Stanley 62 low angle plane

[Dangermouse]

As posted in another thread, we have just had a new central heating system put in, so are penniless at the moment. But................ I couldn't resist this bargain one of the new Stanley 62 low angle jack planes. I had been thinking for along time about getting a low angle plane and have been keeping a lookout on ebay, but nothing has come up thats affordable. but I stumbled on this site belonging to a small tool firm in London selling Stanley 62 planes for £88.36, free postage. Now the cheapest I could find usually were £105 including postage up to a whopping £160.
So read a LOT of reviews on these planes. To start with it seems there were a few problems, which have now been sorted and according to all the reviews I have read the plane on offer now is really really good, some in fact saying they compare very well if not equal to LN, now I take that last remark with a pinch of salt until I get the plane in my hand.

Where I purchased my plane from have a full range of Stanley Premium planes, as far as I can see the cheapest in the country.
http://www.toollineuk.com/search.php?se ... y+Premium+

http://www.toollineuk.com/product.php/s ... /STA112137

By the way I have no interest in this firm what so ever, just passing on as a help to forum members.

 

[baldpate]

I'm edging myself towards investing in low-angle jack myself; my current favourite would be the Quangsheng from WH (£150 + PP, rather more than your purchase, but includes three blades ground to different angles, and a considerable degree of reassurance about quality).

Still ... £88 is a very persuasive argument, if the Stanley is at all useful. I'll look forward to hearing what you think about this plane.

Chris

PS: BTW, could it be that the deep discount is because this offering is old stock - with the attendant quality problems you mention (sorry if I'm raining on your parade! )? Hope not.

 

[Dangermouse]

[quote PS: BTW, could it be that the deep discount is because this offering is old stock - with the attendant quality problems you mention (sorry if I'm raining on your parade! )? Hope not.[/quote]

I don't think so , as the first planes were introduced a few years ago in 2008, If however it is and has problems I will just return it and save up for one of Matthews planes.

Here is a quote from Chris Schwarz reviewing the plane in 2010
"Conclusion
The logical question at this point is where this tool, at $180, is compared
to its competitors. I think it’s still a notch below the Lie-Nielsen
($245) and Veritas ($220) versions, though only for aesthetic reasons.
The brass knobs aren’t as finished. The casting is a little rougher –
stuff like that. "

Here is the link to the review

http://www.popularwoodworking.com/woodw ... et-perfect

Now I dont mind if the plane isn't painted as nice or has a handle like a Veritas or if the brass knobs are not as shiny, as long as its as good doing the job its made for as a LN or Veritas, Id be VERY happy.

 

[Dangermouse]

Full review, with photo's and video in Buying advice/Tool review section on here, now posted.

 

[selly]

Thanks for that. I've just ordered one as I was thinking of getting one for a while but even felt the Qsheng were a bit dear.

Don't really need one though!

Is it a 38 degree blade?

 

[Dangermouse]

Thanks for that. I've just ordered one as I was thinking of getting one for a while but even felt the Qsheng were a bit dear.

Don't really need one though!

Is it a 38 degree blade?

Hi Selly,
The blade as supplied
The iron face is set at 37 degrees
Primary bevel 25 degrees
Micro bevel 30 degrees.
But if you have a spare blade you could hone it to any other degree for different cut angles

 

[Richard T]

Well this has certainly come full circle.

It was Stanley who first came up with this plane - an extended and beefed up block plane as they thought, forgetting that their block plane had replaced the small mitre and this was a larger mitre.
However Stanley used the same grey cast iron as with all their cast planes and the back of the low angled mouth would chip - as did the block planes but less disastrously so as they weren't such a low angle and were less wide.

So the model was discontinued, yet still became a madly collected item despite its faults. So much so that it was eventually copied by Veritas in a 'ductile' iron casting thus giving us a usable, large, adjustable mitre.

I bought one - (when they were £150 :shock: ) and since then Veritas have copied and improved on nearly every Stanley success as have others but this model has been the staple of every new plane company; it's such a useful plane. First they were able to charge lots of dosh, but now they must yield to competition between themselves, finally won out price-wise it would seem by .... Stanley.