That was some thorough work. Haven't seen that kind of restoration before. Cleaning, yes; not real restoration. You had me the moment you took it to chrome plating.
Soon as I seen you drift the pins I knew....."this lad is PROPER!!".........Best plane rejuvenation video on RUclips by a long shot. VERY well done SIR!! IMMACULATE!!
My grandfather had one EXACTLY this model, I remember so very well even as a child in the sixties, I use to play with it when he was away, great tool restoration
Now it’s almost too nice to use. I’ve never seen the powder method before; thanks for showing it. I’m surprised you didn’t lightly oil every screw and bolt while assembly. Great video, best restoration I’ve ever seen!
You are SO lucky to have classic tools like that !!!! I hope you know those things go for a LOT if money in the antique tool market !! Please make your son aware of the history in his hands if he doesn't already know .
You did a very nice job of restoring the plane, my dad had a lot of the old stanley hand planes which were stolen before he passed and I was never able to get them, and I wish I was
It would have been the best if he had given the knob and tote more attention. That was a real let down for me. I have 8 coats of wipe on poly on mine, really gives the beauty of the rosewood some depth !
You've taken restoration and elevated it to an Art form, I'm currently restoring a number 4 but while it will look good when I'm finished it won't look like that. Kudos to you.
I too restore old tools mainly woodworking and plumbing. This video like your others is great mate. I've got to get myself a powder coating setup looks fantastic. Much better wearing than enamel spray.
Powder coating's crap. It peels off as soon as you look at it. There's nothing wrong with enamel if it's done properly which it never ever is on YT. Enamel needs primer but before that it needs cleaning properly with detergents followed by acetone. It then needs de-gassing in an oven before priming. After priming and top coating it needs clear lacquer and it needs to cured. Done properly it will outperform powder coating any day of the week.
WOW! Just AMAZING! I've seen tons of hand plane restoration videos but I've never seen one like THIS! I have 16 hand planes I acquired and after watching this video I'm rethinking of my whole steps on how I'm going to restore them all. Thank you!!
Awesome job! That’s the most complete disassembly and most detailed plane restoration I’ve seen! What made me happy right from the start was to see you using your bare hands, like a man should. Too many guys are wearing gloves like they’re afraid to get their hands dirty. lol Anyway, it was a fantastic restoration that really sets the bar high. Kudos!
Plane restorations are always some of my favorites. I don't know what it is, but even though they all follow the same template, the transformation is always incredible to see. Great work, I never see people disassemble the lever cap, so that was a nice touch.
I have watched dozens of hand plane restoration videos, this is not a restoration... this is witchcraft, attention to detail and a little bit of magic. Beautiful work and a Job Well Done!
I'm a fan of many of your restorations and I like the range of techniques you can bring to bear but as a woodworker I can't get behind a few of the decisions on this one. Still, good video and you did rescue a plane that was in serious need of some help!
@@mytinyworkshop1213 I suppose the main one was powder coating the cheeks. I know power coating is super tough but as an exposed exterior surface these would accrue chips over time if the plane were in use. And also on user planes one of the cheeks (the one corresponding to the user's dominant hand) might also be a bearing surface like the sole. There are also conventions about how various other parts are treated and the colour in the logo recess is one of those things Stanley owners can be quite fussy about (with red having a particular, negative, association). As I say these are just conventions, but it's what most woodworkers are accustomed to seeing and feel "looks right". Every owner is entitled to do whatever they want with a tool though!
Thanks for letting me know. I mainly powder coated the cheeks to prevent rust forming. I own many Stanley planes and tools. I would only be fussy with a restoration if the plane was pre war.
@@tungsten_carbideUnless it is going into a museum, someone fussing over the color of the background logo really needs to stop taking things so seriously.
Nice work. I love my powder coating. You seem to get a good result from the masking. The masking I got is the same? only dark brown (no, it’s not packing tape) and it’s a real pain to remove after it’s been in the oven so I just use masking tape and the heat doesn’t seem to bother it. For me it’s easier to apply, comes in various widths and is heaps easier to remove. It comes off very easily while the part is still warm and I remove the sticky residue with eucalyptus oil. I had an oven the same size as yours and found the height to be the limiting factor so I turned it on it’s side. That helped but still limited the size of the parts I could coat so I recently got an old 900mm wide oven and turned it side ways and that is working very well. I really enjoy your videos so thanks and cheers, Stuart 🇦🇺
I really do like this tape. It is much easier to remove when hot. I’ll keeping an eye out for a bigger oven. However it’s hard to find one that’s on a 13amp plug without a fan built in. Most of our ovens are hardwired.
