Time to get back to making things....besides making metal shiny?   These need a case made..
   
3/4" diameter Dies, and a Die Holder.

Had bought 4 of these planks at Lowes a while back..
   
The 4th one was cut into 3 equal parts ( other 3 could be made into a case for the "New Chisels"?)
Parts were a bit cupped, so...
   
This one is to be a lid for the case...the other 2?  Well one needed to be worked on a different way...
   
Traced around the Die holder, bolts and all...may have picked a too big of a blade, was hard to make some of the curves....
   


Came time to glue these 2 together...Placed them so that the cups met like this..()   then used the clamps to flatten them together into the spread out glue..
   
Until I got a good squeeze out all around...will let this sit a day....then clean things up/out...and level and square it up..

I found an old bit for a Brace drill, that was a bit over-sized from a #12 bit..might be a#13?   Intend to drill out a hole for each Die..5 above the holder, and 5 below.

The label each as to what size Die is in the holes. 

Add a pair of hinges and a latch....and the Branding iron to the lid.

Stay tuned...

I have a Wards Master #7 for sale. I was my user until I got the Keen Kutter K7C. I have been using it for a couple of years so it is not fresh off from the grinder. Montgomery Wards was a department store in my days and it was sold as their house brand. The plane was made by Stanley and it is an earlier version because of the solid face and close fit at the front of the frog. The knob and tote are solid but show some wear and tear. They could stand refinishing but it was my daily user. The sides have been ground square with the bottom and the bottom is as flat as any plane on the market. 

One picture is of the plane completely disassembled, so you know everything is in working order. Asking $165 plus shipping. I will have to find out about the shipping cost.

Anyway pictures are worth a 1000 words so here they are.

   






   

   

   

   

   

   

Thanks for looking

Tom

DRILL PRESS IS SOLD

Up for sale is a recently completed Delta DP-220 14” bench top drill press. Serial number is 55-4813 which dates it as 1947. It is a DP-220 head with high speed pulleys on both the motor and spindle. Measured speeds are 4980, 2444, 1258 and 650. Motor pulley has small chip in top step – does not interfere with function. Entire machine was disassembled, cleaned and painted.

The machine has new spindle bearings – I used standard 6202 5/8 bore bearings. Spindle nose run out is less than .001”.

The motor is a Delta 1/3 HP capacitor start single phase currently wired for 110. Motor was completely disassembled, cleaned and painted. Reassembled with new bearings. It has the Delta switch on the junction box with the on/off switch rod.

It has a new belt, tilt table (some arc of shame) depth stop and a new (used) return spring.

Based on what I have into this drill press, I am looking to get $250 for it but will certainly entertain any reasonable offers. Local pick up is preferred but I can assist with delivery within a reasonable distance of Winston Salem, NC for a small fee. I can also hold until arrangements can be made (indefinitely) with payment.

Thanks for looking
Rick

   

   

   

   

   

   

While on the road to visit the Boss...stopped in at Brandt, OH....seems there is a "Junk Store" just west of the only traffic light in town...

Outside, in front of the store, they have a bunch of tables set up, like at a Yard Sale.
   
There is also a Garage/shed to the est side of the store..with a LOT of shelves....filled with all sorts of "goodies" ( where I picked a Stanley 60-1/2)
 
Then just out back, there is a huge yard, filled will stuff..
   
This is about a 1/4 of the backyard....they do keep everything outside covered in tarps, unless the store is open, the weather is dry...

When you then walk inside the front door to the store itself...there is a shelf unit...usually has a few hand planes...

Well, today I decided to buy one....tag said $24...I got it for $21 counting tax.
   
It did look a bit better the most of the planes there, though..
   
There was a time, that these were sold at Home Depot...along with a #5 Jack, and a block plane or 2...Brand named was Buck Bros.    You could also buy replacement irons , 2" wide, for $3.....Then, Great Neck quit making hand planes...and when the stocks ran out, they were no longer for sale at The Home Depot...
   

Decided to clean this plane up...just enough to get it to work..sole was a tad rusty from sitting on a shelf somewhere, other than Home Depot...
   
No, it is NOT polished up like a mirror, nor will it ever be...but, it is flat...

iron needed a wee bit of work...and might need a little more, IF the goal was micron thin shavings....it MIGHT get the UNicorn later..

Chipbreaker?   Needed more work the the iron did..until it fir gap-free onto the back of the iron....which was flattened better than it was....but had rustiness to get rid of, too.
Test drive?
   
Tweaked, and fettled a bit...try again...
   
Almost there...was trying for a full width of the stick of pine...
   
I think that will do, for now
   
Just a cheap #4 sized hand plane....Yeah, back in the day, these cost about $15 NEW.  

YMMV, of course.

