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Thread: Stanley #46 Plough
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8th July 2014, 10:10 AM #1
Stanley #46 Plough
Hello everyone.
I have had a Stanley #46 with all the cutters, bar the slitter, sitting about for a long time and decided to get out and give it a try.
I can find very little information on the 46. Any good tips or direction to good information on set up and use.
The nickers are as sharp as a bowling ball and very short.
I reckon it would be best to replace them, but haven't been able to source any, so I will probably have to make new ones, but I have to get the old ones out first.
How do you get them out, and adjust them when they are insitu? They are the early wedge type, I have given them a gentle nudge but can't get them to move.
Cheers.If you find you have dug yourself a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging.
I just finished child-proofing our house - but they still get inside.
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8th July 2014, 07:34 PM #2
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.Those were the droids I was looking for.
https://autoblastgates.com.au
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8th July 2014, 07:36 PM #3Deceased
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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
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8th July 2014, 07:44 PM #4SENIOR MEMBER
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St James Bay Tool Co.
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
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8th July 2014, 07:55 PM #5
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.
CheersIf you find you have dug yourself a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging.
I just finished child-proofing our house - but they still get inside.
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8th July 2014, 08:50 PM #6GOLD MEMBER
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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.
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8th July 2014, 09:10 PM #7
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.If you find you have dug yourself a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging.
I just finished child-proofing our house - but they still get inside.
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11th July 2014, 05:55 PM #8
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.
CheersIf you find you have dug yourself a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging.
I just finished child-proofing our house - but they still get inside.
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