Re: Old Block plane revisited...finally did something with i
Posted: Mon May 22, 2017 3:19 pm
Kevin
I have had two - they came along for the ride in a box lot. One had a Sargent blade, one was unmarked. Never tried to use them as they seemed ungainly. When I sell tools I generally have a "free" box for people to poke through - it seems to loosen them up for actually buying stuff. These went in the free box.
This blade holding/adjusting mechanism is a PIA - like the Stanley 110 only worse. True that the blade bedding is pathetic, but I have seen people do remarkable stuff with pathetic tools. My general rule is that as long as a better tool is inexpensive, use the better tool.
Ed
I have had two - they came along for the ride in a box lot. One had a Sargent blade, one was unmarked. Never tried to use them as they seemed ungainly. When I sell tools I generally have a "free" box for people to poke through - it seems to loosen them up for actually buying stuff. These went in the free box.
This blade holding/adjusting mechanism is a PIA - like the Stanley 110 only worse. True that the blade bedding is pathetic, but I have seen people do remarkable stuff with pathetic tools. My general rule is that as long as a better tool is inexpensive, use the better tool.
Ed