Thread: Who uses a compass plane and which one

I have an old RECORD 020.
Very good plane. They come up at auction, E BAY, at times or there are various old tool sellers on the net.
If you want a new one. Check this lin.

Kunz Compass Plane : CARBA-TEC

Paul.

Lie Nielsen are bringing out a compass plane this year. Pretty sure it's going to be an Anniversary plane (30th - 1 year late).

Old Stanley 20 1/2.

I have a Record #020. It works well. LN are bringing out a model. It should be better.

Never buy Kunz. They are very poorly finished.

Regards from Perth

Derek

I've a #020 as well - not that it gets may outings.

Ciao,
I have an old Stanley 113. It works well for me, even tough I haven't other compass planes for doing a right comparison.

Giuliano

I also have and use happily a Record #020.


Screwing up in new ways every day

A Stanley 20 1/2. Mine has a repair - the radius-adjusting screw was broken at some point, & reattached (brazed) to the front of the frog. However, it's a tolerably good repair which doesn't affect performance, & the reason I got it for a very reasonable price.

As others have said, it isn't an everyday tool, but when called for, does a very good job. For fairing the inside or outside of curved pieces like round table tops or curved frames, it has no peer - much easier & more accurate than a spokeshave. However, I got by ok for a long time before stumbling on mine, so unless I was planning a lot of work involving accurate curves (thinkng of wheelwrighting? ) there are probably lots of other tools that would be higher on my priorityu list...

Cheers,

Originally Posted by derekcohen

....Never buy Kunz. They are very poorly finished.

And apart from quality issues, Kunz have chosen to copy the 113, which is a cumbersome & less practical design, than the Victor style of the 20/020 models, IMO. Patrick Leach isn't very complimentary about the original 113, either.....

Cheers,

Originally Posted by IanW

As others have said, it isn't an everyday tool, but when called for, does a very good job. For fairing the inside or outside of curved pieces like round table tops or curved frames, it has no peer - much easier & more accurate than a spokeshave. However, I got by ok for a long time before stumbling on mine, so unless I was planning a lot of work involving accurate curves (thinkng of wheelwrighting? ) there are probably lots of other tools that would be higher on my priorityu list...

Cheers,

I've got a Record #020.
last time I used it was to "fix" tearout left behind by a router following a template

I'm keeping it

Thanks for the heads up, on the quality of the "KUNZ"
I have known it was only a copy, but I am disappointed, it is a bad copy.
I will stick to my old "blue" for a few years yet.

Paul.

Originally Posted by IanW

And apart from quality issues, Kunz have chosen to copy the 113, which is a cumbersome & less practical design, than the Victor style of the 20/020 models, IMO. Patrick Leach isn't very complimentary about the original 113, either.....

Cheers,

Patrick Leach says the 113 can lose its setting during use and that Stanley added a screw for blocking the adjusting knob.
Mine has that screw and after a tuning up works but would be interesting to hear someone having both, #113 and #20/20 1/2.
Ciao
Giuliano

Originally Posted by ac445ab

Patrick Leach says the 113 can lose its setting during use and that Stanley added a screw for blocking the adjusting knob.
Mine has that screw and after a tuning up works but should be interesting to hear someone having both, #113 and #20/20 1/2.
Ciao
Giuliano

True, Giuliano, we tend to like what we are used to. I should confess that I have never had my hands on a 113, either, so I have no idea of how they compare with my 20 1/2 I like the simpler & possibly more robust '20' design, and it also strikes me as being a bit easier to hold than the 113, but I could be dead wrong there, too. Please stop by my shed with your plane some day & we'll compare them in action.....

Cheers,

Originally Posted by IanW

Please stop by my shed with your plane some day & we'll compare them in action.....

Cheers,

If I had to choose a Country for a far journey, that would be Australia.
Unfortunately Italy is really too much distant for my possibilities
However, never say never......