March 9, 20197 yr Popular Post comment_181660 Estate Sale this morning...LONG drive up to Mt. Victory, OH....a JET jointer...was already sold...but.. Rather lonely looking...spent a dollar bill....and, like most other vintage planes.. Paint splatters...pretty blue ones. Why another block plane? Why to clean up any saw marks left by the rest of the $21 I spent this morning.. To replace the all metal one from Sears that I broke the guard on....even weighs about the same.. Might get a little use out of this one... Report
March 9, 20197 yr comment_181663 I have a little plane just like that! Ran my old chrome Craftsman "skill saw" until sparks, smoke and fire consumed it. Report
March 9, 20197 yr comment_181665 9 minutes ago, lew said: I have a little plane just like that! Ran my old chrome Craftsman "skill saw" until sparks, smoke and fire consumed it. Bet that was fun! Report
March 9, 20197 yr Author comment_181687 Need to find out what that red button is, between the handle, and the blade housing....not part of the depth or tilt..they have a red knob of their own.. Report
March 9, 20197 yr Author comment_181694 Duh.....just checked...cleaned that spot off a bit better, found a label...spindle lock Thank you! Going to the shop after a bit...and look for a spare spindle wrench....as this saw is missing one. Didn't see it laying around there, either... Report
March 9, 20197 yr Author comment_181724 Ok...Found the wrench to change the blade on the "new" saw....along with another strange looking tool....E.C. Stearns & Co. No. 85 Ok, now, I have to go and research THAT one...supposed to be the same as a Stanley No. 95? Wrench fits....BTW....haven't started on the block plane..yet....maybe tomorrow on that one? Report
March 10, 20197 yr comment_181737 Sweet score. Is the block plane a Craftsman? The "machine green" paint in the body was pretty exclusive to them from the early 60's to mid 80's. Any individual part on it is worth more than a dollar/ea. I just saw an identical one at a local flea market a couple weeks back...$7.95 and it was nowhere that nice nor with any remnant of a decal. It does look like the decal is Defiance??? One I have similar that is a Defiance has a grey body??? Also was a 75 yr Anniversary Craftsman...looked like it had been dragged to the flea market by the cord...$27.50. Yours was made by Skil when Skil was still making pretty good quality DIY tools...big difference, I don't think yours has the trigger lock safety button which is a positive IMO. Craftsman used a handle...Skil had kind of a knob molded into the upper body. Base shoe plate doesn't look scratched or any rust on top. You did good. Report
March 10, 20197 yr comment_181756 10 hours ago, lew said: Ran my old chrome Craftsman "skill saw" until sparks, smoke and fire consumed it. Did that to one, and a couple of routers as well. Report
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