Hi I'm new here, but I just thought that I would show some photos of a plane that I restored.
You will probably cringe at the pictures, but it is my first attempt, and I think it looks and works okay, but I enjoyed it, and any tips are welcome
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How it looked before.
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The finish on the knob and tote was all flaking and chipped, it felt like sandpaper :shock: !
I sanded them back; back to bare wood. There were a few pitted areas that were darker that I couldn't remove. I originally sanded them quickly and put a few coats of varnish on them, but I didn't like it because it felt like a horrible plastic handle, and would probably craze and flake like the varnish that was there before
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I put a few coats of boiled linseed oil on the knob and tote. I think they came up quite well. I'm not sure what type of wood they're made of, possibly rosewood.
4
I carefully used some 280 grade, and then 400 grit Wetordry to get rid of the rust on the upper part of the blade and chip breaker. There is still some pitting left, but I can live with that.
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I didn't do much with this bit except for cleaning it.
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I had a stupid idea to glue some sandpaper to a piece of MDF, but it failed.
It may have worked if I hadn't of used exterior wood glue.
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I then needed to decide on which paint to use for the body of the plane. I didn't want that bright, cheap looking garish blue that so many tools are today, but a colour a close as possible to the original, much nicer darker "Record" blue. I had a look at what I had lying about, and found some blue Hammerite. I opened it up, but unfortunately it was too light, and it had skinned over, so I decided to try something else.
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In the end I used "Night Blue" Plasticote with a small amount of black added (not even sure that it's suitable - only time will tell :?! The colour was slightly lighter than the original, but it was a good match. I saw many colours that were a good match, but they were ether water based, or not available. I found a colour that looked very similar to the "Record" blue, but I couldn't find it available to buy anywhere. It wasJaplac Navy Blue
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The saddle? capping iron? was a bit dirty and scratched. I have since quickly polished it with metal polish, but couldn't shift the scratches.
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I then polished the brass screws with a wire brush and wire wool.
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I reassembled the pieces back, sharpened the blade (not sure i did it very well) but the thread on the screw was stripped, so I put in on the other way. It's like a normal threaded rod, but the tread goes the opposite way to normal (you have to turn left to tighten). anyway, that is how it looks.
I did enjoy doing it, and wouldn't mind doing more if I had any.
Thanks for reading.
You will probably cringe at the pictures, but it is my first attempt, and I think it looks and works okay, but I enjoyed it, and any tips are welcome
.1
How it looked before.
2
The finish on the knob and tote was all flaking and chipped, it felt like sandpaper :shock: !
I sanded them back; back to bare wood. There were a few pitted areas that were darker that I couldn't remove. I originally sanded them quickly and put a few coats of varnish on them, but I didn't like it because it felt like a horrible plastic handle, and would probably craze and flake like the varnish that was there before
3
I put a few coats of boiled linseed oil on the knob and tote. I think they came up quite well. I'm not sure what type of wood they're made of, possibly rosewood.
4
I carefully used some 280 grade, and then 400 grit Wetordry to get rid of the rust on the upper part of the blade and chip breaker. There is still some pitting left, but I can live with that.
5
I didn't do much with this bit except for cleaning it.
6
I had a stupid idea to glue some sandpaper to a piece of MDF, but it failed.
It may have worked if I hadn't of used exterior wood glue
.7
I then needed to decide on which paint to use for the body of the plane. I didn't want that bright, cheap looking garish blue that so many tools are today, but a colour a close as possible to the original, much nicer darker "Record" blue. I had a look at what I had lying about, and found some blue Hammerite. I opened it up, but unfortunately it was too light, and it had skinned over, so I decided to try something else.
8
In the end I used "Night Blue" Plasticote with a small amount of black added (not even sure that it's suitable - only time will tell :?! The colour was slightly lighter than the original, but it was a good match. I saw many colours that were a good match, but they were ether water based, or not available. I found a colour that looked very similar to the "Record" blue, but I couldn't find it available to buy anywhere. It wasJaplac Navy Blue
9
The saddle? capping iron? was a bit dirty and scratched. I have since quickly polished it with metal polish, but couldn't shift the scratches.
10
I then polished the brass screws with a wire brush and wire wool.
11
I reassembled the pieces back, sharpened the blade (not sure i did it very well) but the thread on the screw was stripped, so I put in on the other way. It's like a normal threaded rod, but the tread goes the opposite way to normal (you have to turn left to tighten). anyway, that is how it looks.
I did enjoy doing it, and wouldn't mind doing more if I had any.
Thanks for reading
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