steven newman Posted April 25, 2017 Report Posted April 25, 2017 Picked this this afternoon... Hey,,for $5, might as well try... At first glance, you'd think it was a Stanley..... Not! Made in India, an Anant A4, Stanley knock-off. A-yep, this will take awhile..... Strange place to stick a label.....There IS a bolt down in that hole...the wrong one of course. As soon as I can rustle up some GOOD batteries for the camera, I'll go and open the Rehab Shop......will TRY to be done by suppertime. Will post results here...do you want a "blow by blow" account, or just the final results? p_toad, Fred W. Hargis Jr, Grandpadave52 and 1 other 4 Quote
lew Posted April 25, 2017 Report Posted April 25, 2017 Well if anyone can bring it back to life, you can!! steven newman and John Moody 2 Quote
Popular Post steven newman Posted April 25, 2017 Author Popular Post Report Posted April 25, 2017 As Paddy the Barkeep would hollar out...."Time, Gentlemen, please!" Here goes... Frog adjust clip was stuck on the bolt. Kind of grungy.... Bolts and such, all headed for the wire wheels...chipbreaker had been blued at the factory.....needed a few "taps" to get both it and the iron straight. lever cap was nickle plated....plating was coming off. By the time I got both of these cleaned up...i'll need a spot of red paint. I also worked on that nasty looking sole.. Large sander machine to flatten. Cleaned the sides as well. Lateral lever was plated...lost all of that when I cleaned and flattened things.... Rear handle got a new bolt.....front bolt will just have to do.. . Wire wheel to get rid of the worst of the crud, then a wash of Simple Green and that old paint brush to scour things clean Japanning was close to 99% intact. Mated the chipbreaker to the flattened iron, shined all the hardware up. Sharpened the iron.... Need to find that paint pen, and fill in around the logo. I did re-blue the chipbreaker Looking a little better... Rear handle is now tight, wiped down with a touch of Witch's Brew...Hmmm, shavings? Not perfect, but, no chatter. There is a big knot right about there.... Not too bad, for a $5 plane? Harry Brink, p_toad, John Moody and 4 others 7 Quote
p_toad Posted April 25, 2017 Report Posted April 25, 2017 Funny thing; you really brought that around. Knowing that brand, I probably wouldn't have picked it up and given it a second look. Nicely done. Grandpadave52, Cal, steven newman and 1 other 4 Quote
Grandpadave52 Posted April 27, 2017 Report Posted April 27, 2017 This one is just "plane" amazing... Like @p_toad I probably wouldn't have given it a second look even for the $5 price tag...Another rescue well executed! steven newman and John Moody 2 Quote
HARO50 Posted April 27, 2017 Report Posted April 27, 2017 Nice restoration, Steven! Or should I say RESURRECTION? John steven newman 1 Quote
kmealy Posted May 15, 2017 Report Posted May 15, 2017 ANANT is a brand made in India. Not that that's either good or bad, just FYI. http://www.anant-tools.com/iron_bodies_bench_planes.html steven newman 1 Quote
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