Thread: Preston Bullnose rebate Plane

In comparison here's my Record 073, much nicer casting.

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Originally Posted by Bill Houghton

Make sure you neutralize the vinegar right away when you get it out of its bath. Scrub off the rust, wash vigorously, (ideally) put on a thick coat of baking soda and water, let it set a minute, wipe it off, pat the whole thing dry, and spray with a penetrating spray (here in the States, we have a "penetrating" spray called WD-40, the "WD" standing for "Water Displacing." Not a great penetrating liquid, but good at keeping the water and thus the rust off).

You know, I hadn't thought about the fact that it's April 1 over there. Smarter than I realized, I guess. But my offer stands.

Thanks for the tip, Bill. I don't have any baking soda on hand......


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.....but here are the parts totally drenched with a WD40 equivalent.


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Above are a couple photos of the sole and sides being flattened on my Atoma Diamond plates. I spent a few more minutes after these shots were taken to remove the hollow in the sole and further flatten the sides and making sure the were 90degrees to the sole. Flattening the back of the blade took a lot longer as it had a slight convex. It's times like these I'm grateful that I can use the flat sides of my CBN wheels to get rid of the hump. Then I sharpened the blade freehand up to 16000 grit to the point that it passed the "slicing paper" test. Next, I'll apply some rust prevention spray to all the parts and assemble the plane and take some shots to share the results of a few hours of labour.



Cheers,
Mike

Originally Posted by Camelot

I'd like to see a few pic's of it once it's all cleaned up please

Here ya go mate


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Hi Mike,

It has turned out a great looking plane and usable.
I have two Preston Bullnose planes, both are full cast so
cannot undo the front like yours. I also have the 073 Record.
I also have the Record 311 which is a lovely plane.

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Originally Posted by old workshop

Hi Mike,

It has turned out a great looking plane and usable.
I have two Preston Bullnose planes, both are full cast so
cannot undo the front like yours. I also have the 073 Record.
I also have the Record 311 which is a lovely plane.

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Thanks Martin, and that's a lovely example of the 311.

I'm quite surprised how well the 2509 performs. I was always confident that I could restore it and make it a usable plane, but I was surprised that I prefer it to the Veritas. That may change as I use both planes, but from the few shavings this arvo, the Preston definitely handles better than the Veritas. I put this down to the Preston having a lower centre of gravity due to it being wider and shorter both in height and length. When cutting a 16mm rebate in Tas Oak, the Veritas was more prone to tipping over. The Preston fits better in the hand too. No doubt there's a learning curve to both planes, but the Veritas may take longer to get used to.




Cheers,
Mike