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The five eggbeaters are mine (technically one of the small ones belongs to my daughter). That 1005 is not mine - it's at a museum in Christchurch, NZ. I do have a No.1005 but it's missing it's crank handle. I'd been considering making a pattern to have a new handle cast, but have now secured...

I'm not sure why the A suffix, but there are newer ones with a B suffix. I have come across a website somewhere that did explain the suffixes and where they were made. IIRC there were "no suffix" models made by North Bros, then at some point of US manufacture (either before or after the Stanley...

I shunned them in my youth. Much easier to use a power drill. I now use them all the time. One is permanently chucked with a 3mm pilot drill for 8g screws, another with a countersink bit. They're great for benchwork where both hands are free (no flat batteries or annoying cords). I still use...

Thanks for taking the time to do that Andy. I've never used a third party hosting site, so my posts aren't directly affected (might have the odd quote), but hundreds of threads have been ruined (made almost worthless), have been photobucketted, by their action - just on the four forums I...

I bought my first Stanley (a No.4) in 1973. It has wooden handles, aluminium handle nuts, plated steel depth adjuster wheel, and pressed steel yoke. They went back to brass nuts and wheel, and cast yoke a year or two later. I was given a No.6 like that by my BIL. I derusted it and gave it to my...

I think your list is as close as you'll get, until you've used them for a while. E.g. You won't know if you prefer a 3, 4 or 4.5 as a smoother until you've been smoothing for a while. Don't let that slow you down - you can always sell a plane and buy another size in the future. But I agree with...

Replace it with a Wadkin :mrgreen: (come on, you know you want to). Okay, I'm going... Cheers, Vann.

For grinding, I use a hand-cranked grinder. I don't know prices over there, but I think you would pick up a hand grinder cheaper than a powered one, on the second-hand market. Saves burning the steel. I bought a white wheel for mine. It was locally available so quicker and cheaper to obtain than...

This is a decision I think you may regret, though I understand where you're coming from. I nearly went down that route myself (actually ordered a new Record 05 from the local hardware shop - but cancelled the order before it arrived). As I said in my earlier post, there's no point in a new jack...

Your question(s) is hard to answer. Different planes suit different people, so what works for me may not work for you. Here's my tuppence worth anyway: A jack plane does roughing work. I'd be reluctant to spend big money on a new roughing plane. So a second hand plane was my choice for a jack...

+1 Cheers, Vann.

I saw that one on ePay earlier this year. The serial number looks to be overstamped. I read it as PK 1390 (looks like the 9 is over the top of an 8 ). I had one bearing on the table missing completely, along with the eccentric bolt. Replacement bearings weren't too costly (about $NZ20 each...

http://www.wstoolsbirmingham.com/history-of-ws-tools-birmingham/ Cheers, Vann.

Wow. That guy is just soooo lucky he didn't burn down his workshop :!: I guess that's one way to avoid taking out the rubbish... Cheers, Vann.

I'd noticed lots of missing pictures. When I first attempted to use photobucket, I couldn't figure out how to work it. As I'd an uneasy feeling about hosting pictures on a separate site, I didn't persist. I host my pictures on the site my posts are on. This can be a bit limiting (max 256kb on...

Normally it wouldn't be worth the trouble of doing this type of repair to a No.4 - as a replacement Stanley or Record could be bought for less than the cost of materials for the repair. As this is a slightly rarer WS, and if you really want to attempt a repair, I'd be inclined to use a bit of...

Of course not, it's not a Record :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: (I can't find a ROTFL smilie) I bought a bunch of woodies I didn't want just to get an incomplete Record 02. It was sitting off to the side in the sellers photo so I asked if it was included in the auction. He said he was going to...

05 1/2 - 2 3/8" irons or 2 1/4" irons? I have acquired far too many planes. Of my 3 most used planes 2 are Records - an 04ss and an 05 (the other is a No.3 Clifton). Other Records I use are a No.07ss, a T5 (soon to be a T5ss) and an 043 plough. I need to derust and use some others :oops...

Hi AndyM, welcome to the PK club. Mine also came without a pin. I threaded a piece of 1/2" rod and cut it to length, and I've had the blade drilled to take it. Of course I don't have my PK running yet :oops: , so I don't know if it worth the trouble (I've also bough 3 more blades - second-hand...

I've just acquired an earlier one - no stand, shorter tables (3' 9") and a 1.5hp motor. It came from a railway workshop. I've been doing research by looking through old railway files. It turns out mine is one of 12 bought in the late 1920s. Tenders closed on 15th February 1926, so Wadkin must...