I thought I would post some pictures of my collection of Keen Kutter K series planes. I have after market irons and chip breakers for what I have. I Have some that haven't been sharpened,  yet as well as some so the  could use a tuning up.  That is why they are not in the photos. I am doing both flat bottom as well as corrugated. I have made all new Bolivian Rosewood knobs and totes for all of them. My 8C, my 4  flat bottom as well as my two 5's are over at my shop

I need an 8 flat bottom, a 7 flat bottom, a 5 1/2 flat bottom ,2 #3s and  what ever 2s and both 4 1/2s. I am writing this just in case someone here might want to do some trading. I have another 8 C and a extra 7C.

   

   

   

I hope you enjoyed this post

Tom

I wanted to show the 608 being ground bit I forgot the camera. I just got finished grinding a 4 1/2 so I thought I would show the steps because They are the same. Usually one machines the largest surface first, and then the sides. but in this case it has already been machined. I clamped the largest surface to my angle plates. Yow can see that two angle plates were used. The 608 was done the same way it is just that the angle plated were spaced farther apart. Then the first side that was ground was placed on the magnetic table and the second side was ground parallel to the first. Then the plane is flipped and the first side reground, usually only about 1 to 1 1/2 thousands will clean up every thing. Because the bottoms of the planes may or may not be flat, the clamps can distort the plane a little bit. This is my way of making the sides as parallel as possible and exactly the same thickness. It also gets rid of any possibility of any twist from clamping to the angle plate.

   

   

   

   

Next the plane is clamped in a precision vise and the bottom is ground. And trust me a precision vise is not just any ordinary vise vary accurate vise. When I did the 608 I used two vises, just like the two angle plates.

   

   

   

I spent just under 4 hours grinding this plane. I also had about 40 minutes travel tine and I wouldn't have spent the time to use a machine that is designed to do one thing which is to remove metal and if I thought I could use sandpaper and a piece of glass to flatten it, or a scrapper, a skill I do not have, I would have done so at my home. I know every body thinks they can flatten a plane but iron doesn't sand like wood.

Tom

I watch the used tool market in my local area and have found some deals over the years, but sometimes I wonder what people are thinking

Several years ago I passed on a Robland x31 5 in 1 machine because I couldn’t fit it into my small shop at the time.  The guy was willing to let it go for less then 1000 then.
Considering that was about one dollar per pound I thought it would have been a decent deal.
I have since seen them for as little as $600 and they still stay for sale for an extended time.

One just popped up locally and they are asking $4500, nope, I didn’t add any zeros to that, the asking price is more than 4K

Maybe they are hoping a sucker comes along, and they only need one.

If they were a little lower than that, i might start a conversation and see if I could get them to see what the market really is for the X31, but with their asking price, I am pretty sure they would get insulted by any conversation I were to start.

I know that some tools like Festool will bring 75% of new prices, but that’s for something that’s still in production, and you can still get parts for.  
As far as I know the Robland x31 hasn’t been sold New in the states for well over a decade.

My sister has expressed an interest in some Amish / Kitchissippi style bench and chair that are gliders.
Lee Valley has the glider hardware but no plans for glider furniture that I can find.

When googling around, I found the LuxCraft site where they are selling 6' glider benches that look especially nice with roll seat, high back, and a fold-down shelf in the middle. Unless I am missing something, these look like they could be especially comfortable.

Anyone have suggestions for good plans for gliders (chairs or benches)?

   

After much testing and redesign to improve functionality and reduce cost, the Loon Lake Tool Works Kerfing Plane Kit for the Stanley No 50 Light Plough Plane is ready! The three components in the kit will convert nearly any Stanley No 50 into a kerfing plane used to prepare lumber for resawing with a rip handsaw. A shallow kerf cut into all four sides of the board will encourage the saw to follow the cut without the need to constantly check on the whereabouts of the saw blade, drastically improving the quality of the cut, while reducing sawing time and effort.

To see it in action, check out Chester Spier's excellent video on YouTube. This was done with an early prototype, but the function is the same.

Absolutely no permanent modifications are required to attach the components to the plane. On later models equipped with the cutter adjustment lever, the lever, screw, and nut must be removed so that the blade sits flat against the body of the plane. Each kit comes with complete instructions to install and adjust the components on your plane.

The progressively-toothed rip saw blade slides over the fence rods and is held straight by a stainless steel backing plate. Both pieces are sandwiched between the body of the plane and the sliding section, which uses the original wing nut to hold everything secure. The original fence is used to set the location of the cut on the edge of the board. The new depth stop with a longer rod is used to set the total depth of cut.

Note: this purchase is for the three components in the kit only. A plane is not included. You must supply that.

The kit is priced at $85 plus shipping (US and International)

   

   

   

   

   

   

Hello! Another moisture meter recommendation request. I would prefer a pinless if not to $$.

Thank you!