Thread: Restoration of my Granddad's Stanley #4.

Originally Posted by kenour

Now, admittedly it's ... been used within an inch of it's life...
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this may be one of those rare occasions where the metric equivalent is more descriptive as in "used within a mm of its life"

Originally Posted by ian

this may be one of those rare occasions where the metric equivalent is more descriptive as in "used within a mm of its life"

Used within 3/8ths of it's life?

What product are you using to remove the rust (and how well did it work with the overnight soak)? I picked up a few neglected planes at a garage sale and only semi-successful removing the rust from the working surfaces by hand.

Originally Posted by ironik

What product are you using to remove the rust (and how well did it work with the overnight soak)? I picked up a few neglected planes at a garage sale and only semi-successful removing the rust from the working surfaces by hand.

Using Evaporust, will take you a photo when I pull it out. Checked this morning and it looked good. Giving it a deep soak because the Japanning is at about 0%, want it nice and clean and rust free before I paint it.

Edit: Here you go, pretty good result I think.

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There's nary a skerrick of rust to be seen.

Any tips on how to get the rest of the chroming off the lever cap would be appreciated

dunno, but some say brake fluid, bleach or oven cleaner will remove it.

edit; otherwise i read some sulphuric acid using some electronic reverse plating methods


cheers
chippy

First coat on the tote and knob.

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Brass polished.
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Holes and machines surfaces taped up (I hope I got everything!).
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Painted.
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nice refurb

but I think there is at least one or two more sharpens in that blade!

I've got a PM-V11 on the way

The one that came with the donor plane has heaps of meat on it, it's a US made iron on a UK plane, so not its original.

I think the original iron from my Granddad's has been sharpened well past the hardened part right?

I have plans for it anyway, going to attempt to make a custom jigsaw blade from it, 2mm wide with no set to finish plunge saw cuts cleanly.

Tape removed, came out pretty good.

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Baking on the enamel.
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Managed to get rid of the remaining chrome, will probably buff it up at TAFE.
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What did you use for your japanning?

Originally Posted by justonething

What did you use for your japanning?

First I flew to the Himalayan region and collected some Asphaltum that I ground up into powder, I then... woke up, went to Masters, and got some Killrust Woodstove Enamel Satin Black

It looks the business, and hopefully should be quite durable. I'll let you know if it last's me a lifetime.

Enamel is baked on good and proper, looks pretty close to original.

Feels very good in the hand, nice hard durable feel to it.

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Well there she is.

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Will have to shorten the studs to hold the knob and tote more securely, little too much wiggle at the moment, and the knob actually rotates pretty freely. But that's also a tomorrow job.

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Sole still needs a bit of work, but at the moment, I can't feel my hands, so that can be done later also

came up well!