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mahking51

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Hi all,
Just captured this steel casting for an infill plane and would welcome any ideas or thoughts on the best way to proceed and also best timbers to use etc etc. I have an idea that I might 'load' the infills with lead to give more weight and heft, any thoughts on this?
I posted one pic of a plane I saw and liked.
Infill-casting01.jpg

infill-casting02.jpg

infill-casting03.jpg

infill-casting04.jpg

infill-idea02.jpg

Regards,
Martin
 
Cool! How heavy is it Martin?
Why not go for a Norris style? Loaded with Rosewood or Ebony?
Jim Kingshotts book is very useful for this kind of thing-also has plans, etc.....
Cheers
Philly :D
 
Martin,

The plane that you show looks like a Stanley #8 (or maybe #7, hard to tell without a scale reference) with infilled ends. Is it the case?

If so, I would say that while the infilled ends add to weight, they do nothing to ensure a more solid bedding to the blade, which an infill is designed to do.

Am I missing something here? I'm asking in a non-confrontational way...

DC
 
DC
I think you are right it is probably a No7 or 8 I just used it as an illustration of a shape that I liked. I take your point totally. :)

Philly
I will weigh it asap but its about the sisize of a No6. Will call you later.

Regards
martin
 
mahking51":3kswoc8c said:
DC
I think you are right it is probably a No7 or 8 I just used it as an illustration of a shape that I liked. I take your point totally. :)

Philly
I will weigh it asap but its about the sisize of a No6. Will call you later.

Regards
martin

That'll ceertainly help you build that promised kitchen :lol: :lol: :lol:
 
mahking51":1jedp9dp said:
That's an interesting one - first one I've seen beside John Brown's. Can't off-hand recall his argument in their favour, but I don't think the advantage of added weight should be lightly dismissed, specially in a #8... :shock:

So is there some sort of infill plane disease sweeping through Dorset? Waka needs to watch out. :lol:

Cheers, Alf
 
Alf":1brgbqxr said:
So is there some sort of infill plane disease sweeping through Dorset? Waka needs to watch out.

Alf, as I'm so close to retirement I have blocked infills out of my mind, out of my mind, out of my mind. :eek: :eek:
 
Waka,
Say after me: I KNOW I NEED one! I KNOW I WANT one! I KNOW I NEED one!....... :twisted: :twisted:
Keep safe and looking forward to seeing you done at last.
Regards
Martin
 

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