM #7Intermediate Member
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Hi Men & Others.
I was heartened to get the positive feed back. I'll get back to the secondhand establishment tomorrow morning at opening time & cast a more critical optic nerve over the two planes. I'm not really a collector, I'm more the user although I still have among other things the stanley #6 I got in 1965 with my 1st year apprentice tool allowance. I guess it would have been a little remiss of me to not still have some of my original tools. No sorry MajorP I'll be happy with the $40 investment if it comes off. By the way MP, I love those tools you made & posted on the other thread. I've made a couple of planes, I'll put them on the thread if it's still going when I get home in a couple of weeks. Issatree, I have trouble rationalising that sort of money for a plane. I think if I get this #2 and it's the genuine article I'll keep it for a while as a conversation piece or just plain tease some people in my woodwork club.
Barry.