Hi Everyone
I recently purchased a Record Marples #7 jointer. I'm not plane expert by no means but I'm more familiar with the stanleys. It was an impluse buy, for whatever reason, and I need a jointer anyway.
By doing some research, I understand that the Marples label would indicate a mid-1980's production after the . My question is based on my knowledge of Stanley planes......I would only by WWII or older planes. I don't beleive today's Stanley planes share the same quality as those of yester-year.
What about the Record planes? Would I have been better off with a pre Marples plane or has the quality of Record planes been maintained?
FYI...I do not have the plane yet in my posession so I can't give any comments on its overall condition, but the pictures provided had it looking very clean....almost new....which has got me thinkin
TIA
George