Hand planes

holsgo · Post by **holsgo** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 7:07 am

Ahh. Female MT2. Well, I just got done watching Mr. Pete on this exact function, he is a You Tuber who does excellent metal lathe vids. I can cut them. But, I need to try a couple times before I would send one out to you. That said, I'm having tons of fun with the machine and I see all kinds of things to make for the SS. I am going to finally cut the quill to properly seat 2 bearings into my 54...I've removed the other bearings in preparation.

nuhobby · Post by **nuhobby** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 8:14 am

Speaking of YouTube;
I recently saw a Ron Brese video about one of his premium infill planes. He's got it being drawn by only a length of string, and pulling off a continuous gossamer shaving of wood..... No weight on the plane other than its own mass. That's real precision.

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 8:18 am

[quote="nuhobby"]Speaking of YouTube]Yeah, let's all get one. How much do I need to save up?

PS: I checked the web site. Two grand would be a safe starting point. I wonder if he barters.

holsgo · Post by **holsgo** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 8:30 am

Probably more than upper management will approve.
Planes are hard to get by upper management. At least I could justify the south bend lathe with " I can make parts for the cars." or "I can finally do..."
A plane. Not so much.

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 1:22 pm

holsgo wrote:Probably more than upper management will approve.
Planes are hard to get by upper management. At least I could justify the south bend lathe with " I can make parts for the cars." or "I can finally do..."
A plane. Not so much.

She has no appreciation for 'gossamer shavings'?:D

ryanbp01 · Post by **ryanbp01** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 7:52 pm

JPG40504 wrote:She has no appreciation for 'gossamer shavings'?:D

But Roy Underhill does!!:D

holsgo · Post by **holsgo** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 9:56 pm

Trust me....a plane has one function...and it doesn't save us money no matter how I spin it.

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 11:09 pm

holsgo wrote:Trust me....a plane has one function...and it doesn't save us money no matter how I spin it.

Same can be said for food!;)

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