My tiny Workshop. Most houses here, post 1980, have a power point behind the oven but of course it all depends on the wiring back to your meter box. It seems most newer ovens here only need 10 amp which is a our standard power point. The 15 year old oven I am using now , which only cost me $40, is 10 amp so I made a 2 meter lead from heavy gauge flex and put a plug on the end. The power rating should be marked on your oven somewhere and that will make it pretty easy to work out the power draw. Also worth noting is that the element in my new oven is the same as the old smaller oven and I even pulled the element out of the old one to keep as a spare for the new one. The new oven had 3 separate elements in it which had me a little concerned about power draw until I realised that only one element at a time could be used. Grill, oven, and warmer. I removed all the wiring to the hot plates, grill and warmer. There is not much wiring left now just the light, fans and the oven element. That made it all a lot simpler to work thing out. Worth looking into. Cheers
If you wanted to keep a plane that had a good amount of jappaning how would you touch up the missing areas or you would you strip it totally as well? Need to know your set up for powder coating. Looked amazing. Easier looking than a spray lacquer finish and better than home made oven japanning.
You beat me to the draw. You did what I plan to do with my collection. My only problem is that I live in Thailand and it takes a lot longer to accumulate the media blaster and powder coat equipment. It's on order and on it's way from the US. There went what I thought was my original idea. Do some more. I guarantee 1 viewer.
This is the most excellent and thorough video I have seen on restoring a Stanley hand plane. Loved it! I am about to undertake redoing a couple of them myself and it looks like I will have to watch some videos and learn how to do powder coating. (All the of the other videos show them only re-painting with spray paint.) Excellent work!
Very nice 🙂 Of course, if people looked after their tools there'd be no need to restore them 😁 A note to the new carpenters and joiners out there, buy old tools, restore them if you have to. The new tools available today are not as good 😑
Very nice restoration and powder coating from the condition it was in. Having restored planes myself I can tell you the sides are never clear coated. Simply sanded with 400-600 grit followed by a light coat if paste wax and buffed out. The sole and blade needed a great deal more work to be bench ready.
Very nice work. I would not have coated the sides of the body however. These need occasional truing up like the base and the coating will prevent this.
What a thorough job of restoring such an icon. I know I can never sand blast my old planes... I mean who has a sand blaster? But, I’m glad that you did. Seeing the end result is so satisfying. Very nice job
Thank you. I’m sure you are capable of more than you realise.. I surprise myself every week. The equipment is pretty affordable, £165 ish for the powder coat machine. And £100 for the oven.
I use a wire wheel instead of a sandblaster and paint instead of powder coating but the rest the same. It's not that difficult but a great way for people to get good hand tools without spending a fortune, Buy old 2nd hand ones a restore them.
Perfect video. Well filmed. No annoying music and no useless talking. Great job.
Never seen anyone power coat a plane before. Modern day Japanning I guess.. Great job on it my friend..
You are the Master! Thank you for teaching me that I'll never be able to restore my 60 year-old Stanley planes. I'm crying myself to sleep tonight.
That was some thorough work. Haven't seen that kind of restoration before. Cleaning, yes; not real restoration. You had me the moment you took it to chrome plating.
A masterpiece complete ! GREAT WORK !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I must say, you’re on another level. The powder coat puts you in a level above !
Also the ability to chrome
Although my wood looks100 times better than yours !!!!!!!!
You did too much on the metal parts to have left the knob and tote looking like that !
Wawww presioso quedo el stanley # 4. El mejor cepillo carpintero.gracias maestro restaurador por subir tan preciado video me gusto 100 punto.
A great rebuild and you 😊created a nice looking fully functional plane.
Soon as I seen you drift the pins I knew....."this lad is PROPER!!".........Best plane rejuvenation video on RUclips by a long shot. VERY well done SIR!! IMMACULATE!!
