Member postings for Martin King 2

PS, Bridport Market can be tool heaven on a good day!

Hi all,

OK, the second tool is a British patent inlay stringing tool that was of no use whatsoever, the theory being that as well as being able to be used both ways, the non cutting blade would act as a chip breaker. The whole thing is way too flimsy for any serious work. As with many rubbish tools from a work point of view, this one is not particularly common. I have had only 3 in 10 years. There are a couple of other variations on this, one usually coloured red by TYZACK (I think?)

No way a saw set!

The other tool is half a trammel clamp holding a marking out knife tool, it looks like it has been strained out of square? The marking knife is of some value if it is named, MARPLES or TYZACK would be nice, E PRESTON would be very nice indeed! The tool doubles as a scratch awl and a marking knife, very easy to put your eye out in close work!

Cheers, Martin

Hi All,

Thanks for the advice, all went well with both covers now done and cylinder drilled and tapped.

Found that I had not quite machined enough from the underside flange of the standard so the 7BA nuts do not quite sit down flat. Will put it back on the lathe and take off a gnats or two!

Looking forward to doing a bit more now that I have got my enthusiasm back!

Cheers, Martin

Hi Jason, Thanks! So if I wanted 6 holes I would set 7 or back off the angle by 30 deg? Seems a bit odd and does not happen in the YT videos? Perhaps a SINO DRO quirk?

Martin

Hi All;

Got some spare time so thought I would do a bit on my 10V. Thought I would try a pitch circle of 5 holes for the cylinder covers, so watched some YouTube vids and looked pretty simple.

Entered 0, 0 for x &y axes after centering up the part with an edge finder,

To be on the safe side I am using a sharpie in the chuck not a drill bit, very glad I did!

Went into the circle function, set the centre at 0,0; diameter 1.125"; no of holes 5; start angle 000, (3 O'clock); end angle 360 and off we go..

NOT!

I only get 4 holes with the 5th back in the starting place! What gives please?

DRO is a SINO unit

Cheers, Martin

Saw setting vice

Martin

I see loads of tap reseating cutters, usually with a load of spare washers, at car boots, they redefine the expression 'sale proof'! Once saw a guy asking £10 for one!

Martin

Thanks guys for that useful info, will get some from Paragon today and give it a go.

Jason, funny, I had seen that Record resource once or twice before but never realised it was so comprehensive, thanks for pointing it out. I have also sold stuff to the guy....

I use Patrick Leach's 'Blood & Gore' for all things Stanley and he has become a good mate when we meet up at David Stanley Auctions a few times a year.

The hand plane market is very volatile at the moment, especially the high end, Karl Holtey, Bill Carter etc with sale prices quite depressed. Run of the mill stuff is quite bouyant however but you have to present the planes well and Record blue being 'off' has been bad for me a couple of times now so hope that this willl remedy it.

Cheers, Martin

Hi all, I regularly refurbish metal wooodworking planes and most are easy to match the finish, STANLEY being Black, MARPLES usually red and so on.

Blacks and reds are available easily in the pretty much spot on matching colours.

The one notable exception is RECORD UK, whose planes were originally a very nice dark blue colour. This usually fades a bit with age but when polished up still can look like new. The original finish on most planes is a jappaned finish which is a nightmare to reproduce.

The RECORD blue has evaded all my attempts to find a decent match with most being way too bright. My local paint store cannot help me.

Is there any way one can get a paint store to match from an existing example? Ie if I take a plane in with good clean paint can they match it somehow with some accuracy?

Cheers,

Martin

An important thing to remember when fitting DG panels if you are using a sealant is to make sure you get a neutral PH, specifically one for glazing. If it smells of acetic acid (vinegar) the units will soon have condensation inside them.

DAMHIKT!

Martin

Hi James, Looking at the middle 2 pics it appears to me that possibly it is bone not ivory, particularly as there is no makers name. Does close inspection show microscopic porosity in the stained brown areas near the hinge joint?

Also the slight warping in the middle is more common to bone.

There are varying quality types of these, some also made in boxwood.

Cheers, Martin

Good English makers increase the value of these and they can be highly collectable. Does it have tiny brass 'buttons' with a dimple in the middle for divider points to avoid wear?

Martin

Hi, it is an Ivory sector rule, very nice item, is there a makers name?

Martin

Jason, many thanks indeed! Looked up Deckel but did not find that! Kind of a posh wobbler...

Martin

Hi All,

Found this in Sherborne yesterday along with some other nice bits and pieces, seem very well made but no idea what it is used for.

Makers name looks like DECKEL and has 20:1 on the side.

All help gratefully received! Martin

Hi All,

That certainly seems to be the part, problem solved I think!

MickB1: thats a great resorce you have linked, I have saved it for further study, many thanks.

Martin

Thanks Michael,

That was exactly my point.

Regards, Martin

Thanks guys, will keep digging around then!

Martin

Hi All,

I think I get the general gist here

Clearly I have not found a hitherto unknown masterpiece of English planemaking by NORRIS.

I have to ask as sometimes the unkown to me is blindingly obvious to someone on here and the item now destined for the scrap box may have been of use to someone and thus possibly of some value.

This may be a good time to ask if it really is OK for me to post like this or do people feel that I am wasting time and bandwidth. I fully own up to the fact that I buy and sell items and am therefore guilty using this forums knowledge resource to further my own interests at times.

If it is felt generally that this is not on please let me know.

I do read the build threads on here voraciously and glean all I can to improve my own machining skills which I enjoy immensley.

Cheers all, Martin

Hi all,

This weeks oddity from a tool lot:

Seem very well made and has been hardened and ground. Perhaps not a tool but a part of something? Any thoughts please?

Cheers, Martin