Thread: Stanley #45 Combination Plane

Not answering your question - but I saw this and thought it was neat enough to reference again :
http://www.tooltrip.com/tooltrip9/st...anes/45man.pdf
from
https://www.woodworkforums.com/f152/s...estion-136504/

although ...
Derek says
"Setting up for the Stanley #46 Combination Plane
The Stanley #46 Combination plane: blades have a 20 degree skew angle and the bevels are 25 degrees."
at
The Veritas (LV) Skew Angle Jig

I don't know if you can take anything from that for the #45?

Paul McGee

Originally Posted by Basilg

Before I make my own decision on what I set these angles to, can anyone provide informations as to what the factory angle is ? or the most commonly used angle is ?

A single angle of 35 degrees - according to UKalf www.cornishworkshop.co.uk/combihow2.html

Cheers, Vann.

Originally Posted by Vann

A single angle of 35 degrees - according to UKalf www.cornishworkshop.co.uk/combihow2.html

Cheers, Vann.

Yep, I went to the shed an measured mine (actually went there to do something else and remembered your question - so......) - 35 degrees it is.
It's amazing how few of these blades ever saw any use. Most I've seen still have their original bevel.
Cheers
SG

Thanks Paul, Vann & SG

35 degrees it is. I have done one blade to try it out and it works fine. Now all I have to do is sharpen the other 22 blades and get the Operator trained. so I may make a box to store the plane and get some use out of the plane.

I am going to be busy for the next few weeks but I will try to post some photos later.

Regards

G'day all

I eventually sharpened all 22 blades for the #45, lapped the backs set the bevels @ 35 degrees and honed the profiles with slipstones.

For step one of the " Operator Training " I decided to make a storage box for the plane using some recycled 90 x 16 mm WRC boards, which were edge jointed & glued to get the width of board needed. Grooves were ploughed using a 1/4 " cutter in the 45 for the top & bottom panels made up from WRC. and the panels fielded with a rebate on the 45.
Joints were simple glued mitres reinforced with Bamboo trenails.

I can't say that I enjoy working with WRC as it's properties are too close to sponge rubber for me. However, a big advantage was the nice straight grain, which helps in using a 45.

Regards

Very nice B. I'm looking our for a 45 myself ATM.


Regards,

Denim

The box and the #45 look great. I have a #46 that needs a box just like that and I have a Sargent version of the #45 the 1080. It is in it's original box but the box is a bit sad. Needs a rebuild or a new improved version. Added to the list.