In a message dated 98-07-31 23:47:58 EDT, anchor@... writes: << I dont want to mess up the threads so I wrapped tape around it and grabbed it with channel...
NLutz10449@...
Aug 1, 1998 11:37 am
33623
John White mentioned.... ... .. grindage.. This may have been for sugar? early sugar came in large blocks, or cones, and a variety of tools were devised for...
Richard Wilson
ARWilson@...
Aug 1, 1998 11:42 am
33624
In a message dated 98-07-31 23:25:54 EDT, suttons@... writes: << Does anybody know if this thing puts out AC or DC current? Any idea how much? I just...
NLutz10449@...
Aug 1, 1998 12:06 pm
33625
Nick (cougarjack) wrote .... ... there is wood to fool with. < But I speed-read it as 'as long as there is fools to wood with' Dunno - either one works for...
Richard Wilson
ARWilson@...
Aug 1, 1998 12:17 pm
33626
Dear GG's, Awhile ago I picked up the equivelant of a Stanley #6 Sargent (Probably a #9) which was in very bad condition & missing the blade & iron. I had been...
DEGRAU@...
Aug 1, 1998 1:31 pm
33627
... Round cutters, as in pizza-wheel style? Heavy hexagonal head, and one arm shorter than the other, I assume? Patent date 1888? Sounds to me like a...
Brendler
brendler@...
Aug 1, 1998 1:36 pm
33628
I asked these questions about a week ago, but didn't get any responses about the woodies - just got one or two opinions about the plow plane irons... any info...
William K. Taggart
wkt@...
Aug 1, 1998 2:01 pm
33629
... Many of us will recognize Nathan's website... as I mentioned in a post several weeks ago, I think Nathan deserves some recognition for the amount of...
William K. Taggart
wkt@...
Aug 1, 1998 2:04 pm
33630
Phil hints at a branch in the slippery slope..... I was in an antique store recently, and there was this old slip stick (slide rule, Jeff, a primitive...
eric coyle
ecoyle@...
Aug 1, 1998 2:37 pm
33631
Oops. I forgot to list the URL!! As promised, I have now placed pictures of both his palm plane, as well as a picture of the finger plane with handle (palm...
Dave Weisbord
davewe@...
Aug 1, 1998 3:25 pm
33632
Reply to message from pdknz@... of Fri, 31 Jul ... The answer is "yes", provided your hammer is big enough. Just say, "Practical is as practical does." --...
Douglas S. Caprette
au455@...
Aug 1, 1998 3:32 pm
33633
Reply to message from PeterH5322@... of Fri, 31 Jul ... Does anyone know why a left-hand thread was used? I always wind up turning it the wrong way when I...
Douglas S. Caprette
au455@...
Aug 1, 1998 3:48 pm
33634
Reply to message from NLutz10449@... of Sat, 01 Aug ... Stanley doesn't charge for shipping small repair parts, and they ship your order with an invoice,...
Douglas S. Caprette
au455@...
Aug 1, 1998 3:54 pm
33635
... The answer is easily yes if you bored the hole with a brace and auger, your choice single or double spiral. Almost all of them are 1/64" oversize just for...
scott grandstaff
scottg@...
Aug 1, 1998 3:57 pm
33636
... As many have noted, when dealing with LH threads, lefty is tighty. Handy to know when working on fuel gas connections, too, and indicated in many places...
Lawrence H. Smith
lsmith@...
Aug 1, 1998 4:13 pm
33637
I had to build a new rod for a Bailey #5 a while back and it was a left hand thread. Your #5 1/2 may be the same. You should be able to look at the threads and...
Ted Evans
tevans1@...
Aug 1, 1998 5:34 pm
33638
... Hi Chuck, Hey, how's Montana, anyway? Sounds like you're still finding stuff. My solution to your problem was to take a spare adjuster nut and cut the...
Larry Poffenberger
lkp@...
Aug 1, 1998 6:59 pm
33639
GG's" Quick, before the FMM sunami kills the listserver again, can someone tell me where to find specific info on hazards of working with red cedar? I need a...
eugene@...
Aug 1, 1998 7:22 pm
33640
Summary: MF 900, Stanley 60-1/2, Dunlap brace with rosewood handles and 1/2" chuck. $11 total. Details: From prior post, used Web reverse listing service to...
Paul Jordan
pjordan@...
Aug 1, 1998 8:09 pm
33641
The article showed up in this morning's Fort Worth Star Telegram. Unfortunately, it seems to have been edited severely. It includes some quotes from Patrick,...
FrankSronce
sroncef@...
Aug 1, 1998 8:16 pm
33642
... Wear a dust mask and/or use some sort of dust collection apparatus. For anyone interested in the hazards of working western red cedar, the culprit is...
Stephan Patnaude
spatnaude@...
Aug 1, 1998 9:25 pm
33643
Hello Everyone, I picked up a plow plane today and can't find anything in my a American Wooden Planes book and was woundering if someone with the British copy...
carlwshp
carlwshp@...
Aug 1, 1998 10:26 pm
33644
Thankyou for the help, Stephan and Nick. I was aware of a problem but not the seriousness of it. Gene -- ...
eugene@...
Aug 1, 1998 11:18 pm
33645
... I can attest to the lung irritation of plicatic acid. I once made a dulcimer for my sister and used western red cedar for the top. I resawed the pieces on...
TomPrice@...
Aug 1, 1998 11:53 pm
33646
... What I hate is that all of my bench planes are one way (I forget which) except one. I can never remember which one is backwards (relatively speaking), and...
Hal Laurent
laurent@...
Aug 2, 1998 12:40 am
33647
There has been a stream of musings following Chuck Zitar's post about not being able to extract a threaded extractor post. Some seem to wonder why these are...
Lodley@...
Aug 2, 1998 2:13 am
33648
... Which is what I do for all the grits above 240. ... The 60, 120 and 240 are glued, yep. ... I -=ONLY=- pull..... I force myself to make sure I completely...
Spokeshave
john@...
Aug 2, 1998 2:14 am
33649
Hi Bob & GG's I checked a mid 19th century moving fillister made by Tileston with a W. Butcher iron and can find no trace of a number, just the name stamp. ...
Marvin Paisner
paisners@...
Aug 2, 1998 2:35 am
33650
... Now *that*'s odd. I got the NY Times (all the way out here in Arizona) for this article, and neither of those planes were depicted. Here's what appeared...
Andrew Barss
barss@...
Aug 2, 1998 2:54 am
33651
Hello Galoots: I was at the flea market today banging around looking for iron when I saw this goofy looking adjustment mechanism poking it's head out from a...
