Thread: Stanley #46 Plough

I just had a look at my #46 and I must have a later model. My spurs are held in place with a screw.
The slitting blade from a #45 will fit the #46.
Even though I don't use it often, the #46 is one of my favourite planes.
A bit of info here Stanley Combination Planes
And according to the type study if yours has wedged spurs then it is very early. A type 1 or 2. And it looks like the slitter wasn't added till later.
I can't help with getting the spurs out as I haven't seen them and I can't picture how it works.
I've heard of new spurs/nickers being made from hacksaw blades.

Hi Adam. Is it this the type of spur your talking about.

Stewie;

Spur and Spur Screw Stanley Traut's Patent No 46 Plane | eBay

I've dealt with this company a few times and have been very impressed.

St. James Bay Home

The part you want I gather is the #46 Slitter which he sells for $8.50 US. I also recommend his replacement blades for the 289 and 112

Craig

Wow the forum is going well tonight, NCArchers post appears twice, and Stewie's three times.

Stewie, The link you posted is for the later 46 with the nicker retained by a screw.

NCarcher, I found the article you linked to a while ago. Not very much information. I think my plane is a type 2.

Morbius, thanks for the link, but I'm not after the slitter.

Cheers

So is this like yours: http://www.tooltrip.com/tooltrip9/st...ypes/46t2a.jpg
46t2a.jpg

If so, looks like a tight fit.
I guess the combination of your favorite penetrating oil and time is required.
Followed by a suitable lever.

That's them hiroller. I was getting to pics, thank you.

Only difference is mine are about a quarter of the length of those

You would think they would have to be stiff to not move when put to the wood, but the Stanley blurb that NCArcher linked too says to move them depending on what operation you are performing, so they can't be too diffucult to shift.

Well, I got the spurs out. Had to use a little strategically placed and precisely executed brute force, but they came out.

The dovetail they run in is tiny. A good man with a file could make new spurs I would think. I'll have to find one.

Anyway, got the Optivisor and sharpened the spurs as best I could. Put them back in and started seeing what I could do with the plane.

With me as operator, it will do very nices rebates. Shoots curly shavings out the side a foot and a half long. With me as the operator, no Dados worth a pinch. The spur in the moving fence is a little small and wants to retreat up the dovetailed slot which doesn't make for a nice across the grain Dado.

I reckon I'll keep it for cutting rebates until something better comes along, and look elsewhere for Dados. I have a couple of deals in the works for wooden planes that have been put away for a long time. If the deals come off, there might be some nice Dado planes in them.

Cheers