Stanley 6 - the saga continues

**Shedhand** · 11th January 2006, 09:31 PM

Every time i walked past the dud six I thought b ugger!
So today I cleaned 'er up some more. Put the backing plate, blade and cap into the soup (separately) with the now very thin stainless steel bolt.

Put the backing plate and blade across 180,240 and 320 diamonds and 800 wet and dry.
Lapped the blade and got it to shave my arm (gotta explain a 2" bald patch to the missus).

I'd already rubbed the handle and knob back to timber (white beech by the look of it) so i put 6 coats of shellac on and gave it a light rub with 0000 steel wool.

I have absolutely no idea how to adjust/set the blade or whatever the adjustment process is called. Anyway i put the backing plate on the blade (after running the 320 diamond over the flush edge of the backing plate) so that there was about 1/32nd" of the blade showing. Looked pretty flash all put together so I thought what the hell I'll see if I can get it to cut one of those s exy thin curly shavings. So I ran it along the edge of 900mm x 12mm Tas Oak. Got a 900mm thin curly shaving.

Pity about the base. Can't wait to get a good'un. Learnt a lot so far even though the plane is stuffed. Gotta say the feeling I had when I got the longggg thin shaving was pretty good. The weight of the plane and how it wanted to keep going was real dark side stuff I guess.

**Wood Borer** · 12th January 2006, 12:00 AM

You are really hooked aren't you?

**Shedhand** · 12th January 2006, 12:20 AM

Originally Posted by Wood Borer

You are really hooked aren't you?

Could be, could be. Just wish my bloody elbows would hurry up and heal...

**Schtoo** · 12th January 2006, 01:37 AM

Bloody elbows?

You are not supposed to be planing your elbows you know...

**channa** · 12th January 2006, 07:23 AM

Originally Posted by Shedhand

Could be, could be. Just wish my bloody elbows would hurry up and heal...

You must have been seroiusly testing that blade for sharpness!:eek:

From your reaction to the thrill of planing and the thread about "better than sex" it sounds like I might have to get myself a jointing plane

**Shedhand** · 12th January 2006, 10:20 AM

Originally Posted by channa

You must have been seroiusly testing that blade for sharpness!:eek:

From your reaction to the thrill of planing and the thread about "better than sex" it sounds like I might have to get myself a jointing plane

Surgery on both elbows for Tennis Elbow and up to 2 years for 85-90% recovery.

**Shedhand** · 12th January 2006, 10:21 AM

Originally Posted by Schtoo

Bloody elbows?

You are not supposed to be planing your elbows you know...

Wish ot was that simple!!

**E. maculata** · 12th January 2006, 10:26 AM

Originally Posted by Shedhand

Gotta say the feeling I had when I got the longggg thin shaving was pretty good. The weight of the plane and how it wanted to keep going was real dark side stuff I guess.

Don't worry it'll pass................eventually.

**Shedhand** · 12th January 2006, 11:17 AM

Originally Posted by E. maculata

Don't worry it'll pass................eventually.

Oh ye of little faith...

**bennylaird** · 12th January 2006, 11:21 AM

Originally Posted by Shedhand

Surgery on both elbows for Tennis Elbow and up to 2 years for 85-90% recovery.

Mental note:

Don't take up Tennis........

**Shedhand** · 12th January 2006, 11:26 AM

Originally Posted by bennylaird

Mental note:

Don't take up Tennis........

Who you callin' Mental you speedfreak???

**jaspr** · 12th January 2006, 12:14 PM

Originally Posted by Shedhand

I have absolutely no idea how to adjust/set the blade or whatever the adjustment process is called.

I've recently foundd this list useful, it's called "RJ's 19 Steps to Tuning a Handplane": http://www.woodcentral.com/bparticles/plane_tune.shtml

jaspr

**Shedhand** · 12th January 2006, 12:26 PM

Originally Posted by jaspr

I've recently foundd this list useful, it's called "RJ's 19 Steps to Tuning a Handplane": http://www.woodcentral.com/bparticles/plane_tune.shtml

jaspr

Thanx very much Jaspr, Its now printed, laminated and ready to stick on the wall of my new shed when its erected..not long now!!

**E. maculata** · 12th January 2006, 03:05 PM

Originally Posted by Shedhand

Thanx very much Jaspr, Its now printed, laminated and ready to stick on the wall of my new shed when its erected..not long now!!

Me of little faith (more like the feeling has passed, they are now back to being another handy set of tools, part of the overall journey, but not a destination within themselves) has had that on a clip on a hook in the shed for a many moons now, right next to the handplane shelves

**JDarvall** · 12th January 2006, 07:37 PM

I sympathise with you fully. I mean, just looking at things like that stabs at your heart sometimes....

But

....it could be a lot, lot worse, in my opinion.

Look at this piece of crap I trued up recently. Cracks everywhere. YET, it works beautifully.

I don't understand really how bad the crack in your plane is. I'd have to see it in person. ...but, I suppose the question is, does the crack widen under pressure ?....only then, I'd be concerned. ie. When, you press on the planes side hard, does the crack seem to move about?

But like I said before. I can see how it hurts everytime you look at it.

I've got a few ****ups sitting around on shelves that have me cursing to myself everytime I see them.

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