Thank you very much.
Looks nicer than it did when it was new. Doesn't have the roughness in paint. Fantastic job.
A nice restoration, good for another 50 years
Strangely satisfying watching a crusty old hand tool being restored back to pristine condition.
Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it.
Superb work.
Amazing job you did restoring that plane to working order. It looks much better than before and it works like a charm as well. Great work.
My grandfather had one EXACTLY this model, I remember so very well even as a child in the sixties, I use to play with it when he was away, great tool restoration
I'm so glad you cut wood with it at the end.
Wow, great work. It's like new now!🤩🎖
Keep it up and stay healthy! 🍀😷🤕💪🏼💐
Michael
I'm amazed at how many parts there are once it's broken down
.Good Restoration,Thanks for sharing
Thanks, I’ll make sure I add the info.
THANK YOU...for sharing. Very nice.
Thank you
Now it’s almost too nice to use. I’ve never seen the powder method before; thanks for showing it. I’m surprised you didn’t lightly oil every screw and bolt while assembly. Great video, best restoration I’ve ever seen!
In the current lock down these displays of quiet, patient hand skills is the perfect antidote.
Thank you very much. I’m trying to keep the videos coming. Hopefully I don’t run out of projects and supplies.
Good job. I inherited all my dads hand tools . Most are from the 30's and 40's. I'm going to these ideas to renew them for my grand son.
Thank you, good luck with your restorations.
You are SO lucky to have classic tools like that !!!! I hope you know those things go for a LOT if money in the antique tool market !! Please make your son aware of the history in his hands if he doesn't already know .
Wow! In many ways better than new. Ready for many decades of use!
Thank you.
I really enjoy your videos. I now look at "old stuff" in a way I never have before. Thank you.
You did a very nice job of restoring the plane, my dad had a lot of the old stanley hand planes which were stolen before he passed and I was never able to get them, and I wish I was
That was certainly satisfying to watch! Great result!
this is some next level s..tuff. beautiful work.
One of the best restorations I’ve ever seen!
Thank you very much.
Beautiful. Be proud of your workmanship.
Thank you
Fantastic job. The most detailed restoration that I have seen. Thanks.
Thank you very very much.
Truly a silk purse from a sows ear, beautiful restoration.
Thank you very much, I’m glad you liked it. Thanks for watching.
Would love to learn more about that powder coating! Fab restoration x
Great job...I really like seeing the powder coating on the chip breaker...that silver looked
great.
Best restoration thanks for sharing
Great restoration to better than new condition. I like the powder coat to replace the japanning. Excellent work!
Super jest to odrestaurowane ten stary chebelek pozdrawiam serdecznie 👍👍👍👍
This is by far best restoration I have seen (and I have saw a lot on RUclips).
It would have been the best if he had given the knob and tote more attention. That was a real let down for me. I have 8 coats of wipe on poly on mine, really gives the beauty of the rosewood some depth !
Me he quedado sorprendido, la mejor restauracion de un cepillo q he visto😮
This is magnificent! No other words.
Nice before and after. Good job.
Thank you
You've taken restoration and elevated it to an Art form, I'm currently restoring a number 4 but while it will look good when I'm finished it won't look like that. Kudos to you.
Thank you very much
Absolutely gorgeous. Well done
Definitely craftsman hands absolutely amazing work👌 subscribed 🙂
Exceptional effort! Not normally a fan of powder-coating, but as a replacement for japanning I don't think it can easily be beaten. Well done.
Thank you.
Love the powder coating especially the chrome! Nicely done. Thank you for sharing
Thanks, glad you like it
I too restore old tools mainly woodworking and plumbing. This video like your others is great mate. I've got to get myself a powder coating setup looks fantastic. Much better wearing than enamel spray.
It’s worth the investment. My system is from Eastwood
Powder coating's crap. It peels off as soon as you look at it. There's nothing wrong with enamel if it's done properly which it never ever is on YT. Enamel needs primer but before that it needs cleaning properly with detergents followed by acetone. It then needs de-gassing in an oven before priming. After priming and top coating it needs clear lacquer and it needs to cured. Done properly it will outperform powder coating any day of the week.
