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8/31/2013

Good Morning from Lone Pine!

Been real busy in the shop and have some news to share with you all.

I've been turning out these presentation boxes for the Miller Falls hand drills. These are for one drill but in the works are (2) drill boxes where one can store a MF #2 and a MF #5 in one box.

If you are interested in one of these boxes to store your drill(s) in give me a shout. If you'd like to purchase a drill(s)/presentation box combination let me know also, I usually can complete your order within (2) weeks time. With that I will sign off. Have a great labor day weekend, play safe, and God Bless!
Your 'Friend in Shavings'
T

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Tools for sale

8/19/2013

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Good Morning From Lone Pine Toolworks! Been a busy time lately in the shop. I've quite a few tools finished; the photo to the left shows some of them. They are, from left to right, a Stanley no. 5 1/2C Type 16 (1933-1941), a Stanley no.5C Type 19 (1948-1961), another Stanley no.5C Type 19 (this one with a rare Caribbean rosewood burl tote, a Stanley no.4C Sweetheart Type 13 (1925-1928), a Stanley no.3 Type 16 (1933-1941), a Stanley #79 side rabbet plane, a Millers Falls #2 early with adjustable friction wheel, another later model Miller Falls #2, a Millers Falls #2AG, and a Millers Falls #5A early with the cast iron frame. If you are interested in any of these totally restored tools feel free to contact me at ted@lonepinetoolworks.com or at hammer9518@yahoo.com
If you've picked up any tools that are in dire need of work, I'd be delighted to breathe new lift into them! With that I will leave you to your day, play safe, and may God Bless you and yours!
Your 'Friend in Shavings',
T

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A Fun Project

8/14/2013

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Every now and then I like to do a project just for the fun of it. What used to sit in this spot in my yard was one of the metal windmills one finds at the local home improvement store. Those do not hold up for long, the one I had needed to have the bolts either tightened or replaced regularly and finally the blades of the propeller broke and that was the end of that one.

You can see in the background the old windmill, its seen its better days! I looked online for another one but of higher quality and was somewhere in the neighborhood of $300 or so. So I bought a set of plans from Ubild and worked on it now and then. I actually built two of them, the other going to a good friend of mine.

Do you have a project you'd like to share? As you can see from my windmill project it doesn't have to be a Highboy Secretary or some such although those types of projects of course will be most welcome! With that I will close this blog entry. Have a great day, play safe, and God Bless!
Your 'Friend in Shavings'
T

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The 'Case of the Choking Throat'

8/8/2013

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No not that throat! I'm referring to the throat on your hand plane after you installed that 'thicker than stock' iron (they are a real improvement over the stock ones btw). Some times by adjusting to take a lighter cut helps stop the clogging throat issue but sometimes a more aggressive approach is needed.

Recently I was sent a Stanley no.78 rebate plane with this problem and here is what I did. In this photo is the stock iron which has a thickness of .095".

This is the aftermarket iron which has a thickness of .130", the difference being .035". So with this figure in mind I started to file the throat.

Now 1/32" being .03125", I set a small machinists square to 1/32", marked a line in front of the throat and filed to that line. (no photos of that, couldn't work and take photos at the same time)
The photo to the left shows the throat before filing.

This photo shows the throat after filing and the result is a throat that has been widened .029" which is very close to the .035" that was needed.

This photo shows the completed job: a slight chamfer filed in and the sole polished to 1000 grit. With this type of rebate plane a light cut is still required but overall performance of this plane has improved considerably.
That's it for this blog entry, I hope you have a great day, play safe, and God Bless!
Your Friend in Shavings, T

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