Ohio Tool Plough Plane Rehab #2
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4 April 2015 at 12:56 am #126249
With the dilemma of several damaged screw-arm threads behind me, I’m turning my attention to some stripped out screw holes. In the picture the screw I’m holding is pointing to the hole that it goes into to lock the depth adjuster, which is just above that. It’s more of a machine screw than a wood screw and it’s got an unusual size – approx. 1/4-18. I believe the hole was originally tapped so that the locking screw simply threaded through the wood to lock the depth adjuster.
That hole is almost completely stripped out and it is slightly conical, with the hole getting larger at the outside My question is: is there a good way to repair the hole so that I can use the original thumb-screw to lock the depth adjuster?
In a related issue, the wood screws that attach the screw arm assemblies to the fence are also screwed into holes that are somewhat stripped and I need to tackle those, too.
The info I’ve found on the internet talks about gluing into the hole some toothpicks or matchsticks. I’ve tried that on some scrap, and it might work, but it seems so hokey.
I guess I could also try a larger size thumb-screw, but I’d really like to use the original. Any ideas?
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You must be logged in to view attached files.10 April 2015 at 8:26 pm #126414Well, I went for it and it worked fine. I plugged the existing hole and re-drilled for the depth adjuster locking screw. The locking screw threaded fairly easily into the new wood and holds the depth adjuster quite well. The first picture shows the new plug with locking screw in place.
Once I put the plane back together and tried it out, I realized the iron was not seating properly on the skate. So I had to file down the skate a bit. Second photo shows my first try at grooving a board. Not bad, but I can tell this plane will take some practice to get good with it.
The last photo shows the (almost) completely restored plane. The only part I haven’t done anything with is the wedge. But that needs work, too, and maybe I’ll try making a new one later. Looks like it was tapped with a hammer several times too many.
Now if I can only find some reasonably priced irons …
Thanks to all who commented and gave suggestions on this restoration.
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