Beautiful ❤
WOW! Just AMAZING! I've seen tons of hand plane restoration videos but I've never seen one like THIS! I have 16 hand planes I acquired and after watching this video I'm rethinking of my whole steps on how I'm going to restore them all. Thank you!!
Best i have seen yet A great job!
Nice job guy, I love that sound, thank you.
Awesome job! That’s the most complete disassembly and most detailed plane restoration I’ve seen! What made me happy right from the start was to see you using your bare hands, like a man should. Too many guys are wearing gloves like they’re afraid to get their hands dirty. lol Anyway, it was a fantastic restoration that really sets the bar high. Kudos!
This is one of the best restorations i have seen for a number 4, love it
Thank you very much.
Really nice job !! It looks like new.
Plane restorations are always some of my favorites. I don't know what it is, but even though they all follow the same template, the transformation is always incredible to see. Great work, I never see people disassemble the lever cap, so that was a nice touch.
Glad you liked it.
I have watched dozens of hand plane restoration videos, this is not a restoration... this is witchcraft, attention to detail and a little bit of magic.
Beautiful work and a Job Well Done!
Thank you very much. Thanks to God I had a lot of patience on this one.
This is the 3rd video of yours I have watched. You videos are pleasant to watch, and you skill is great!
Thank you very much. I’m still learning every day.
I'm a fan of many of your restorations and I like the range of techniques you can bring to bear but as a woodworker I can't get behind a few of the decisions on this one. Still, good video and you did rescue a plane that was in serious need of some help!
What decisions didn’t you like. Thanks
@@mytinyworkshop1213 I suppose the main one was powder coating the cheeks. I know power coating is super tough but as an exposed exterior surface these would accrue chips over time if the plane were in use. And also on user planes one of the cheeks (the one corresponding to the user's dominant hand) might also be a bearing surface like the sole.
There are also conventions about how various other parts are treated and the colour in the logo recess is one of those things Stanley owners can be quite fussy about (with red having a particular, negative, association). As I say these are just conventions, but it's what most woodworkers are accustomed to seeing and feel "looks right".
Every owner is entitled to do whatever they want with a tool though!
Thanks for letting me know. I mainly powder coated the cheeks to prevent rust forming. I own many Stanley planes and tools. I would only be fussy with a restoration if the plane was pre war.
@@tungsten_carbideUnless it is going into a museum, someone fussing over the color of the background logo really needs to stop taking things so seriously.
VERY GOOD!!! better than new. Great job MTW.
Thank you very much.
Great job!
Thank you
Nice work. I love my powder coating. You seem to get a good result from the masking. The masking I got is the same? only dark brown (no, it’s not packing tape) and it’s a real pain to remove after it’s been in the oven so I just use masking tape and the heat doesn’t seem to bother it. For me it’s easier to apply, comes in various widths and is heaps easier to remove. It comes off very easily while the part is still warm and I remove the sticky residue with eucalyptus oil. I had an oven the same size as yours and found the height to be the limiting factor so I turned it on it’s side. That helped but still limited the size of the parts I could coat so I recently got an old 900mm wide oven and turned it side ways and that is working very well. I really enjoy your videos so thanks and cheers, Stuart 🇦🇺
I really do like this tape. It is much easier to remove when hot. I’ll keeping an eye out for a bigger oven. However it’s hard to find one that’s on a 13amp plug without a fan built in. Most of our ovens are hardwired.
My tiny Workshop. Most houses here, post 1980, have a power point behind the oven but of course it all depends on the wiring back to your meter box. It seems most newer ovens here only need 10 amp which is a our standard power point. The 15 year old oven I am using now , which only cost me $40, is 10 amp so I made a 2 meter lead from heavy gauge flex and put a plug on the end. The power rating should be marked on your oven somewhere and that will make it pretty easy to work out the power draw. Also worth noting is that the element in my new oven is the same as the old smaller oven and I even pulled the element out of the old one to keep as a spare for the new one. The new oven had 3 separate elements in it which had me a little concerned about power draw until I realised that only one element at a time could be used. Grill, oven, and warmer. I removed all the wiring to the hot plates, grill and warmer. There is not much wiring left now just the light, fans and the oven element. That made it all a lot simpler to work thing out. Worth looking into. Cheers
Best resto I've seen, brilliant! I haven't seen anyone yet able to duplicate the lacquer finish like Stanley.
