Stanley 71 - Please explain!

[Smudger]

There is a set of cutters, fence and screws for a #71 on eBay. For over £35.

I only paid £28 for my near-perfect 71 and that was on the high side, I thought. Can anyone enlighten me as to the value of these items?

 

[Paul Chapman]

Smudger, that's very expensive - as you have found yourself, you can buy a complete #71 for less. I believe that either the Veritas or Lie Nielsen cutters will fit - not sure which. They might be a better buy if you want additional cutters. And you could probably make yourself a fence from a bit of metal and a screw. You need to save some money anyway if you are going to buy a Record scrub plane :lol:

Cheers :wink:

Paul

 

[MarcW]

Smudger, Paul,

The LN cutters won't fit, but the LV will do. Some guys or gals even fit in ground allen keys (hex tip screwdrivers) as I heard from down under

 

[bugbear]

There is a set of cutters, fence and screws for a #71 on eBay. For over £35.

Is that an "Ended" price, or the opening price - has anyone actually BID at that (rather high...) level?

BugBear

 

[Smudger]

That's the price they sold for.

 

[ByronBlack]

Allen key's make good blades, this is the approach I took, worked better than expected and was relatively easy to do.

 

[bugbear]

That's the price they sold for.

:shock:

BugBear