alan ferrency wrote:
>
> I've decided to de-lurk.
Welcome! But that statement is often followed by a bio. You know:
name rank and serial number types of stuff. Many good examples
may be found on the website under the "Galoots" button.
> On a particularly lucrative yard sale day in the Fall, we came to One
> Last Yardsale, even though SWMBO and I had only managed to scrounge
> $2.70 in change off the car floor after running out of cash
> To make a long story short, I got
> the nice Stanley #4 (along with a Sliva compass) for $2.70.
Funny how that seems to work isn't it? Only had $2.70, found tons of
planes, spent $2.70 on one of them, wish I'd had more ...
>
> The bad news was, I hadn't read the OldTools FAQ yet, and committed a
> major Faux Pas by wire wheeling the sole of the plane "since it's only
> a $2.70 plane anyway, and I need to get the rust off."
Oops. Maybe some QuickLapping with the old AlZ paper will fix that
little slip up.
> I never
> finished getting all that crackling japanning off,
What for?
> and have since
> decided it would be better to find some other way to remove the rest
> of the rust.
Look up all the electrolysis stuff we've discussed.
> The plane looks to me to be a type 19, same as the one I
> inherited from Grandpa.
Ah ha! Perfect bio fodder!
>
> This past weekend I found a Stanley #5c at a consignment antiques shop
> in Burnt Cabins, PA
> The #5c is in okay shape, definitely useable but not perfect. It has
> a bit of the tote cracked off, and someone had dropped the corner of
> the plane on something pointy, leaving a dent that protrudes beyond
> the sole at the corner. Does anyone have reccommendations for
> removing this bit of raised metal? Should I leave it there and not
> plane anything full-width, or is it okay to file/grind/sand that bit
> down to make it a more useful tool?
File it off, and plane full width.
- Bill
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