Thank you very much. Means a lot.
Superb , start to finish , just terrific !
Thank you very much
That was superb, watched the whole thing from start to finish 👍😀
Awesome job! What a difference. Cool with the diy powder coating, great result!
Thanks. I want to powder coat everything now
Not sure the ladies will love that 😂
What a beautiful tool this is, awesome job 👍
Thank you.
Would love a tour of your shop. Mine is that small as well!
It’s a pretty cool space. 2 people can barely stand in there.
@@mytinyworkshop1213 Hmm. Maybe yours is a bit smaller than mine. Mine was made for only a golf cart! lol
Excellent Work .....
Thank you
If you wanted to keep a plane that had a good amount of jappaning how would you touch up the missing areas or you would you strip it totally as well?
Need to know your set up for powder coating. Looked amazing.
Easier looking than a spray lacquer finish and better than home made oven japanning.
Super jest to odrestaurowane ten cały stary chebelek pozdrawiam serdecznie 👍👍👍👍
Congratulations! Nice job!
Excelente. Buena restauración. Saludos desde España
Thank you
Good job 👍👍
Thank you
Very good job ! Big blue thumb from France ! See you soon !
Thank you, glad you liked it
Wow brand new
Awesome resolt amazing restore
Thank you
You beat me to the draw. You did what I plan to do with my collection. My only problem is that I live in Thailand and it takes a lot longer to accumulate the media blaster and powder coat equipment. It's on order and on it's way from the US. There went what I thought was my original idea. Do some more. I guarantee 1 viewer.
Wow! Just wow!
Thank you
Hi bro 👋👋👋 awesome restoration Hand Plane 👍👍👍🔥👌🏽
Thanks, glad you like it
This is the most excellent and thorough video I have seen on restoring a Stanley hand plane. Loved it! I am about to undertake redoing a couple of them myself and it looks like I will have to watch some videos and learn how to do powder coating. (All the of the other videos show them only re-painting with spray paint.) Excellent work!
Now that is a thing of beauty
Impressive!!!
Great job dude, love the powder coating 😎👍
Thank you
Very nice 🙂
Of course, if people looked after their tools there'd be no need to restore them 😁
A note to the new carpenters and joiners out there, buy old tools, restore them if you have to. The new tools available today are not as good 😑
That was the most thorough and beautiful restorations I have seen. Well done!
Thanks for your time in showing this restoration. Nicely done. Was curious what kind of tape that was to withstand the oven? Thanks.
Thank you. The tape is high temp polyester tape.
Very nice restoration and powder coating from the condition it was in. Having restored planes myself I can tell you the sides are never clear coated. Simply sanded with 400-600 grit followed by a light coat if paste wax and buffed out. The sole and blade needed a great deal more work to be bench ready.
great job
Amazing transformation
❤️👌😍
Thank you
nice job thumbs up
Thank you
Love powder coating !
Glad you like it
I learned something today, didn't know powder coat came in chrome and clear
It’s not the best, but it will do if there isn’t any other option. If I were to do it now I would nickel plate it.
Very nice work. I would not have coated the sides of the body however. These need occasional truing up like the base and the coating will prevent this.
Thank you
What a thorough job of restoring such an icon. I know I can never sand blast my old planes... I mean who has a sand blaster? But, I’m glad that you did. Seeing the end result is so satisfying. Very nice job
Thank you. I’m glad you liked it.
Two thumbs up 👍👍
Now that's a Restoration!! Nice work :]
Thank you very much. Glad you liked it
Man dude, you are badass, I could never do that, I dont have the equipment,
Thank you. I’m sure you are capable of more than you realise.. I surprise myself every week. The equipment is pretty affordable, £165 ish for the powder coat machine. And £100 for the oven.
Great job MTW. Greetings from Southport.
Thank you.
really nice work! i have an old millers falls no9 that needs restoration. what kind of sand paper should i use for the metal?
I use a wire wheel instead of a sandblaster and paint instead of powder coating but the rest the same. It's not that difficult but a great way for people to get good hand tools without spending a fortune, Buy old 2nd hand ones a restore them.