I have a Record Multi-plane No 405 and the user's manual for it (dated
1960). This plane is pretty much a clone of the Stanley 45.

I could scan the manual and publish it on my web site, if people
thought it useful. Any interest in that idea? Everyone happy with
Acrobat/pdf format?

I know there are several ways to get facsimile copies of the Stanley and
Record manuals, but a quick search didn't find a free downloadable one.
If there is one, there is not much need for me to do it too -- please
tell me if you know of one.

(I have been reading this list for a few weeks, and this is my first
post. Should I have introduced myself with a bio first?)

Peter Marquis-Kyle

Hi Peter,

I've been looking for a manual that is more complete than the one
Stanley published for years.  Does this one go into more detail?
If so, I'd like to see it.

With Record still in business (they are, aren't they?) you might
be prepared for copyright problems from them.  I would consider
writing and asking permission first, although there's a lot to say
for the theory that it's easier to ask forgiveness than permission,
in most instances...

As to posting a bio, the list is fairly informal, but we all appreciate
bio's.  It helps to know something about a person's frame of reference.

Regards,

Larry Poffenberger (rustytool) lkp@r...
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I have a Record Multi-plane No 405 and the user's manual for it (dated
1960).
This plane is pretty much a clone of the Stanley 45.

I could scan the manual and publish it on my web site, if people thought it
useful. Any interest in that idea? Everyone happy with Acrobat/pdf format?

Snippage

Larry Poffenberger asked

> I've been looking for a manual that is more complete than the one
> Stanley published for years. Does this one go into more detail? If so,
> I'd like to see it.

Sorry Larry, the Record manual is not a copy of the Stanley one, but it
covers the same ground at the same level of detail. It just explains
(with diagrams) how to assemble and adjust the plane for various
operations.

Even so, I think it is worth putting a copy on the web.

(I'll veer off the topic, and mention that I have a copy of a Gossen
Lunasix photographic light meter on my web site -- I have been amazed to
see that people from all over the world visit it every day)

Peter Marquis-Kyle

Larry Poffenberger wrote:
> 
> Hi Peter,
> 
> I've been looking for a manual that is more complete than the one
> Stanley published for years.  Does this one go into more detail?
> If so, I'd like to see it.

Get a copy of "planecraft"

Sounds like just what you want.

The instruction manuals are the "reference" version,
"planecraft" is a tutorial.

	BugBear