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Hi J - no, not a cent, ever. I think I have bought 4, maybe 5 from the U.S. and don't recall a single problem. I don't actually know the duty situation on second-hand items like this but I wonder if others here have had the same experience? It is certainly the very best hunting ground for old...

Hi Gerard, thanks for the feedback. This London Plane actually came from Alex in Surrey, but the tree grew within the grounds of The Tower of London (nice I think). I looked into this and it turns out London Plane is actually a French native, and the historical people at the Tower are...

Hello John - mainly personal preference I think. I just find that the ebony is so hard and burnishes really nicely so I don't feel a finish would be of benefit. I think the same about Lignum too. jimi43 made a few mallets from old bowling balls some time ago and I am sure he just worked down the...

Lucky for me Jim - so the small scrub doesn't have a back? The Infill was a gift so I never thought that would have had one anyway. Is it a southern thing to expect everything good to come back in time? I seriously don't understand this, so please explain. No rush, when you are good and ready...

Hi Andy - it promises to be very good, but I will need to spend a little more time on the cap and the back of the blade. The sole is excellent, a little pitting but v flat everywhere it needs to be (fades away a tads near the back, I mean a thou maybe... ). Very pleased you like it/them Matthew...

Update time. First off, apologies to dm re the failure to answer the finishing question. It's here now (been doing some pre-finishing prior to final assembly). I wanted the back to be as well-worked as the front. So 3 thin boards of the cherry, and a scratch-stock to create a very small bead...

I have started marking things. Just happened to be using an old woodie block plane converted into a mini-scrub today and it crossed my mind to name it. (if the use of a mini-scrub is of any interest, please see my thread 'another box'. The plane was a gift from Sputnik Jim, and is much...

Having followed twothumbs 'Ruined' thread Andy T told :wink: me to post pics of this one. I found it about a year ago on eBay and it was in the UK (I have often got old Stanleys from the States where the choice is far better but shipping can be around £30). I think this one cost about £40...

OK Andy, I think this one is worth a post... I'll get some pics done, maybe a few here can help date as it has an unusual screw fixing for the knob, no frog adjuster of course (new fangled things) and the S mark for the casting. Wait and see :D

Hi Mike - I was not able to get really close - it is a business now, with a glass-screened viewing galley etc. But there was a well-placed 'story-stick' of how to make the mouse, nearby. I cannot imagine there would be any maker mark other than the mouse - it is now a real 'power-brand' (and...

Hi Andy, talking of 'old', I was showing jimi43 (Sputnik these days) my US Stanley No 6 today. I am still researching this one, but the v early ones had American beech handles (walnut is considered 'modern' :lol: ). It's easier to date the mainstream ones (the 4s etc) but I strongly suspect this...

That is very sympathetically restored Andy. The tote looks excellent too. I may need to seek out an old US Stanley 4 1/2 now. I have a Record SS but my Stanley line-up is missing this one (and a No1 of course - I'll manage without that one, or the 2 for that matter).

Sorted :D :D With the kind help of Richard at Sedgwick who talked me through brake adjustment, all now running and everything I hoped for. I am even more sure now that this machine has never actually run til now - the brake was adjusted tight locked and the access cover had never been...

Thanks, yes, somewhere (may need a new battery!). The wires going into the brake ***'y are sleeved, but I could trace back to the supply end (in the starter casing)... have decided today is one of those bad ones - a write-off, had other things go badly too. Will try that tomorrow evening.

Update - I freed the 3 bolts that hold the brake assembly to the main casing of the motor, and discovered that the armature now moves a fraction, with brake assembly fixed firmly to it. So I am 95% sure it is a seized brake. I guess the electronic release is nowhere near powerful enough to back...

I think that is right Richard, I retract and sub with yours. I love those latches but agree nails would be nice. Yes BB, it's big business now - I see suspicious signs of a router on the shot of the latch I posted... maybe they have some machines hidden away. edit p.s. - when the guys got back...

Well done Devon, I've seen quite a few of the boards and Robert there really does know and understand woods. I'd be keen to see, and also see what it gets turned (made I mean) into.

Hi all, just finally got a PT260 and I have wanted one for years. I got it from Lee at ALT Saws, I have left him a message but any owners here may have ideas. First I needed to replace the supply lead (longer) and that's all fine. When I switched it on the motor hums but doesn't turn (so off...

Hi Custard - definitely Kilburn (N Yorks, that is, not the London one). Nestled just at the base of the moors that reach over towards Whitby etc. Malham (as in the Tarn) is a good way off. Promise, this is the man (deceased now of course). His mouse mark is now very well protected and it was...

Hi Andy - it's solid, and I know it may be a risk. I first milled the top and base (all stock actually) back in Feb, then into the house to acclimatise. The top is now about 8mm, but I started at 12mm, then hand-planed once I was happy it was stable (in a UK home environment). Also it is very...