looking for Clifton frog's pics

[Vann]

I'm interested in this as I have just ordered a new #51/2 Clifton...

Hi Richard. The last of the British Racing Green, or the first of the Graphite?

Cheers, Vann.

 

[richarddownunder]

The new graphite version with the new blade. The same as the one being passed around, which is why I'm keen to get some impressions, although the deal is done now so there is no going back! I like the green too, but I'm more concerned with the quality of fit and finish, and that it works well than the colour.

Cheers
Richard

 

[bugbear]

Don't confuse machining accuracy with surface texture. They're independent properties of an item.

You can have one, both or none. A curved or twisted surface can easily be highly polished (linishers can create both simultneuosly!)

BugBear

 

[richarddownunder]

I will send a picture of my clifton fault later. The finishy is fine but the lateral adjuster isnt centred on the frog, it to one side, it dosent effect the plane atall...

Would any tool manufacture release nothing but seconds as their best

TT

Yes, well, that would be really annoying, wouldn't it mean that the adjuster was constantly over to one side, by quite a bit, to get the blade square? In that case, it would limit your adjustment if (heaven forbid) the blade was ground out of square a bit. Wouldn't it? If that was the case, I'd return the frog and get another one.

 

[tobytools]

Totally forgot about this thread, I didn't buy the plane new, I got it off a uKW member could it be possiable to get its replaced new?
It's basically new in bow with all the paperwork..
Will post pic tomorrow..

TT

 

[richarddownunder]

Hi everybody!

I had a clifton plane N° 4 from Clico in august 2014 on which I wrote a review on my magazine for italian woodworkers. I found that the upper side of the frog is poorly finished while the other one face is nearly mirror polished. Yes, the plane works well but I'd like to know if that surface is the standard or the frog on my plane has something wrong.
The pic in the Andy King's article shows a perfect surface http://www.getwoodworking.com/news/arti ... imple/868/

The one below is a pic of the one I had. It shows deep marks and it seems unfinished. Could anyone post a pic from his Clifton planes to help me?Tks!

Hi again

if you hadn't noticed, there are a couple of threads going at the moment on Clifton planes. The lighting of the photo can affect the appearance quite dramatically, that may be the case in the article you mention, but the finish on the frogs is very good in the planes being reviewed, no deep scratches just slight milling marks.

Cheers
Richard