Oh, make me a set too.  Mine is also without.  I spent some time trying to
hunt down one, to no

Kirk from the droid
On Nov 8, 2011 4:53 PM, "John"  wrote:
>
> GG's,
> Over the past weekend I acquired a Marsh 100 miter machine from a
neighbor. ...... Judging from the PDF at Stan Faullin's site the only
pieces missing are the ruler and whatever you call the heart shaped thing
that slides along the ruler. So I understand what these parts look like but
what were the originals made of? Does anybody have some pictures of them
somewhere? ... If (and it's a big IF) I ever get around to cobbling up some
sort of replacement I'd like to attempt to make it seem like it belongs to
this tool.
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On Nov 8, 2011, at 4:53 PM, John wrote:
> I acquired a Marsh 100 miter machine from a neighbor. I'm tickled.
> I've always wanted one of these. Judging from the PDF at Stan
> Faullin's site the only pieces missing are the ruler and whatever you
> call the heart shaped thing that slides along the ruler. So I
> understand what these parts look like but what were the originals made
> of? Does anybody have some pictures of them somewhere? I checked the
> Archives and Stanley no longer seems to stock parts for its older line
> of tooling anymore. If (and it's a big IF) I ever get around to
> cobbling up some sort of replacement I'd like to attempt to make it
> seem like it belongs to this tool.

        I can't seem to find this item on Stan's ToolTrip site (could
        you provide a link to that page?), but I can visually inspect
        the items in question on the shelf in my shop. The ruler seems
        to be of maple. The width is determined by the slot in which it
        is meant to fit, but it is extra thick for a yardstick-type ruler--
        a solid 1/4" tick, or maybe a hair more. the markings start at
        just shy of 7 1/2", which is the distance from the far point of
        the mitered corner to the point at which the ruler is attached
        to the frame of the tool. The movable stop on the ruler, which
        has 45 deg. sloping angled surfaces against which to register an
        already-cut end of the piece of the frame you're working on, is
        made of casting. I'm assuming it is iron, but the one I got from
        Laurie at Stanley about 1998 (apparently from the last small
        stack on their shelf) is painted black, and I don't want to
        scratch it to see what that might tell me about the material. It
        came with what looks like a common hex-head 3/16" plated bolt
        for a set screw. Surely the Marsh original had a more elegant
        wingnut of some sort. Tom Holloway

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GG's, Over the past weekend I acquired a Marsh 100 miter machine
from a neighbor. I'm tickled. I've always wanted one of these.
Judging from the PDF at Stan Faullin's site the only pieces
missing are the ruler and whatever you call the heart shaped
thing that slides along the ruler. So I understand what these
parts look like but what were the originals made of? Does anybody
have some pictures of them somewhere? I checked the Archives and
Stanley no longer seems to stock parts for its older line of
tooling anymore. If (and it's a big IF) I ever get around to
cobbling up some sort of replacement I'd like to attempt to make
it seem like it belongs to this tool. Regards, JL-------------------------------
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Hi Tom,

The PDF at Stan Faullin's web site describing the Marsh 100, 400, 410
plus other cool gizmos is at: http://www.tooltrip.com/tooltrip9/

JL----------------------------------------------------------------------
--

Er, pardon my mistake. Something about the (HTML) frames on Stan's site
doesn't quite show up right in my URL bar.

The PDF is at http://www.tooltrip.com/tooltrip9/stanley/stan-mbox/marsh-
sw.pdf

Stan's enclosing page for the Stanley miter boxes in general is at http://www.to
oltrip.com/tooltrip9/stanley/stan-mbox/stan-mbox.htm------
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John,

Did you ever get pictures of the gadget that fastens on the rule?  If 
not, I'll take a couple of pictures and put them up on Picasa.  I went 
rummaging through the shop yesterday and found my No. 100 miter machine 
hiding in a corner and two of the "gadgets" (of different vintage) in 
one of the machinist's chests.  Both appear to be cast iron.  One is 
black and one is blue.  I used to have one of the rules (and two that I 
had made before I found an original), but they seem to have disappeared.

Frank Sronce (Fort Worth Armadillo Works)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John" 

GG's,
Over the past weekend I acquired a Marsh 100 miter machine from a 
neighbor. I'm tickled. I've always wanted one of these. Judging from the 
PDF at Stan Faullin's site the only pieces missing are the ruler and 
whatever you call the heart shaped thing that slides along the ruler. So 
I understand what these parts look like but what were the originals made 
of? Does anybody have some pictures of them somewhere? I checked the 
Archives and Stanley no longer seems to stock parts for its older line 
of tooling anymore. If (and it's a big IF) I ever get around to cobbling 
up some sort of replacement I'd like to attempt to make it seem like it 
belongs to this tool. 

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Gracious Galoots,

To recap where things stand after a mix of on- and off-list responses
that have gotten somewhat intertwined, many thanks to Anne Watson, Tom
Holloway and Frank Sronce for providing numerous photos, descriptions
and measurements, and even an offer of a wooden model for what is
properly known as a "rule gauge" according to the Stanley Marsh manual.

Other parts, such as the "rule" itself, "low clamp," and miscellaneous
thumb screws and thrust washers were also brought to light at various
points along the way.

Evidently all these components are the ones that turn up missing the
most often.

I greatly appreciate all your assistance.

JL----------------------------------------------------------------------
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The  thingy heart shaped  is  used as a stop in case you want  to duplicate your
cut.    I happen to have one of those thingy  and was just about  getting it
duplicated in case other folks wanted one,

I even have the ruler.  Take a careful look at the framing.  Find where the  end
of the steel is.  There should be 2 little  pins, that is where the ruler fits
in.
If you decide to make one, make it out of something besides  douglas fir   or
pine.  The thingy  is heavy enough that the ruler will sag.


I solved the problem by building a adjustable brace

If you intend to buy a new backsaw  double check that it will fit.  Mine had
been sharpened so often  that it would not cut to the bottom.

There is a number 400 that does not have the blade area but works very well when
assembling a picture frame.

I am not too swift at this stuff  but will try to answER

DON'T GIVE IT AWAY,  THOSE THINGS ARE RA RE AND EXPENSIVE


Anne




-----Original Message----- 
From: John 
Sent: Tuesday, November 8, 2011 5:53 PM 
To: Old Tools 
Subject: [OldTools] Marsh Miter Machine No. 100 

GG's,
Over the past weekend I acquired a Marsh 100 miter machine from a neighbor. I'm
tickled. I've always wanted one of these. Judging from the PDF at Stan Faullin's
site the only pieces missing are the ruler and whatever you call the heart
shaped thing that slides along the ruler. So I understand what these parts look
like but what were the originals made of? Does anybody have some pictures of
them somewhere? I checked the Archives and Stanley no longer seems to stock
parts for its older line of tooling anymore. If (and it's a big IF) I ever get
around to cobbling up some sort of replacement I'd like to attempt to make it
seem like it belongs to this tool.
Regards,
JL------------------------------------------------------------------------
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I have a replica of the stops that I bought about 10 years ago.  I will try to
post pics and some dimensions tomorrow.  I almost had an original ruler for the
100 from eBay a couple of years ago. I placed a bid and the dAy before the
auction ended the seller took it down and said that she found out it was rare
and reposted the piece. It went much more expensive than I could afford.

Brent A Kinsey

>  Find where the  end of the steel is.  There should be 2 little  pins, that is
where the ruler fits in.

My Marsh has only one pin there.  My Stanleys have two, and I suppose
this applies to the Stanley/Marsh machines. 

Mike in Woodland