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273894 oldtools@g... Notification <noreply@g...> 2021‑06‑09 Photo Notifications #photo-notice
Dan Beck  added the album Stanley 71 : I came into
possession of a Stanley 71 router. Although it came with a blade, it was a bit
up and I had some gift cards to Lee Valley so I bought some new blades for it
(1/2" straight, 1/2" spear-point, and the 3/4" blade). It says on the Lee Valley
website that these blades fit the Stanley #71 router planes... with the height-
adjustment nut inverted. Therein lies the rub -- my 71 doesn't have a height-
adjustment mechanism. And the new Lee Valley blades are just a hair too thick.
So, my questions are: 1. why doesn't my 71 have the height adjustment mechanism?
Is this something older versions of the 71 didn't have, or is mine incomplete?
2. In order to make the blades fit on this 71, should I make the inside diameter
of the collar a bit bigger or the outside diameter of the three blades a bit
smaller?



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The following photos have been uploaded to the Stanley 71 (
https://groups.io/g/oldtools/album?id=264974 ) album of the oldtools@g... group.

* IMG_5874.JPEG ( https://groups.io/g/oldtools/photofromactivity?id=3241779 )
* IMG_5875.JPEG ( https://groups.io/g/oldtools/photofromactivity?id=3241780 )
* IMG_5876.JPEG ( https://groups.io/g/oldtools/photofromactivity?id=3241781 )
* IMG_5877.JPEG ( https://groups.io/g/oldtools/photofromactivity?id=3241782 )
* IMG_5878.JPEG ( https://groups.io/g/oldtools/photofromactivity?id=3241783 )

*By:* Dan Beck 
273897 Kirk Eppler 2021‑06‑09 Re: Photo Notifications #photo-notice
Here is a type study, talks about an adjuster wheel in type 6, and it shows
up in the drawing for type 6, but never specifically mentioned

https://www.hyperkitten.com/tools/routers/stanley/stanley_71.html

Blood gore does not mention when the adjuster came in that I can see at a
glance, except with the shoe

http://www.supertool.com/StanleyBG/stan10.htm

Changing the ID of the collar would be easier, but doesn't seem right.

Kirk in HMB, lunchtime over, meeting time resuming.



On Wed, Jun 9, 2021 at 11:51 AM oldtools@g... Notification <
noreply@g...> wrote:
273898 Kirk Eppler 2021‑06‑09 Re: Photo Notifications #photo-notice
Instead of shaving the blade or the collar, it appears you can trim off the
top of the "back" vee, which will give you a bit more forward movement of
the clamp.  (Topmost, left most side in this pic). Taking a bit off the
clamp where those two point contact the clamp would be easier than thinning
the blade-contacting side of the clamp.

I would also check for casting flaws inside the clamp

>    - IMG_5878.JPEG
>    <https://groups.io/g/oldtools/photofromactivity?id=3241783>

KE

On Wed, Jun 9, 2021 at 12:59 PM Kirk Eppler via groups.io  wrote:

> Here is a type study, talks about an adjuster wheel in type 6, and it shows
> up in the drawing for type 6, but never specifically mentioned
>
> https://www.hyperkitten.com/tools/routers/stanley/stanley_71.html
>
> Blood gore does not mention when the adjuster came in that I can see at a
> glance, except with the shoe
>
> http://www.supertool.com/StanleyBG/stan10.htm
>
> Changing the ID of the collar would be easier, but doesn't seem right.
>
> Kirk in HMB, lunchtime over, meeting time resuming.
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 9, 2021 at 11:51 AM oldtools@g... Notification <
> noreply@g...> wrote:
>
> > Dan Beck  added the album Stanley 71 : I came
> > into possession of a Stanley 71 router. Although it came with a blade, it
> > was a bit up and I had some gift cards to Lee Valley so I bought some new
> > blades for it (1/2" straight, 1/2" spear-point, and the 3/4" blade). It
> > says on the Lee Valley website that these blades fit the Stanley #71
> router
> > planes... with the height-adjustment nut inverted. Therein lies the rub
> --
> > my 71 doesn't have a height-adjustment mechanism. And the new Lee Valley
> > blades are just a hair too thick. So, my questions are: 1. why doesn't my
> > 71 have the height adjustment mechanism? Is this something older versions
> > of the 71 didn't have, or is mine incomplete? 2. In order to make the
> > blades fit on this 71, should I make the inside diameter of the collar a
> > bit bigger or the outside diameter of the three blades a bit smaller?
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > The following photos have been uploaded to the Stanley 71
> > <https://groups.io/g/oldtools/album?id=264974> album of the
> > oldtools@g... group.
> >
> >    - IMG_5874.JPEG
> >    <https://groups.io/g/oldtools/photofromactivity?id=3241779>
> >    - IMG_5875.JPEG
> >    <https://groups.io/g/oldtools/photofromactivity?id=3241780>
> >    - IMG_5876.JPEG
> >    <https://groups.io/g/oldtools/photofromactivity?id=3241781>
> >    - IMG_5877.JPEG
> >    <https://groups.io/g/oldtools/photofromactivity?id=3241782>
> >    - IMG_5878.JPEG
> >    <https://groups.io/g/oldtools/photofromactivity?id=3241783>
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
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Kirk Eppler
273913 Dan Beck <drumsandbacon@g...> 2021‑06‑10 Re: Photo Notifications #photo-notice
Thanks for this info. It looks like I have a type 2 (as I do not believe the
base is nickel-plated). Based on that, I agree - altering the collar (altho
easier) doesn't seem right.

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