Stanley No5 Technical plane

[Bluekingfisher]

Can any of you hand plane gurus tell me what the specific job role of the Stanley N05 (T) Technical jack plane is please.

Is it for heavier work? Is it sized the same as a N0 5 1/2? The removable side mounted handle has got me stumped. I can only assume the side handle is to exert force other than directly downwards. :?:

 

[Racers]

Shooting.

Pete

 

[DTR]

I believe the Technical Jack was intended for training apprentices. The side handle (as Pete said) was for shooting as apparently some students had trouble holding a regular plane.

 

[Paul Chapman]

According to Planecraft (published by the makers of the plane), the Record T5 was "primarily designed to simplify and expedite training of boys and youths in schools and technical institutions...." The higher sides and side handle were to assist when the plane was used for shooting. The plane had a 2" iron and was slightly shorter than a #5 at 13".

Hope this helps.

Cheers :wink:

Paul

 

[bugbear]

Can any of you hand plane gurus tell me what the specific job role of the Stanley N05 (T) Technical jack plane is please.

That one of the models that Stanley neither designed nor made.

it was Record.

http://www.record-planes.com/record-no- ... ack-plane/

BugBear

 

[Bluekingfisher]

Thanks fellahs, makes perfect sense.

Cheers.

David

 

[Vann]

Is it sized the same as a N0 5 1/2?

The plane had a 2" iron and was slightly shorter than a #5 at 13".

Unless of course you pick up an early one with a 2¼" wide iron, which is the same width as an early No.5½. The length, however, is more like that of a Stanley 5¼, which I believe was also aimed at the schoolboy/apprentice training market.

Or maybe you could screw a side handle onto each side and aim it at the Japaneese market...

Where's my coat.... :mrgreen:

Cheers, Vann.