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269698 Ed Minch <ruby1638@a...> 2020‑01‑20 Re: Stanley 55 dating and restoring
> On Jan 20, 2020, at 5:36 AM, Christian Gagneraud  wrote:
> 
> Any tips, advice's, or references are welcome.

Tips for what - using it?  Don’t

It makes a fun afternoon with nothing better to do to goof around with it -
maybe a dozen afternoons to work through the various issues.  Something Leach
does not say is that because there is no mouth in front of the blade, your stock
selection must be impeccable.  Just imagine trying to find a 10 foot or more
piece of wood with straight grain the full length in a modern lumber yard.

I found that, conceptually at least, a helpful way to think about it is to set
up the two fences so they contain the piece of wood you are working on - so when
you push the plane the length of the wood, the fences make contact with the
edges all the way down.  Now move the center section back and forth until it is
over top of the section you want to work on. Put in the right blade, use the
little roundy depth adjuster to hold the blade the right height off the work,
and make your cut.

Duplicating a previous set up would seem to be impossible.

I lucked upon one NIB and you have not seen so much shiny metal since the
Dagmars on the front of 54 Cadillac - that was fun.

Ed Minch

Recent Bios FAQ