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    Better make that "why I never heard of malleable...

    Better make that "why I never heard of malleable iron in planes before" ;)

    Thanks Joel
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    Good point. I headed to Wikipedia to educate...

    Good point. I headed to Wikipedia to educate myself a little.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ductile_iron

    As Chris mentions in his video, nodal iron is another name for ductile iron. Malleable...
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    Hi I came across this information a couple of...

    Hi

    I came across this information a couple of months back, and after losing several hours of my life, I decided it would be better to keep it to myself. To release this info here might be the...
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    Hi Please count me in. Thanks Taunton Press!

    Hi

    Please count me in. Thanks Taunton Press!
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    Nope, I didn't know that, George. There's a lot...

    Nope, I didn't know that, George. There's a lot of stuff knocking around in your brain that I don't know ;) School use might explain why it looks so unloved.

    The plane iron is a mismatched...
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    Me again, I was in the shop tonight anyway, so...

    Me again,

    I was in the shop tonight anyway, so I dug out some tools from the same batch and had a look.

    My apologies for the photos, reflective surfaces are a bear to photograph.

    However, I...
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    Hi Mike, I was examining an old razee...

    Hi Mike,

    I was examining an old razee jackplane today with a view to inletting a new piece into the sole to close the mouth. The plane came to me at an auction along with a toolchest and a few...
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    Thank you, George. There's nothing as good as...

    Thank you, George. There's nothing as good as information from someone with direct experience.

    Mind you, it's a pity you have only 39 years experience at the foundry and not 40 ;)

    Cheers
    Ian
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    Plate thickness ?

    Hi Ray

    Not wanting to hijack the thread, but I also have a split nut English dovetail saw that is a candidate for a new plate. (It's stamped "C. NURSE LONDON / INVICTA.) The existing plate...
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    I sorta credit Craftsmen chisels from the early...

    I sorta credit Craftsmen chisels from the early 80's for teaching me how to sharpen. These were the butt chisels with blue and clear plastic handles with steel striking caps.

    All you had to do was...
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    Hey That was pretty funny! Looks like there...

    Hey

    That was pretty funny! Looks like there are some future Darwin Award winners in the group.

    A friend of mine once caught a narrow piece that was cut on the fence side of the blade in a...
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    Hi Totally agree with the above. Get the board...

    Hi

    Totally agree with the above. Get the board flat enough so it doesn't rock - smooth and pretty doesn't matter at this point.

    I'd just like to add a point that you may already be aware of....
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    Yup, if you don't want your German buddies to...

    Yup, if you don't want your German buddies to snicker, you better push it. But what you do in the privacy of your own shop is your own business :D
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    Hi It doesn't look like a #78 to me, unless...

    Hi

    It doesn't look like a #78 to me, unless I'm missing something in the dark photo. The #78 is a "duplex rabbet plane" with 2 positions for the iron. This doesn't appear to have the forward or...
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    Hi Count me in, please. The pins on my antique...

    Hi

    Count me in, please. The pins on my antique are worn down to little nubs.

    Thanks
    Ian
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    Hi Just to throw out another possibility, it's...

    Hi

    Just to throw out another possibility, it's possible to find pigstickers on that auction site. I bought some almost full length mortise chisels on eBay UK, and the cost was about CAN $40 a...
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    I totally agree. Douglas Fir is a good tough...

    I totally agree. Douglas Fir is a good tough wood. The construction grade lumber can be a bit nasty, though. I built a bench out of old salvaged Douglas Fir floor joists many years ago, and it's...
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    Hi I agree with Jim, but you might want to go...

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    I agree with Jim, but you might want to go a step further. Where I live, all the adds for flea markets and auctions run on Thursdays only. You might want to phone the classifieds dept of the...
  19. Hi, My path in woodworking has lead me from a...

    Hi,

    My path in woodworking has lead me from a beginner sweating it out in the garage with few handtools, to working in the custom furniture business and the small production business.

    Now I've...
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    Man, that was an answer and a half!! And,...

    Man, that was an answer and a half!! And, personally, I couldn't possibly do any more math than that :O
    I'll have to look in the the surplus shop, or risk ionizing some air. $25 minimum plus S&H...
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    How many ohms/kilohms are you talking? I have an...

    How many ohms/kilohms are you talking? I have an old start capacitor I'd like to dispose of safely. I have the right screwdriver to do the job, but I'm not as fond of light shows as I used to be. And...
  22. Hi I'm not entirely sure what the featherboard...

    Hi

    I'm not entirely sure what the featherboard has to do with the straight-edge, but I'm willing to learn :D

    Count me in too please!

    Ian
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    Ah, the smell of EvapoRust in the morning --...

    Ah, the smell of EvapoRust in the morning -- that's the smell of victory!! :D

    Welcome

    Ian
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    Hi I've used an old school method on ash. I...

    Hi

    I've used an old school method on ash. I let some rusty steel/iron sit in a water/vinegar mix and did several (many) applications of this on the ash, removing the raised grain with fine steel...
  25. Thread: Anti-gloat!

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    Hey If someone else buys it, can they get $100...

    Hey

    If someone else buys it, can they get $100 bucks for shutting it down too?? :D

    "Buy this saw for $50 - Double Your Investment!!"

    Ian
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