Thread: The Second Stanley Plane Blade Order

Originally Posted by Basilg

Peter

I understand where you are coming from. I was trying to help & make things simpler. I recalled that Helmut had posted you lived close to DJ and it was therefore easy to get the caps and send them off with my blades.
Others may also prefer to tap their own if it means avoiding an extended delay, without making things more complex for you, or increase postage costs.

I am sure your efforts are appreciated by all.

Regards

I'd be happy to do the same - I know how to tap!

I don't mind tapping mine too, if it helps.

Is it another odd Stanley thread or something standard?

ISTR it's a standard thread - which is why we needed to get new screws made to hold the blade to the cap iron

Just had a rummage through the bolt collection. One old common one worked on an original chip breaker; bolt was marked only with an N on top. Whitworth? UNC?

Originally Posted by thumbsucker

Before we had even finished the first Stanley Plane Blade Order, I had people asking me to do a second batch. Now that everyone has gotten their Stanley Plane Blades from the first order, and it was by all accounts a resounding success. I will start the ball rolling on the second Stanley batch order.

The order will have options for the following blades:

• 1 3/4" Blade For Stanley/Record Bench Plane
• 2"" Blade For Stanley/Record Bench Plane
• 2 1/4" Blade For Stanley/Record Bench Plane
• 2 3/8" Blade For Stanley/Record Bench Plane
• 2 5/8" Blade For Stanley/Record Bench Plane
• 2 1/8" Rebate Blade For Stanley/Record Bench Plane
• Block Plane Blade for a #102 Block Plane
• Block Plane Blade for a #103 Block Plane
• 2-1/8" Spokeshave Blade

Cap Irons

Cap Irons are optional for all the Stanley/Record Bench Plane Blades. The problem with the short Cap irons has been resolved. The cap irons will come in longer lengths relative to there widths.



Steel

The Steel will be 3 mm thick M2 steel, and the blades should have a nominal thickness after grinding of about 2.8 mm.

Cost

The price for any of the blades minus a bevel is $40, and the price for a blade with a bevel is $45. As a few people have discovered grinding bevels on M2 is not an easy task, and for the $5 it cost's to get t done for you, is well worth it.

The cost of the Cap iron is $15 per cap iron, and this will come beveled and tapped for a 1/4" 28 TPI UNF thread and a matching cap screw.

3rd Party Manufactures

The 3rd party manufactures will be the same as we used for the first Stanley Bench Plane Order. Dj is happy to do the running around for us. He has however declined to grind the bevels again. Which is completely understandable.

ETA

Having worked out all the bugs in the process, and the technical challenges faced in the first batch order, this should be a much smoother and shorter thread.

rsser / jmk89 / Rickr

The comment in post #1 above from Helmut in relation to the cap iron in was " this will come beveled and tapped for a 1/4" 28 TPI UNF thread and a matching cap screw "

Assuming this thread has not been changed to something more exotic, It should not be too difficult nor costly to find one of these taps.

Regards

I am happy to wait and recieve mine tapped and ready to go as i know bugger all about tapping

Put me down for a " I can tap my own " if it is easier to get the blades away

Pete

ok I just heard from Dj. He has tapped the caps. He ran out of time to deliver them to me as he had to go back to the work he is doing away from home. He said he may be home next Mon or tuesday. He will bring them to me then or if he wants I will go up there and pick them up. His place is only about 3/4 hour from mine. I have a big box of screws, they are not the same size as my old plane screws. I am sure they will match the caps. So if you can all hold on till next week we may be good. Anyone know Medium_Al's name for the post. He is one that I could have posted as he only has 1 blade. Also looking for Gerry the Elder.

Also looking for addresses for Gerry the Elder and haosiliu235.

Peter

Thanks for the feedback. I am ( and I am sure others will be ) pleased to hear that the actual work has now been completed, and it should now be only a matter of collecting, sorting, and posting, which I think you have demonstrated you are very capable of accomplishing.

It is clear from your posts that there is some frustration for you in getting the job finished & I wish you well, and thanks again for stepping up.

Regards

Any more news on the plane blades ,my order was for one blade , for a No 8 stanley ,no cap iron .Paid for including postage
Been away from the forum for a while , computer problems and lost my bookmarks with a heap of other stuff.
Kev

Woodlee, you have a 2 5/8" blade. But I have no name and address for postage.

Peter

No Dj yet.



I think I have all the addresses now thanks, just waiting for the caps.