A home-made compass plane

[Pekka Huhta]

I have been dreaming of building my own compass plane from an old Stanley frog and a few other parts. Just to see that it's possible. That has been on my to-do list for several years already.

I'm really happy that I don't have build one, as I found someone else's interpretation of Stanley #20 in a museum over here in Finland.

That one was found in a museum in Pietarsaari. The town has been known from its long maritime heritage and I'm not surprised that someone has built a "replica" of a compass plane for his own use, as those have been hugely expensive over here at the time. Definitely the builder has seen a Stanley #20, but the result is a Finnish version of it, made from flat iron bar, a few bits of wood and a tad of creativity.

I think it's a lovely contraption. For some reason they did not allow me to try it in the museum, so I don't know if it works properly :wink:

Pekka

 

[Racers]

Hi, pukka

Thats a cracking piece work, do you have any more pictures? I would like to see the joint between the frog and sole.

Pete

 

[Pekka Huhta]

I don't have any more photos, but the frog was riveted to the sole just as on the original.

Pekka

 

[Doug B]

Hi, pukka

Thats a cracking piece work, do you have any more pictures? I would like to see the joint between the frog and sole.

Pete

Purely out of idle interest Pete, why do you want to see this? Are you thinking of making one?

 

[xy mosian]

That looks almost as if someone has replaced a broken casting on an original.

xy

 

[Pekka Huhta]

That looks almost as if someone has replaced a broken casting on an original.

xy

If you look closely, also the frog is made from sheet steel (a bit thinner than 1/4"). For example the Y-lever is just filed from a lump of metal.

I have been thinking of using a frog from an old Stanley for a similar projet, the early versions would have been pretty easy to convert.

Pekka

 

[Racers]

Hi, Doug B

It looks do able. :wink:

Pete

 

[Steve Maskery]

Nice find!
Are the legs hinged or just flexible?

 

[Doug B]

Is this any use to you Pete?

There is a row of small rivets both sides of the mouth.

Sorry for the thread hijack

 

[xy mosian]

Hi Pekka, I mistook it for the bits of a #20 Victor Circular Plane.

http://www.supertool.com/StanleyBG/stan3.htm

Obviously I didn't look closely enough

xy