Gloat thread

[Phil Pascoe]

Just take the front off, and sell it as a "chisel plane" on evil bay?

 

[JohnPW]

There's one on Ebay now, with the front taken off, permanently

Edit: went for £51+P&P!

 

[Trafalgar]

I think the Record 'war finish' is a cadmium plating. I have a 405 with it. Wash hands after use! Cadmium is bad stuff.

 

[Vann]

Here's a late entry (I can't beat the free Norris though)

Record 08ss - $35.00 (= ~£17.50)

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing ... =742174497

Gloat over.

Cheers, Vann.

 

[tobytools]

Well spotted vann. I know you've been looking for this a while now.
Bravo
TT

 

[Racers]

Very nice Record No8 Vann.

Pete

 

[tobytools]

Just got these of eBay, allways wanted a japanese chisel, and I like mortice chisels, so win win.
One of the chisels is unknown to me, it's almost like the blunt chisel technique.
I'll know more when I receive these.

What you think.
Got these for under £30
May seem a bit pricy but hey we love and learn.

TT

 

[tobytools]

Just got these of eBay, allways wanted a japanese chisel, and I like mortice chisels, so win win.
One of the chisels is unknown to me, it's almost like the blunt chisel technique.
I'll know more when I receive these.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/1wps8g5uf3hv6 ... .17.47.png
What you think.
Got these for under £30
May seem a bit pricy but hey we love and learn.

TT

 

[jimi43]

Just got these of eBay, allways wanted a japanese chisel, and I like mortice chisels, so win win.
One of the chisels is unknown to me, it's almost like the blunt chisel technique.
I'll know more when I receive these.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/1wps8g5uf3hv6 ... .17.47.png
What you think.
Got these for under £30
May seem a bit pricy but hey we love and learn.

TT

I think you possibly did very well indeed! Of course...pictures of the faces would be nice but I think it's a valid gamble.

More pictures when you get them please!

Jimi

 

[Vann]

Well spotted vann. I know you've been looking for this a while now.
Bravo

Very nice Record No8 Vann.

Have you got that no8 up and running yet?

It's arrived. It was poorly packaged - if the postie had dropped it, it would have broken 8-[ But fortunately it's complete and in surprisingly good order - apart from the obligitory surface rust.

However I've put it aside - my shed time ATM is going into my blacksmith's post drills, and into reviving a few tools with and for my 9 yo daughter (who's showing an interest).

It's a type 3 (1945-52ish), but with no patent date on the 2-piece cap-iron, so post-1947. Handles are not beech, but I'm not sure that they're rosewood either (rosewood was not the norm from 1939, but continued to show up randomly for quite a while after that - presumably each time stocks ran low and they got to the old ones near the bottom of the barrel). Most of the transfer is still on the tote. Very little chrome left on the front of the lever-cap.

Cheers, Vann.

 

[tobytools]

Im glad I never sold my no8. Thanks to the wise words from Pete (thank you)
Looking good vann.

What are your planes with it now? Wip

Cheers
TT

 

[Vann]

Hi Toby. I might do a WIP towards the end of the year. As I said earlier:

...I've put it aside - my shed time ATM is going into my blacksmith's post drills, and into reviving a few tools with and for my 9 yo daughter...

Not every purchase is gloat worthy. I feel more like a goat :shock: than a gloat over this Record No.5 I bought last week...

The seller said it was very rusty, but suggested it could be done up. I'm trying to get a partial refund because he failed to mention the break. But I think I'll be out of luck . It was a type 1 (1930-39) complete with nickel-plated screws - but the iron is so badly corroded it's probably going in the scrap bin (assuming the seller doesn't take the whole thing back).

Ahh well, yer wins some an yer looses some #-o

Cheers, Vann.

 

[tobytools]

Shame about the type1, you truley are the gatherer of rusty planes lol,
I've been looking for a vintage post/pillar drill myself to restore
Seen a few but not local enough so I'll be keeping an eye out.

I've basically sold all by bailey pattern planes apart from a few that I use.
Limited space and all that.

I've got my eye on a marples plane ATM, tho I don't want to slip down the slope again.

Cheers vann.
Stay in touch
TT

 

[RKrush]

....I've been looking for a vintage post/pillar drill myself to restore
Seen a few but not local enough so I'll be keeping an eye.

Are you talking about one of these?

I have has this for ages and all I have managed to do is strip and refinish the base. Too many projects on the go at once! One day soon I will get round to it.

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Two threads converging again? See Andy's new bench drill.

 

[tobytools]

Two threads converging again? See Andy's new bench drill.

I've seen it and it make me want one even more

TT

 

[Vann]

Are you talking about one of these?

Mine are more the American style.

This is a Canadian Blower & Forge No.61 that's nearly finished. Unfortunately I don't have a table for it.

This is a Sliver Mfg Co. No.14, before I took it to bits to cart home (on the train :roll: ). Two loads so far, about 2/3 of the total drill. The remaining third is still at my sister's - 450miles away :!:

And I have four more in various states of disrepair - Yup, there's even a post drill slope, and I'm on it...

Cheers, Vann.

 

[tobytools]

Are you talking about one of these?

Mine are more the American style.
This is a Canadian Blower & Forge No.61 that's nearly finished. Unfortunately I don't have a table for it.

This is a Sliver Mfg Co. No.14, before I took it to bits to cart home (on the train :roll: ). Two loads so far, about 2/3 of the total drill. The remaining third is still at my sister's - 450miles away :!:

And I have four more in various states of disrepair - Yup, there's even a post drill slope, and I'm on it...

Cheers, Vann.

We all love a slope, weeeeeeeee!!!!

TT

 

[arnoldmason8]

Hi Folks---I bought this shoulder plane on EBay a couple of weeks ago. The body is brass / bronze but I have had trouble getting a decent photo which shows the true colour of the body. I paid £40 inc postage which i thought was very reasonable.
I am not quite sure what species of wood the infill is. It seems rather light in weight for rosewood.






Have a good gloat !!! ------Regards Arnold

 

[Racers]

That's nice Arnold

+1 on getting the body colour right, I have the same problem, you need to have something the same colour as the body at an angle where it reflects back into the camera lens.
I am planning to raise my plane up and put a large sheet of brass where it reflects on the plane.

My Corian infill plane by maddpete, on Flickr

Thats the best I have done so far.

Pete

P.S. the infill looks like walnut.