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[Bod]

Was £140, now £110

Seen yesterday in an Antiques Emporium.

Bod

 

[whatknot]

Stanley ! brace yourself ;-)

 

[NazNomad]

For that price, I'd have wanted a shade with it.

 

[D_W]

There was one of these on etsy last year with three wooden planes. All three had ward irons and cap irons (which is not that common in the US - maybe it was in the UK). If I could've seen the irons out of the planes and determined they had most of their life left, I'd have considered buying it and throwing away the rest of it.

 

[nabs]

For that price, I'd have wanted a shade with it.

think on - you could easily fashion your own shade with a couple of old wooden plough planes - just throw away the wooden screws and the light will shine through the holes.

 

[sunnybob]

For the effort involved in threading a flex through that lot, i think its cheap!

 

[D_W]

A lamp with two transformers would be more interesting (presuming it would involve a gap). One could get the current to jump some range after stepping it up and then after stepping it back down, feed the bulb with it. Might need to surround the jump with glass, though, or the kiddies might get it.

And do something to moderate the current unless a lightbulb would run off of a spark.

Who's going to make one? I can't even get away with sharpening razors in my house - at least not without a lot of static.

 

[Bod]

For the effort involved in threading a flex through that lot, i think its cheap!

The flex was cable tied to the outside of the brace.

I shall try to return to see if it sold. (thinking of my pension shortfall...)

Bod

 

[sunnybob]

In that case, shabby trash is what it is.

 

[pollys13]

.......... nice

 

[Orraloon]

I will abide with the No Comment instruction as words fail me at the moment.
Regards
John

 

[Boringgeoff]

That reminded me of a project I started a few years ago and haven't finished, so I dug it out and dusted it off. It's a lump of wood with a turn table motor out of an old microwave oven let in underneath. The auger has the end cut off and a shaft brazed to it with a short bit of copper tube, that fits the motor, flexibly pinned at the bottom. The hole coming up through the wood has a piece of copper tube inserted in it to give a bearing surface to the auger to stop it binding. You can put your favourite brace on the shaft, switch it on and it rotates about every 25 seconds. My original plan was to have a separate tube arching up and over to hold a lamp. If you switch it off then back on it rotates in the opposite direction.
Some folk say I've got too much time on my hands.
Cheers,
Geoff.

 

[memzey]

Every home should have one

 

[NazNomad]

Every home should have one

... and now the instructions have been posted, every home WILL have one. I love it, it's genius.

 

[Racers]

That's far to nice a brace to waste on a lamp, send it to me and I will send you a cheap crap one in return.

Pete

 

[Boringgeoff]

No Pete, that's the beauty of it, you put your favourite brace on it temporarily. If you're studying John Fray put up one of his braces likewise W'm Marples and so on, I'm sure it would help your concentration. When you're finished take it off and put it back on the wall.
Looking forward to seeing your version Memzey.
Now you could make an adaptor to fit over the tang of the auger to hold a.......... plane..... spoke shave...aaarrgggh!
Cheers,
Geoff.

 

[Geordie Joe]

That reminded me of a project I started a few years ago and haven't finished, so I dug it out and dusted it off. It's a lump of wood with a turn table motor out of an old microwave oven let in underneath. The auger has the end cut off and a shaft brazed to it with a short bit of copper tube, that fits the motor, flexibly pinned at the bottom. The hole coming up through the wood has a piece of copper tube inserted in it to give a bearing surface to the auger to stop it binding. You can put your favourite brace on the shaft, switch it on and it rotates about every 25 seconds. My original plan was to have a separate tube arching up and over to hold a lamp. If you switch it off then back on it rotates in the opposite direction.
Some folk say I've got too much time on my hands.
Cheers,
Geoff.

Yep, you've also got too many braces, too many auger bits, too many microwave oven turn table motors, too many logs and you have more cable than you need!

 

[Keith 66]

It needs a lightbulb!

 

[Racers]

No Pete, that's the beauty of it, you put your favourite brace on it temporarily. If you're studying John Fray put up one of his braces likewise W'm Marples and so on, I'm sure it would help your concentration. When you're finished take it off and put it back on the wall.
Looking forward to seeing your version Memzey.
Now you could make an adaptor to fit over the tang of the auger to hold a.......... plane..... spoke shave...aaarrgggh!
Cheers,
Geoff.

Awww, but I want it :wink:

Pete

 

[Boringgeoff]

I can understand your wanting to get your hands on that brace Pete. It's the iconic John S. Fray of Bridgeport, Connecticut USA. Incorporating the thumbscrew chuck patented by Nelson Spofford in 1859.
The head and handle are Cocobolo. The handle, made in two halves, is held in place by two pewter rings. This was such an attractive feature that in the 20's, now owned by Stanley, they were making braces with one piece handles with the pewter rings purely as decoration.
I'd not be a happy camper to find one of these made into a lamp.
Cheers,
Geoff.