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and, after all, I'm still not ready again! the old varnish of th whole casting was stripped off with a wire brush mounted on the angle grinder. A whole day of work. I discovered that ALL the putty on...

not sure of what I'm really doing... looks like I'm discussing with the dead spiders inside the metal casting... I definitely surrender, not even trying to extract the shaft from the lower bearings....

and after a while, I began dismantle the upper wheel. I was always told that a complete work is been done by a complete dismantling.
No way, here. the upper wheel is tightly retained in place by a...

whoa!! an impressive piece of machinery!

I must admit that the original guards were a bit tiny, at all...

what was the function of this sort of counterweight, on the rear?

And, let's go on. the upper guide (and the only one) was really... ugly. Everything frozen. Dirt and grime all around, the first thing was to submerge it in a cup full of paint thinner and let it...

So, here we are again: like orraloon said, "That houseing for the trunion looks a bit rough". What a real Lord you are, my Sir! in my opinion, is more similar to something that begins by "C" and ends...

the wheel guards? really stilish, I have to admit :U my only though is they're too small to guard anything. I'll have to build a better quality protection than the actual. and obviously i bet it will...

if you wanna work a whole tabletop at the time... :U

Thanks for your kind words... I could imagine it's difficult for you to have some example of french ww machines, so you could easily imagine my envie for your finds of tons of old australian/english...

not big, I know, but I was thinking about to have a little 40 cm wheel bandsaw. It could be a Peugeot et Fréres (I was told so), 125 cm height, for about a 150 kg weight.
Ball bearing for the upper...

Hi there, in order to preserve the memory of the ancient, after some mental rummaging I'm going to show you my longest, and still in progress, restoring.

As a usual (fake) traditional woodworker,...

thanks Melbourne Matty to provide the infos, very appreciated.

do you have the possibility perhaps to enlarge the wall mounted chain mortiser figure? just to see if it' possible to have a more...

mmmmm... don't think so.
It's more or less like this Chain mortiser, I found it right now. And got an embryonal idea of what a chian guard must look (but I prefer yours, nonetheless)

time will...

not sure if it's valuable, antique or collectible, but you said "publish to preserve" so...

MY CM

thanks in advance

Well, what could I say? I'm publishing after a couple of posts describing large chain mortisers, at the weight of a gran total of a couple of tons, at least. so, I'm already feeling the difference...

wow.
no other words, really.
wow. yes. :D

ok, I was just thinkin' I was lucky enough the last week to buy a lovely little old chain mortiser, and YOU! man, what can I say? great deal, and...

assuming you've already stripped the japanning off, the brown staining could be some flash rust. Using a good primer under the new coat of varnish will solve every doubt.

or maybe a rub of...

I once tried as follows on a used & abused chisel with the same problem:
using an angle grinder in a vice, with a disc like this http://www.uniweldsrl.it/images/08_dischi_lamellari.GIF

and VERY...

For me is "Type 12. Planes made by Stanley 1919-1924". Scribbly, bluegum say 3 patent dates, so no pre-date :wink:

seanz, not only banana blade, but also big banana handle :U (ok, italian slang,...

Sorry for the late.
The planes are my own design (well, I must admit to be really influenced by every planemaker I see, so don't mind my reply...)
the timber is oak, merbau and maple (fore plane)...

Everything could be done by hand. If you're not really skilled/used to you'll only have the risk to be slower.
I'm not so skilled in using hand tools, but they're the only I have, so no chance to...

the chisel bevel seems not so entirely square... :D

but after all, it's really a good work! just a silly question: is the stone really flat? i.e. it's possible to flatten the back of a blade with...

Hi Derek, just a question: a lapping plate like that is faster or slower than a diamond stone? clever idea, anyway

Already seen it somewhere... can't remeber where exactly :D

Nice job Giuliano, as usual

And, finally, the completed job:

from the beginning to the end there were seven months (august to march), luckily it's not my first job... :D

bye

And, finally, the entire shell was glued and fitted. THIS was an enteresting job!!!! Shavings!!!!:2tsup:

in order to continue, due to the fact I'm usually so fast (:doh:), another winning decision: to cut the throat from the plain sole, instead of laminate.


No more in the life.

After that, it...

After that, I started again with the front part. I choose an angle based on the average dimension of long chips ejecting from a fore plane (ok, just an indefinted angle, I was kidding).

I was in...

Ok, I never advocate to be so fast, in my woodworking hobby... after a few months, voilà the results of my hard work. First of all, I changed my mind. No more scrub plane, but I was schwarzed by...

pfeil, stubai and dastra (and the obvious kirschen) are the much known brands, you can easily find them in Germany.

Old ulmia brand tools are very common, but they are saw and handplanes most....

mmmmh.... 2500 eur a fly for australia, 500 eur renting a car, plus food and fuel... mmmmh.... :doh::D



ah, ok, this is just what I was thinking, and I see I was right... but it was a shame...

After all, the life of tools during a boot fair ("brocantage market", it's far more cool to say...) is quite sad.
Few old and very, very, battened tools, most user made, or heavily modified to suit...

thank you very much. I just have to translate your treatize on fret work above and the description of the bench.
just bought a ?? some kind of fret saw today, but I don't think it is suitable for...

They are NOS, still in the boxes. I'm still waiting for a reply from the seller... made an indecent proposal :o

I had the same problem with a type 11 no.4.
The iron was too pitted to cut well. Instead of the usual aftermarket blades I had a try with a juuma planes replacement iron.

With my grat joy, the...

It is advertised as an "no learning curve" tool.
In my opinion this isn't true.
I found it particularly useful to restore vintage/battened chisels and plane blades. Though a special care is needed...

jsut received a proposal, more than 30 berg blade at about 20 euro each.
too much for me, both the number and the price :~

Just a moment... I have to go and call my wife to let her see... ok done :2tsup:

well, well, well, let me a couple of days to put together a new one, and I'll be done!
thanks again:U

Yes thanks, a sketch will be very useful for me...

that is the question...

I was kept in touch by an old woodworker's supplier, he ceased the activity, and he's selling the entire "antiques" of the shop (the old rust)

he could have again some...

this is the odd one, the only UK (sheffield?) made.
others are USA or Australian made

maybe the correct answer, but the wrong tool.... doh!

wow! :o

really nice for sure!! :2tsup:

how did you make that sort of inlays in the body?? are they entirely infilled? they are very Giger - Alien 2ish...

are you left or right handed? like...

yes, shame on me, but I'm still unable to go to the shed for the moment... I'm sorry I forgot to mention here:doh:

nice puzzle btw, I tried to recognize a real Stanley 45 in aluminium... :D

ok, I don't feel discouraged, was only thinking if the effort is worth the result... still have some my grandfather's woodie, I'll just try to camber the blade on one of them, and give a go.

this...

hey, thanks to everybody! :D

I already own a stanley 40, but is a pain working with if you find a knot (or two...).

It is surely due to my lack of experience, but if I try to flatten a board...

Hi there,
as I'm particularly in the period "brain at work" these days, I'm thinking about a self made scrub plane.

I researched many of the tips on the web, and I ended with these results:
- a...

very inspirational, Derek...

me too I was thinking to a laminated scrub plane, but with added cheeks instead of a pin to hold the wedge.

My only thought, was the glue to use. Did you use the...

NO.1
has the possibility for a side fence and hasn't

(impressed by the number of planes, btw.... :o)

no even need to ask... :2tsup:

Just waiting for

Nice, but I thought something more simple than this.




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all these tools have the same assistance during particular work: a lateral lever. screwed in the body of both the breast drill...