#10 Miller Falls Bench Plane Restoration
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I have a beat up #10 Miller Falls plane that I’m restoring for my son. To get right to the point, the location where the screw that holds the tote was completely stripped and there was no way to rethread using the original blind thread method. To get enough threads to hold the tote, I drilled all the way through and re-tapped using a 1/4-20 thread. My question, whether too late or not, is now that there is a ~.220 diameter hole in the plane’s sole, does anyone think that will be a problem with the planes performance and/or the finish it will produce? Once I assemble the tote to the plane, whatever portion of the screw that protrudes through the sole will be either cut off short of the sole’s bottom surface or ground flush.
Any thoughts/comments?
TimWith no particular expertise here is my 2 cents. I would be inclined to attempt to radius the hole on the sole side with emery cloth just enough to insure no catching on the surface being planed. I would have some concern with the JB weld type product having small seasonal changes that leave a mark. I would have the same concern with flushing the tote screw. I would cut it off clear of the sole.
14 January 2016 at 1:06 am #133892I’ve done this exact same thing in my old Stanley #5. Drilled right through in order to tap the hole for the tote screw. I’ve used this plane relentlessly for about 2 years and haven’t noticed any problems with just leaving the hole with the screw partially filling but not protruding.
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