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One of my other hobbies is playing and collecting guitars and was surfing around a well known guitar forum on threads relating to fenders and notice quite a bit of animosity towards each other when someone didn't agree with what was being said, not like this site which is more open to other...

I agree totaly that you get what you pay for when buying engineering or most things for that matter, but have to agree with dangermouse on this one and say for a hobby and something to do on these dark winter nights finding old planes to fettle and use for the odd little woodwork project is my...

Like Allen said if that is a quick job what can you do when you take your time!. I was inspired by your previous fettling with the htp finish but bottled out at the last minute and went for gloss black. Craig

Thanks for that Alf, more food for thought but worth spending time on i dont know?

When i was looking the other day i can see some writing at the top of the blade but could not make it out properly due to bad light/bad eyes and no glasses in the garage! I am away doing some training for a couple of days so will have better look when i get back. Craig

Thanks guys, just had another look and noticed the front knob is held on by a long slot headed tapered mild steel bolt, more signs of low cost option. I was just saying that i had finished my no5 and noticiced the blade when fully retracted still comes out beyond the sole of the plane. After...

Well Stanley or not, will wire brush it wd40 at put it to one side untill i get really bored! Just finished pimping my stanley no5 so need a new plane project as i cant stand coming in from work and watching rubbish on telly all night! Craig

Also no marking on lever cap!

Hi Vann, I think you might be right, just had a closer look and no stanley markings! just made in england so thanks for that. Any pictures of yours vann? so could be 70 years old or so.

Hi all, thought you all might like to see my latest car boot find, its a stanley 4.5 and got to be old as there is no makers name on the lever cap. Its rusty but not heavily corroded so will clean it up. Trying to date it but not hundred per cent sure but pre 1930 ish?. Paid 2 pounds for it...

Hi Mathew, Thanks for replying, i will check it tomorrow but meantime i will keep checking that online auction site to see if any come up for auction. Craig

Hi all, Can anybody help me regarding a brass adjusting knob for a stanley no5 that i am fettling. The original one was damaged so a fellow forum member merlin kindly sent me a spare one he had. Just tried it on last night but the thread is the wrong pitch! Is there a way of checking etc or...

Hi all, Has anybody used, bought, or seen these workbenches, there seems to be a few people selling them for around the hundred pound mark. I know they are not going to be as sturdy as a one costing 3,4, times more but in these hard times they dont seem to bad. This is to go in my single garage...

Thanks Jim and Merlin, a pool of knowledge as usual. Craig

Well said Mathew, There will always be a market for high end engineered hand tools and affordable hand tools and inbetween, I myself lie in the latter but but still love beautiful engineering.

Hello there, Can anybody help me identify a stanley block plane i bought about 4 years ago. I needed a little block plane for some little joinery project that i was on with but only had a old blunt stanley number4 i got from my father, i bought a new one from a tool stall at a boot fair but...

Hi there just thought i would let you know what i have been on with in my garage this week. Its a stanley no5 probably not that old but have stripped the paint off and now just about got rid of all the rust. came with a very dodgy home made handle and tote from softwood but got advice from you...

In my working life i am a motor vehicle technician and have regularly welded cast exhaust manifolds on cars and then ground down to a smooth finish and lasted years. I beleive you can buy special rods or wire but i just used regular mild steel and v grooved the crack and welded it up. Just a...