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  1. 5th March 2014, 02:04 PM #1
    Geoff123
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    On Sunday, I found an old 4 1/2 plane at the market, but can't identify it. Can anyone here help?
    the body has "No 4 1/2 " cast in the front and "MADE IN SHEFFIELD " cast into the back. The blade is marked " LESTA BRITISH MADE"
    it predates any frog adjuster and has a keyhole lever cap.

    some pics are located here.
    http://geoffmonty.blogspot.com.au/20...et-rescue.html

    Thanks in anticipation.
    cheers Geoff.
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    I have not seen the lesta brand before but a few of the british planes aimed at the handyman came without the frog adjusting screw. That said they can still be set up to work well. The first plane I bought back in the 70tes was like that and did good work as my one and only plane for about 20 years. I still have it and it gets the odd run now and then. They were aimed at the lower end of the market but are still better than a modern stanley. The plane you have looks quite old in style and perhaps that brand never had a frog adjusting screw. Anyhow being from Sheffield it should be a reasonably good bet that it is well made.

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  4. 7th March 2014, 09:33 AM #3
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    Hi John, thanks for your thoughts. The quality of the castings is certainly up there. An indicator that it is perhaps a budget plane of its time is the lateral adjuster lever is made from folded steel rather than a solid casting . Cheers Geoff.
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