Two questions if I may please.

[BRYAN]

Firstly, Could anyone with a Stanley 13- 052 plough plane measure the guide fence rods diameter please.
I need to replace mine after my younger brother banged mine into hard ground with a hammer or summat.
God knows what he was up to,but I don't. This happened 40 years ago.

Secondly, I am giving my Tormek another try after giving up on it 15 years ago. I am hoping that I will have more patience now (doubtfull though). Unfortunately I can't find any honing compound that has not dried out in the tube that I split to remove the trapped contents at the neck.
I have 5 litres of T-cut in the barn, can I use that in stead?

Atb Guys.

 

[Myfordman]

Sorry I can't help with hand planes as I don't use planes but I think t cut will be too fine. Lots of people use autosol as an economic alternative to the tormek stuff.

 

[morturn]

autosol or Maaz polish will be fine

 

[Roughcut]

Firstly, Could anyone with a Stanley 13- 052 plough plane measure the guide fence rods diameter please.
I need to replace mine after my younger brother banged mine into hard ground with a hammer or summat.
God knows what he was up to,but I don't. This happened 40 years ago.

Secondly, I am giving my Tormek another try after giving up on it 15 years ago. I am hoping that I will have more patience now (doubtfull though). Unfortunately I can't find any honing compound that has not dried out in the tube that I split to remove the trapped contents at the neck.
I have 5 litres of T-cut in the barn, can I use that in stead?

Atb Guys.

I'm off out to work in a minute.
But I will measure the guide rods on my 13-052 later today and post back if no-one does so in the mean time.

 

[Eric The Viking]

Get a tube of Autosol from a car accessory shop. That works very well, or failing that T-cut might work, but it might be too thin. Mine is not a Tormek brand (but otherwise same idea) and I find Autosol is good, but occasionally I wet the leather with 3-in-one. It'll probably come unstuck from the wheel one day, but meanwhile it's fine.

 

[HappyHacker]

Don't have a 52 but my 54 and 40 are both 9.75mm.

 

[MusicMan]

I use Autosol on my Tormek and it works well.

 

[Steve Maskery]

Don't have a 52 but my 54 and 40 are both 9.75mm.

I bet that is 3/8" with a layer of chromium (or nickel) plate on it.

 

[Bob Graham]

my 030 is 7.9mm

 

[Roughcut]

9.85mm