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  1. 14th September 2021, 09:55 AM #1
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    Default When is a Stanley not a Stanley.....

    Clearly someone wanted a copy of the Stanley 98.................
    I was give this recently in a box of very rusty old tools. It was in the bottom covered with crud.
    I recognised the shape, but the handle looked wrong - a broken handle replaced with a home made knob, I thought.
    And that blade looks wrong.....
    When I started to clean it the body began to gleam and the blade revealed a Record stamp.
    The body is made of brass.

    So, what we have here is someone's lunch time foundry project - of a copy of the Stanley 98 side rebate plane body, with added bits.
    Not a bad job actually

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  3. 14th September 2021, 10:26 AM #2
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    Hi Tom. I have seen quite a few brass bodied #71/ 71+1/2 router planes for sale. Apparently all copies
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    Hi Tom
    I have a brass no.66 beading tool that has been cast by somebody. It is a bit heavier in its castings and the blade clamp is bigger for strength I guess. It even has Stanley and patent date on left hand side handle.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mountain Ash View Post
    Hi Tom. I have seen quite a few brass bodied #71/ 71+1/2 router planes for sale. Apparently all copies
    Yes I can imagine that. The 71-1/2 in particular would be a fairly easy copy as it is completely flat

    Quote Originally Posted by jazzy69 View Post
    Hi Tom
    I have a brass no.66 beading tool that has been cast by somebody. It is a bit heavier in its castings and the blade clamp is bigger for strength I guess. It even has Stanley and patent date on left hand side handle.
    Regards,
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    That would be interesting to re-cast. I imagine there would be several points of weakness to be reinforced
    I wonder did they cast the fence as well
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    I’ll bet the Record blade is a re-purposed chisel!

    I also have a roll-your-own Stanley, a number 80 cabinet scraper. It’s not a bad effort and was cast in iron; more importantly it works as good as a real one.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chief Tiff View Post
    I’ll bet the Record blade is a re-purposed chisel!

    I also have a roll-your-own Stanley, a number 80 cabinet scraper. It’s not a bad effort and was cast in iron; more importantly it works as good as a real one.
    Yes, you might be right
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