I'll try again. Thanks for the extra info, Brian.
I did experiment with slotted screws for the back up iron. It is just too easy to slip off of them and run the screwdriver into the blade. The...
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I'll try again. Thanks for the extra info, Brian.
I did experiment with slotted screws for the back up iron. It is just too easy to slip off of them and run the screwdriver into the blade. The...
Thanks, Steve. BTW, congrats on your new planemaking venture. Everything looks great.
Gary
Just spent a good deal of valuable time replying to this thread, went to hit 'Post Quick Reply' and a page came up saying I need to log in! Post apparently gone. Does this happen to anyone else?...
That's coming, George. I have no problem taking design criticism, but making an issue out of whether 3 10-32 machine screws will stay tight? I'll just say I have used the planes now for 9 years. and...
If you like the current spacing of the shelves and don't care about adjustability, you could buy some angle brackets made for attaching slides to the floor of cabinets. I believe both Blum and Grass...
Hi Johnny,
My AD 7-51 is about 7 yrs old. I just ordered the head from Byrd, and they had not made one for that machine yet. I think they contacted the factory in Austria to get the engineering...
I have an AD 7/51 that I have installed a Byrd cutterhead in. I replaced a head w/ 4 knives. I'm definitely glad that I did. The noise reduction alone has been tremendous, and I would do it for that...
Like Julian said, it's the tannin in the oak that causes the staining. The same thing happens if you don't lift the clamps up off of a glue joint and the iron and glue and tannin react. Leaves a nice...
Hi Joe,
One possible explanation for the descrepancy would be if the lumber was straight line ripped. I always have my lumber SLR one edge, but the scaling is done before it is run through the...
Hi Johnny,
I've got a Millers Falls #240 sharpening jig with the instructions. Be glad to send you a copy.
Kind Regards,
Gary Blum
Hi all,
The 'right tool for the job' discussion has been going on for an awfully long time it seems.
The year is 1897. In the Chas. A. Strelinger & Co. tool catalog, the writer is relaying a...
Hi Dan,
Sure, if torx or square drive screws are available I would substitute them for the phillips heads.
I am prototyping the block plane now, so it kinda depends on how many changes I...
Hi Dan,
All very good questions so here goes.
I am currently working on the scraper plane and it will have the same adjusting mechanism as the planes so yes the frog will be interchangeable and...
Randy,
I don't want to use this forum as a sales pitch for my tools so I'll just direct you back to my website. If you have any specific questions I'd be glad to answer them though. Or you could...
Hi all,
This is my first post here but I did register back in early May so I have been following the threads for a while now. They sure are a great way for woodworkers to share information.
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