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On one of my first visits to Christchurch (NZ) I had difficulty with the very English names on some of their streets. I was told that Leicester St was not pronounced Lee-Chester, but Lester. Worcester St was not pronounced War-Chester, but Wooster. And Gloucester St was not pronounced...

Damn it: Eketahuna, Whangamomona and Taumatawhakatangihangakōauauotamateapōkaiwhenuakitānatahu. (hammer) Cheers, Vann.

Yup, say nothing. The Chinese government is listening :wink: . Cheers, Vann.

Just saying... :wink: Cheers, Vann.

Nothing received at this end either. I'll try again. Cheers, Vann.

PM sent regarding conduit. Cheers, Vann.

Why not retain the existing socket and install/have installed a second socket? If you have to have a plate there, you may as well have a socket in it. And over here (NZ) you do have to have a blank plate or similar. What's "part P"? Cheers Vann.

Well I got home and was knackered - and completely forgot. But I remembered this morning. Some of the tabs are at angles, so the measurements shown don't show the true dimensions. I'm assuming you still have the stub of the original, so only have to re-create the top end. Let us know what...

Isn't global warming fun :wink: At least until we all have to wear our wellies 24/7 #-o . Cheers, Vann.

I have a Yankee No.1005. I'm about to go to work (Saturday morning here :cry: ) so can't measure anything until I get home - but a photo would help to make sure we're talking about the same thing. Cheers, Vann.

Wot?!! He's got no No.02, nor a No.08 :!: Amateur :mrgreen: Cheers, Vann.

Not saying - in case my wife reads this (hammer) Why, every single one - of course. It's great here at the bottom of that particular slope :wink: Cheers, Vann.

No. It's almost certain that you are comparing a pre 1930s 2¼" #5½ with a post 1930s 2⅜" #5½ . The #5½ is the only one of the standard bench planes that had a width change. That would account for 1/8" difference. The rest is normal variation. My widest #5½ is an Australian Turner at 76.3mm...

I think using one of those does count as chopping mortises by hand. (hammer) The American ones are foot powered, so that would be an 'out' for you. I bought mine: partly because I was on a hand tool 'kick' at the time, but also because the total cost, including the full set of chisels, was...

I agree. Going by Zippity's later posting, that the steel Adjusting Nut is 1 1/4" in diameter, and is identical to one on a Type 17 #5 he has, we can conclude it's not original to this plane. I disagree. That bedding style continued on the Stanley No.2 until the end of production in 1961...

Do you have many chisels for it? Edit: Oops - I see them in the box in one of the pikkies. I have a Carron Colonial solid chisel mortiser. With a set of chisels 8) Unfortunatey it's in storage until I free up the X, Y & Z movements :oops: . Cheers, Vann.

Yebbut the No.2 didn't follow the type studies, so saying it might be a type 8 or type 17 is not really relevant. I think the lucky sod has a mostly genuine Stanley No.2. The 'Stanley' on the lateral lever makes it a genuine Stanley (or a good forgery). The steel adjusting wheel is a new one...

Looking forward to the "big reveal" :) . Cheers, Vann.

I feel the same. A lot of guys have stopped posting on forums and now post on Instagram. I've been encouraged to join them. But I've looked and I just don't like the format. Forums are fickle enough, but I just don't see that any serious record can be achieved on Instagram - I guess the "Insta"...

Sorry, that suggestion was tongue-in-cheek. Stanley No.1 planes are rare and horrendously expensive. A more serious suggestion would be a block plane: 110, 120, 220 etc. When my daughter was around 10yo I gave her a No.3 plane, but she didn't have the upper body strength to use it. She has...