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18th May 2020, 05:26 PM #1SENIOR MEMBER
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Record 050 nicker?
Hi Guys,
Just purchased a record 050 plough plane. Unfortunately it has only one nicker and screw.
Any idea where I could get a nicker? I have emailed Chris at the Tool Exchange and checked ebay etc but strugling. I have a spare for a 78 that I could grind off one of the spare legs, but I don't really want to do that If I don't have to.
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18th May 2020, 06:36 PM #2SENIOR MEMBER
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Hi yowie,
Woodworks Book and Tool Co.
have them listed for 78s. Might be worth a try.
Regards,
Ross
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18th May 2020, 07:11 PM #3
I don't think it will be compatible. I know when I acquired a Record 045 it too was missing a nicker and one from my Stanley 45 wouldn't fit; the screws were definitely different.
To be honest these nickers are bit rubbish anyway; they are very hard to get perfectly aligned to the blade edges. I gave up with them a long time ago and follow a knife line instead.Nothing succeeds like a budgie without a beak.
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18th May 2020, 09:59 PM #4Member
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19th May 2020, 08:45 AM #5Senior Member
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I bought some of the 72 nickers and found they needed a lot of fettling to fit my 72. My point is that I think the design of some parts changed over time and a recently made part might not fit an old tool perfectly. I have still to get good results with the nicker on my 72 so I am not satisfied that the fit is satisfactory at all even after fettling.
Bruce
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22nd May 2020, 11:13 PM #6SENIOR MEMBER
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I reluctantly cut down my spare 78 nicker. A little fettling and it does a fairly decent job. The screw needed a bit of filing as it was too long but looks the part now.
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23rd May 2020, 09:58 AM #7
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23rd May 2020, 10:15 AM #8Senior Member
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Yep, you got it! Slip of the brain rather than the finger!
And after writing I headed down to the workshop and had another go with the 78 nicker. I remembered I had fixed a slight nick in the corner of the blade that made all the difference in performance and had not tried the nicker since. Resharpened everything and re-aligned things properly and it works better. Next challenge is to come up with a solution to blow-out which seems to be an inherent issue with the design when planing cross grain. I suspect a sacrificial backing piece is the answer.
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23rd May 2020, 11:22 AM #9
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