Stanley 45 plane book d heckel

Dave heckel has an excellent book just on 45 planes, and their various types. Body is chrome plated and features a rosewood handle. Youll learn how to hold the stanley 45 combination plane to get a consistent groove, and how to avoid misshaped grooves. A history and descriptive inventory by alvin sellens author, jens j. Extruded in long lengths in shaped sections meant a 12 foot length of alluminium could be chopped to length and refined by milling to receive cutters depth stops guide rods. Dave heckels book also doesnt differentiate the 3409 as anything special. And a little help from the stanley fortyfive combination plane. Stanley 45 combination plane manual old tools, tools. Planes with this finish which are seen today show the plane with a dull grey look all over it. The stanley 45 plane was also equipped with spurs for cross grain work and a depth stop to assist in setting the depth of cut. I bought my copy at a mwtca national meet and got it autographed.

Includes an introduction by ken roberts, copies of patent documents, promotional material and reprints two stanleypublished guides to the no. Another good source besides patrick leaches website, are the old manuals that came with the planes. It is a fantastic plane to use and one that every serious woodworker should own. It is interesting that if one were to develop a similarfeatured plane today, the design would probably look not too much different than the stanley no. The stanley 45 plane was made between 1882 and the 1960s and many of the parts are interchangable. Christoffersen designer the second must have for the stanley collector.

The stanley fortyfive combination plane by david e. Sargent planes identification and value guide by david e heckel. Probably the best book ever written on these planes, and a ton of useful info. Includes an edition of 55 plane and how to use it originally published 1914.

Here we have a copy of david e heckel s book the stanley fortyfive combination plane, seven planes in one. Both planes have very similar parts and similar extra parts such as the extra cutters. Heckel removing the pins to actually save the handle is going to be a chore. The unparalleled price and identification guide to vintage stanley tools.

Its heavier than the companys small plow plane natch, but light enough to not tire me out. Antique ornate no 45 stanley hand plane, antique tool, wood working no 45 stanley hand planer, hand plane stanley, orante hand plane, planer spiritwoodsgiftbox 5 out. Woodworking planes woodworking projects old tools manual prints link decor wings tools. Unfollow stanley 45 plane cutters to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. The stanley 30 threeblade plough plane stanley made a series of less complex planes by shifting from cast ferrous metals to alluminium in the 60s. Plane as a plow, seader or filletster, to gauge the distance from the cutter to the edge of the board. Stanley 45 combination plane high quality digitally printed reprint of the 1920 manual. Two sets of arms are furnished, one set, 4x inches and the other 8 inches long. Dave sells the book as well as his stanley 45 book on ebay.

The stanley 45 can look a little complex and intimidating at first glance. The only additional differences between type 2 and type 3 were also to the lost fence and to lost attachments. This is stanleys most famous and popular combination plane. This listing is for an invaluable book written on the stanley 45 plane by david heckel in 2002. The record 405 multi plane was built in competition with the stanley 45 multi plane.

The only difference between type 1 and type 2 was changes in the casting of the fence. I weighed it on our postal scale against a stanley no. Explode view shows the various parts and the original stanley part numbers. All replies on sargent planesinformation not in heckels. Ploughing grooves using a simpler stanley paul sellers blog. If you are using,collecting, or simply interested in old planes, this book is a must own. How to use a stanley 45 combination plane to cut grooves. This is the last available full tool guide done by john walter. More than 20 design changes over the years allow collectors to date most 45s to within a couple of years of their manufacture.

A combination plane is one that can be fitted with different irons, or cutters, as stanley called them, and be adjusted for a particular cut. I sold a stanley moulding plane that looked very much like your no. This is a very clean copy that has been signed by the author. I bought a plane from wwii era and it came with a box of cutters from 1882 era.

All replies on sargent planesinformation not in heckels 2nd ed. Bill shows the basic parts of the combination plane and how to adjust them. They can do things a router cant, like cut a nice profile 5 or more from the edge of a board. Its 186 pages are packed with useful information gleaned from years of davids studying the stanley 45. This book is signed by the author and will in time become a collectible in itself. In principle it is similar to a plow plane, but the addition of a second skate on a sliding section gives. The most interesting 1080 listed is the 19491953 version. He sells them on ebay, and if you want, i can give you his contact info. A lot of the complexity is simply screws and wing nuts which are used to lock a piece in place. If you want to learn more about the 45, i d recommend the stanley forty five combination plane, by david heckel. Four decades of rules, levels, trysquares, planes, and other stanley tools and hardware. The plane body is complete and in good working condition reflecting its age. The stanley 45 combination plane was one of stanleys most popular planes, in production from 1884 to 1962. Grizzley your plane looks to be in great condition.

I let a box of various shaped moulding plane irons go with it. Its full of stanley tools, when they were made, and information on them. Cutter sets range from 18 to 22 for earlier models workhorse of the combination planes, still good enough for just about every job your wife might throw at you. I dont have a 3409, im trying to resist the sargent transitional temptation but im pretty certain its a normal 45 degrees. It does have a type study of the cutter tradesmarks and one of the box types. The stanley universal plane was introduced in 1897 and stayed in production until 1962. Here we have a copy of david e heckels book the stanley fortyfive combination plane, seven planes in one. William duffield, on the cohansey i dont think it makes any difference in this particular case. Armed with that book, youll know what youre buying is a complete plane. Shows basic use, regular cutters as well as the special cutters. The arms slide through the main stock so that fence d can be attached to either side according as the plane is used right or left hand. The book is nicely done by a friend and fellow mwtca collector. Email to friends share on facebook opens in a new window or tab share on twitter opens in a new window or tab share on facebook opens in a new window or tab share on twitter. Unlike wooden molding planes, which could cut only a single profile and so had to be stockpiled by the trunkful, the 55, a single.