tote screws

[David Christopher]

can someone tell me what size screw is the little screw in the tote of a number 5 stanley plane.........Ive got bigger and smaller but not the right size.......and where do you get one

thanks

[Andrae Covington]

Stanley sells replacement parts for their handplanes, but whether or not those screws are the same size as the antique ones, I'm not sure. I know back then at least, Stanley used a lot of non-standard thread sizes for the express purpose of making it difficult to restore their planes a century later.

http://www.stanleytoolparts.com/planekits.html

[Joel Goodman]

If Stanley doesn't have it then Walt at Brass City Records probably could help you out.

[Bill Houghton]

Check on their website (http://www.stanleytoolparts.com/) to confirm the screw - I think it lists part numbers - then contact Lori Goucher, 800-262-2161 ex 55839 or (I believe; not sure if this is current) lgoucher@stanleyworks.com, and tell her the approximate age of your plane. Don't know how old your plane is? http://www.rexmill.com/, and follow the "type study" link at the right; or one of the type studies at http://hyperkitten.com/tools/stanley_bench_plane/.

My experience has been that Stanley continues to make the same not-modern-standard screws as on their old planes, for the most part.

[Thomas Hotchkin]

David, When I did repairs to my Stanley #5 some time ago they were 12-24 size screw. You should be able pick some at any good hardware store. Get it longer then you need and cut to size. Hope you still have the brass nut for tote, as it holds tote on. Tom

[Mel Miller]

David, When I did repairs to my Stanley #5 some time ago they were 12-24 size screw. You should be able pick some at any good hardware store. Get it longer then you need and cut to size. Hope you still have the brass nut for tote, as it holds tote on. Tom

The older Stanley handle & knob screws are 20 TPI, not 24. You might have forced a 24 in for a few threads, but it's not correct.

Mel

[David Christopher]

thanks everyone, I found one on stanley's site

thanks again

[Mike Brady]

Please let us know if that screw in fact does work. Generally those obsolete items are not stocked by Stanley, and that thread is not a used in ordinary hardware; so I hope you get what you are looking for. What does work is a frog screw and those are much more easily found because every Stanley plane had two of them.

[Jim Koepke]

What does work is a frog screw and those are much more easily found because every Stanley plane had two of them.

Glad to see someone posted this. On of my frog screws was filed to be a round head screw. Only because I know what plane it is on can I spot it. Even though I have come across a couple of replacements I still haven't gotten a round to replacing it.

jtk

[Joel Goodman]

Thanks for the frog screw "trick" -- I'll file that away as I know one of these days I'll do something dumb and drop the little tote screw behind the bench!

[David Christopher]

thanks guys, I took a frog screw out of a old handyman #5 and it worked perfect

thanks again