@@DaveCorinth I have a #6 Bedrock from the first set of castings. Figuring out why this particular Bedrock wasn't a #604 sent me down a rabbit hole. Excellent videos, thanks!
Thanks for the inspiration. As an alternative, I used a pair of long nose pliers to gently adjust at the original bend (from both sides) on the spring plate and it out worked great. 👍
Great tip, thanks for sharing. How do you deal with crusty lever caps with peeling plating? Vinegar is no good and wire brush often does not work either.
If the plane is in excellent condition I find a replacement cap. You could polish the cast iron to match the nickel plating but that will require constant oiling or waxing to prevent rust, especially if you handle the plane a lot. If it’s almost all gone then I’ll remove the rest and just go with a brushed look. I haven dabbled in nickel plating yet but I can see how it could be beneficial, especially on a hard to find part.
Great tip! By the way how to fix the chip breaker from Stanley Bailey, I have one old n.5 and the curvature of the chip break looks to loose to apply sufficient pressure on the blade. God bless you, have a nice day. Thanks
Are you talking about the curvature on the back of the cam lever? If so it needs a flat spot to stay in place. Check to see if the flat has been rounded over from extensive use. If so a simple file applied to the flat should fix the problem.
How easy is it to punch out the pin holding the spring in place? You can just see the pin on the other side of the lever cap. Will that damage the pin or hole?
The pin is in there pretty good, and since it’s ground flush with the surface of the cap, there’s no material to re-peen when reset. On nickel plated caps it becomes very visible if you remove the pin and then replace. Its difficult to remove that pin and then reset it!
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Great fix! I hope I remember if I ever need it. Thank you for sharing.
Used on quite a few planes, easy and quick. Thanks for watching!
Good technique. Thanks I will try it.
Only us super cool nerds know this much about old planes.
I’m certainly a nerd on this stuff, especially the small details. Thanks for watching…🤓
@@DaveCorinth I have a #6 Bedrock from the first set of castings. Figuring out why this particular Bedrock wasn't a #604 sent me down a rabbit hole. Excellent videos, thanks!
Thanks for making these videos and sharing your knowledge Dave. I'm learning!
I enjoy sharing what I’ve learned over the years!
Thanks for the inspiration. As an alternative, I used a pair of long nose pliers to gently adjust at the original bend (from both sides) on the spring plate and it out worked great. 👍
That would work well too! Thanks for watching!
Great tip!
Great tip, thanks for sharing. How do you deal with crusty lever caps with peeling plating? Vinegar is no good and wire brush often does not work either.
If the plane is in excellent condition I find a replacement cap. You could polish the cast iron to match the nickel plating but that will require constant oiling or waxing to prevent rust, especially if you handle the plane a lot. If it’s almost all gone then I’ll remove the rest and just go with a brushed look. I haven dabbled in nickel plating yet but I can see how it could be beneficial, especially on a hard to find part.
Great tip! By the way how to fix the chip breaker from Stanley Bailey, I have one old n.5 and the curvature of the chip break looks to loose to apply sufficient pressure on the blade.
God bless you, have a nice day.
Thanks
Are you talking about the curvature on the back of the cam lever? If so it needs a flat spot to stay in place. Check to see if the flat has been rounded over from extensive use. If so a simple file applied to the flat should fix the problem.
Thanks for the tip.
I’ve got a bunch more on the way!
@@DaveCorinth I will definitely be watching
Great
How easy is it to punch out the pin holding the spring in place? You can just see the pin on the other side of the lever cap. Will that damage the pin or hole?
The pin is in there pretty good, and since it’s ground flush with the surface of the cap, there’s no material to re-peen when reset. On nickel plated caps it becomes very visible if you remove the pin and then replace. Its difficult to remove that pin and then reset it!
smart.
Nice, and not an unattractive bend like I thought it would make.
The smaller the Allen let the better result!
Nifty!