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14th May 2015, 10:40 PM #16Taking a break
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Thanks for that FF. I'm not much good with the theory of hand tools.
When I bought it I was quite in to the hand tool side of woodworking and was building up a plane collection, but the nature of my work has moved me to the machinery. Not that I think it's a bad thing, just the way it goes.
I'll be hanging on to my Stanley collection, but the Veritas isn't justifying its existence to me.
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16th May 2015, 03:16 PM #17
If you don't own a smoother this is a great plane, the surface rust on the bottom is not an issue just looks ugly which I recommend to you to clean it up and make it look presentable after all $350 is not peanuts. Whether you have machinery or not hand planes are a must in every shop.
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16th May 2015, 11:20 PM #19
Then you must be working with MDF and chipboard then I suppose you won't have a need for them but still in my books I would keep them for off side projects you may want to do for yourself. Steel wool will help.
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Maybe try Gumtree?
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17th May 2015, 12:08 AM #21Taking a break
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17th May 2015, 05:13 PM #22Taking a break
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The plane is now spoken for. Thanks all
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17th May 2015, 07:53 PM #23
Hear Hear Derek.
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17th May 2015, 07:56 PM #24Taking a break
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So will a Shelix thicknesser and a calibrating wide-belt sander
It is one of the finest smoothers at any price. It is also one of the easiest to set up. The Seller is a FOOL to sell it! He WILL regret it later.
However, he needs to come down in price. Carba-tec sell it for $359, and blades are $69 each - you only require one blade with this blade, maximum two (though that really is pushing it), as it is a dedicated smoother. http://www.carbatec.com.au/veritas-b...g-plane_c19198
I'd value it at $300 as a result. That is a decent price. (I sold a Veritas LA Smoother plus extra blade and extra custom handles for less than that). Perhaps he could offer the plane on its own (with its original blade), and sell the extra blades separately. If so, I value the BUS at $250.
Regards from Perth
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17th May 2015, 08:02 PM #25
I just don't understand how you work wood without ever putting a plane on timber, there is no machine in the world not even the helical blades that will give a hand planed surface. Even if you sanded it afterwards that surface is not truly flat. I'm not saying this because I favour hand tools over machinery I'm stating a fact.
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17th May 2015, 08:04 PM #26
Hi Elen
Just a bit of levity, nothing personal ... however I took down my post when I saw it sold (it was on the next "page" and did not see that when I wrote some encouraging comments). Mark my words, though, you will regret selling it.
Regards from Perth
DerekVisit www.inthewoodshop.com for tutorials on constructing handtools, handtool reviews, and my trials and tribulations with furniture builds.
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17th May 2015, 08:13 PM #28Taking a break
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Wide belt sander with a steel 1st roller and combo hard rubber roller and air pressure bar 2nd unit. Everything comes out dead flat. Our profit margins are modest as they are, a hand planed finish doesn't fit into the budget. Sad it may be, but that's the way it goes.
No worries. But again, if it hasn't seen use in years I can't see it getting used in the future. If I do end up regretting it, you'll be the first to hear.
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17th May 2015, 08:46 PM #29
Crikey, I thought this was a Sales thread, not an opinion thread.
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