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Stanley Bailey frog adjustment problem
To update on what I finally did:
I worked up my courage to file the frog and it came out very good! ;-)
First I put some washers under the contact areas of the frog on one side to find out how much ...
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Is this plane salvageable?
Yes this should be salvageable, and actually quite easily1.
Those heavy patches of rust might look dreadful if you're not used to rusty old tools but planes far rustier than this — completely caked ...
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Drill press, chuck falls down. How do I repair?
Does the chuck have a tapered shaft on its back end? That is called a Morse taper, developed for quick-change operations back in the day. The proper way to re-install it is to slide it into place, ...
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Stanley Bailey frog adjustment problem
I was having a hard time visualising things from the photos so I have a frog here in front of me to compare. Unfortunately it isn't helping me figure out what's wrong with your plane!
Am doing ...
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Broken plane sole - any fix?
Brazing is generally considered the standard fix for cracks in the body castings of planes. Cracks in cast iron can also be repaired with the right type of welding, with and without pre-heating2, and ...
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Broken plane sole - any fix?
You can bronze weld it with bronze wire and oxy/acetylene torch, then re-flatten the sole, as SaSSafraS1232 says. I wouldn't try to arc/mig weld it.
I was given a No. 51/2 Stanley plane that was ...
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Old drill press. How do I remove the handle/quill
I don't know what you're facing here, but I thought I'd provide something that might help so this Q doesn't remain unanswered (meaning it will subsequently bob back to the top over the coming months ...
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Can a bad mouth plane be saved?
As you have returned it so not a lot of point discussing further. But just in case:
It could be saved - a careful half an hour with a file might have been enough to square the mouth.
Either an angled ...
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Are the wheels of a bandsaw exactly the nominal diameter?
Bandsaw tires are generally sold in 2" increments corresponding to the nominal size of the bandsaw wheels. As the comments indicate, there is some elasticity, so neither the wheels nor tires need to ...
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Where can I find a replacement chuck for a drill press?
I concur with Jacob Edmond, part# 1310049 is the part you want. There are a limited range of tapers so other chucks will fit. If you look at Jacob's link note the replacement chuck fits 25 other ...
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