Record 043 Plough Plane Parts – What's missing?
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4 July 2018 at 4:25 am #549116
Plough Plane Parts Record 043 eBay Link
Sorry complete noob and not sure what’s missing from the parts listed to get a working plough plane or if it’s even feasible. I’m having to avoid projects I really want to do at the moment due to the lack of having this tool.
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Record 043 Plough Plane Parts
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You must be logged in to view attached files.4 July 2018 at 6:03 am #549121Look for another plane.
The skate is broken and the cap iron with screw, a thumb screw for the fence, the depth stop and retainer thumbscrew, and the three irons are missing.
To source originals would cost more than a working plane, and you are still left with the broken casting.
The RECORD 043 is perhaps the most common/well-known, but there’s no need to limit your search to just one brand/model.
There’s the RECORD 040,MARPLES M40, RAPIER… and others. See http://www.cornishworkshop.co.uk/groovingplane.htmlYou’re likely to have less competition in an online auction with lesser-known brands, and don’t believe what you read about Rapier being rough cast. They may have just had a poor specimen. I sold two (flawed) Record 043’s in favour of my Rapier 43.
Larry is right. That plane assembly is totally useless – the seller is off loading junk.
Here’s a link to a site that has a list of manufacturer’s manuals for most of the plough planes made.
http://www.cornishworkshop.co.uk/combinationplanes.html
Pull the page down – all download PDFs. Each one will tell you what is a complete set of bits for that particular plane. Some of these plough planes are decades old and may be prone to loosing bits………I note from the example that you showed is that the finish is less than good. This is not typical of Record 043s which were in production from the ’30s up to the ’70s. Earlier ones had wing-nut screws, later (about50s onwards) came with round knurled nuts. It’s possible that one may have been ‘War Finish’ which meant that alternatives to Nikel finish was used for a period after the last War, up to the early ’50s due to rationing restrictions in the UK. It’s quite easy to get good quality complete planes, in their original boxes, here in the UK, though I can’t say how plentiful they are in Oz.
If you are buying any plough plane, pay attention to the state of the rods. Try to avoid those that may have rust or corrosion as they will be difficult to move easily in the slots.
The 043 came with 3 blades, but it will accept any width of plough blades, within reason. I have used a 3/4 inch wide blade from a Stanley…. hard to push, but it works.
Good luck
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