ooer! slipping into the darkside!

[mailee]

I think I may be slipping into the darkside as I have just aquired a plane! It was given to me by one of my work mates tonight while on shift. He stated he was having a clear out and came across it as it used to be his grandfathers and has his name stamped into it. He said he had no use for it and thought of me with my woodwork.

I do however have a question for Philly or Tony and that is how do I switch it on? :?

 

[DaveL]

Hi Alan,

That is quite a useful plane you have been given, to turn it on you just need an extra wheatabix for breakfast. :roll:

I think THE SLOPE TM has you now.

 

[jmk89]

I do however have a question for Philly or Tony and that is how do I switch it on? :?

I suppose that before making a smart alec observation on how to turn on this plane, I should introduce myself.

I have been lurking here for a few months and just decided to join. I found this forum by following a link on Alf's cornishworkshop site - which has been a great resource for me over the last few years. In my short lurking time, I have picked up quite a lot of useful gen. I should mention that I am also known under the same username (jmk89) on the Australian Woodworking Forum.

I lived in England for 3 years in the late 1990's before returning to Australia, so while I am an Australian, I feel a little "local" when dealing with UK types. One thing that I learned during my time in the UK was that Aussies have a nasty habit of telling people how to run their country - I will try not to fall into that habit on this Forum (that will not prevent appropriate mentions of sporting results.... ).

BTW I love to drink real ale - I still have my CAMRA membership, and my Grandfather was a shipwright from Deptford.

Most of my woodwork consists of little things for the family - presently I am working on a doll's cradle for my 2 year old daughter. I inherited a lot of my tools from my father, although I also have started a little bit of collecting to ropund out the tool box and I am starting to consider making some of my own tools.

With that out of the way, the answer to the "how do I turn it on" question is simple - you don't...you pick it up, and it turns you on.

Cheers

Jeremy

 

[Philly]

Mailee
How do you turn it on?? Easy! You just pick it up and it magically comes alive :lol:
Handy little rebate plane you have there. You'd be surprised how often it can come in handy.
And jeremy - welcome to the forum.
Philly

 

[mailee]

Ha ha, thnks guys and also welcome Jeremy. I know it is a uselful little plane and I was very happy to recieve it. i have been thinking about buying one could you believe for those little recesses that are hard to reach. I am afraid being a power tool freak I tend to look at the price of hand tools like this and think of the router bits it would buy so never bought one so far. I have to admit though that I am sure once sharpened this plane will come in very handy for me in the future. P.S. I don't think I will be slipping into the darkside just yet it still looks like hard work. :lol:

 

[Paul Chapman]

That looks like a nice plane, Mailee - you should find it useful. Welcome, Jeremy - I've read quite a few of your posts on the Aussie forum and Alf's blog

Cheers :wink:

Paul

 

[DomValente]

Welcome Jeremy, is the 'Slope' the other way round in Oz ?

Mailee throw it away, this way

Dom

 

[bugbear]

BTW I love to drink real ale - I still have my CAMRA membership

In that case you're in the wrong country. When I visited Aus, I found my favourite beer (best of a cold bunch) was Coopers (Adelaide area)

I thought I'd strucky lucky when I found (OK, read in a guide book) a micro brewery in Sydney (the Lord Nelson) but they were brewing Autralian beer, and it was just as too-cold and lacking in flavour as everywhere else :-(

BugBear

 

[jmk89]

BTW I love to drink real ale - I still have my CAMRA membership

In that case you're in the wrong country. When I visited Aus, I found my favourite beer (best of a cold bunch) was Coopers (Adelaide area)

I thought I'd strucky lucky when I found (OK, read in a guide book) a micro brewery in Sydney (the Lord Nelson) but they were brewing Autralian beer, and it was just as too-cold and lacking in flavour as everywhere else :-(

BugBear

Yes, Coopers is a great Australian beer.

The difference between Australian beers (most of which are lagers) and English ale is quite marked! But it really is a case of applying the "when in Rome' principle. I found that English Ale doesn't travel very well (even within the UK!) and in any event, to drink it in Sydney would be to do so out of context! Like drinking pastis anywhere other than a village cafe in S. France while watching an intense game of petanque!

 

[bugbear]

Yes, Coopers is a great Australian beer.

The difference between Australian beers (most of which are lagers) and English ale is quite marked! But it really is a case of applying the "when in Rome' principle. I found that English Ale doesn't travel very well (even within the UK!) and in any event, to drink it in Sydney would be to do so out of context! Like drinking pastis anywhere other than a village cafe in S. France while watching an intense game of petanque!

Yes, indeed. No point going going to a country, and then trying to live as if you're in the country you just left.

Despite the observed behaviour of expat Brits in Spain...

BugBear