Plane restoration

[Dan-K]

Hi,

After the recent bash that featured some very nice planes indeed, I was inspired to drag a few planes out of the back of my dads shed:

As you can see, they haven't been polished for a little while!

The largest is a Bedrock 607, the middle a Bedrock 605 1/2, the smaller is a "No. 10" but appears unbranded. There is also the very small plane, which also seems unbranded, and an antique screwdriver I picked up just for fun

The blades look like they have been rather abused and they obviously need some cleaning....but do you think they have some potential? I really dont know anything about planes so this is going to be a very steep learning curve...

 

[big soft moose]

search the forum for threads on electrolytic derusting - basically you get an old model railway transformer or similar from freecycle/ebay then use it to run a little electrlytic tank - take the wooden bits off and take them to bits then hang the bodies in the tank et voila no more rust

you'll probably find that the blades (irons) are shot though and the soles may be pitted - you cant tell til youve cleaned them up

 

[toolsntat]

Very nice , apart from irons and chip irons which may be too pitted... the rest should be doable 8)

An old chisel as a scraper on the soles and sides should lift most of it :wink:

The No10 badger looks an early Stanley

One thing the castings should be well settled by now :roll:

Andy

 

[hobbler]

Await the results

 

[PeterBassett]

Two bedrocks and a No 10 hidden in a shed. Nice find!

 

[Karl]

Hi Dan

Nice find.

I've refurbed a couple of old Bedrocks - see hereand here.

Lord Nibbo also did a refurb on a No10, IIRC.

Good luck

Cheers

Karl

 

[woodbloke]

Nice find...those will turn out well, bit of tlc needed :wink: - Rob

 

[head clansman]

hi dan

No No nah, no chance of restoring them, best you let me take them off your hand . :lol: :lol: you lucky lucky man I'm sure they will come up fine looking forwards to seeing the progress keep plenty of pics coming . what else is lurking around at the back of your dads shed . hc :wink:

 

[Chris Knight]

Alf recommends using citric acid for the de-rusting. She describes the process here

http://www.cornishworkshop.co.uk/bracecleaning.html

I have used electrolytic de-rusting a fair bit but it does leave a nasty grey colour on stuff that needs quite a lot of work with abrasives to remove.

 

[Derek Cohen (Perth Oz)]

Hi Dan

That bull nose is a classic design. I recently restored a Slater ...

http://www.inthewoodshop.com/ToolRestorations/SlaterBullnoseRestoration.html

I am not sure that others would have bothered!

Regards from Perth

Derek

 

[Racers]

Hi,

Youv'e got some cracking planes there, a good cleanup and they will very nice usable planes.

Pete

 

[Dan-K]

Sounds like they have some potential

Didn't realise that the Bedrocks were made by Stanley when I picked them up!

Karl, you did a great job on your Bedrocks - did you re-do the japanning as well? they look spotless... a bit scared now as there's no way I have that kind of skill!

I was thinking of electrolytic derusting, but I shall check out citric acid now..

Thanks for all the advice.

In terms of irons etc: Can I regrind the originals, or should I replace with Hock (bit out of my price range really), or has anyone found a supply of replacement stanley blades?

 

[dannykaye]

In terms of irons etc: Can I regrind the originals, or should I replace with Hock (bit out of my price range really), or has anyone found a supply of replacement stanley blades?

Last time I needed one Irving could still supply record blades, otherwise have a look at Ray Isles page http://www.oldtools.free-online.co.uk/

 

[Jason Pettitt]

There are some good planes lurking somewhere under all that brown stuff. Looks like your dad knew what he was doing.