Plane restoration

[brandy20]

I was surfing the web when I came across this site about restoring a plane. Thought you might be interested in it.

http://www.recordhandplanes.com/restoration.html

Luca

 

[bugbear]

I was surfing the web when I came across this site about restoring a plane. Thought you might be interested in it.

http://www.recordhandplanes.com/restoration.html

Luca

Hmm. That's a little vicious for my tastes - all that "strip and refinish" stuff.

BugBear

 

[Richard T]

Thanks for that Luca.
Though it's missing Eleventh stage: Sharpen it.

 

[Racers]

10th stage reseat the frog.


How, just slap it back in? or lap it so it seats well. One of the most important things to do IMHO.


Pete

 

[jimi43]

10th stage reseat the frog.


How, just slap it back in? or lap it so it seats well. One of the most important things to do IMHO.


Pete

Absolutely! Some of the frogs I have encountered have casting beading which means the frog only rests on the bed at about three points not all over. Lapping the two with each other makes a far better bed.

I think that vicious is correct but some (like the ones he shows) are beyond gentle treatment. Mostly left in a shed to rot for many years!

Jim

 

[bugbear]

Absolutely! Some of the frogs I have encountered have casting beading which means the frog only rests on the bed at about three points not all over.

How about both surfaces covered in (maker's original) paint !?

BugBear

 

[Vann]

How about both surfaces covered in (maker's original) paint !?

Ah, yes. I've got a Record SP4 like that. A high quality piece of tooling (not!). At least it stops the surfaces from rusting while I decide whether to throw it away or try to on-sell it to another mug (I being the last mug in the line so far...)

Cheers, Vann.