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I have a quick question for someone who owns a no 50 combination plane.
I’d like to know what’s the distance between the fence bars (either center or side to side).
I have the Stanley version and I’d like to add a wooden fence liner but the Stanley fence hasn’t got any mounting holes, the record fence does. I believe I can get one on bay… I’m a bit reluctant to drill holes.
So basically I’d like know if the fence is interchangeable between Stanley and Record no 50.
Thx
DiegoThe Record 050 and Stanley 50 fences are interchangeable, at least mine are.
Why Stanley omitted the screw holes on the No 50 is beyond me as a decent square wooden fence transforms this type of tool.
Having said that, the Record version is a superior tool, hands down.Personally, I’d go ahead and whack a pair of holes through it.
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Drilling a hole into cast steel… I’m still on the fence on this
Diego
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Was the pun intentional? You should be ashamed!
That material is as soft as butter to drill. But I’d go cautiously with a clearly marked spot and a pilot hole first.
When you install a wooden fence, ensure that the two skates are dead flat and parallel and that the side of the fence is at dead right angles to them. I’m sure that you will need to trim the fence edge to be square with the skates. Don’t assume that the fence side is true…. it won’t be.
Good luck
I’m not a knowledgable metal worker, but I think the bodies of every metal plane you own are cast, and they they all contain drilled, tapped holes, e.g., for the frog, tote, and knob. Yes, cast is brittle, but it was routine to cast a part and then machine it. Just don’t go crazy in testing the limits of the brittleness, and I’d think you’d be okay. Would I punch a starting point for my drill bit in the thin fence casting or would I let the bit dance around….er, hmmm, yeah, I’d probably gently tap a punch.
That all being said…you will be amazed at how strong and tenacious the bond is from some thin double sided tape. You could be done in two seconds and I’ll bet it will serve you a long time. You may even curse it if you need to take the fence off. Be careful prying at that point so you don’t break the casting. 🙂
I just purchased a Stanley No. 50 combination plane and can’t figure how to set up and use properly. Mine came with a short manual from Stanly and a photo showing parts but does not show how to set up for proper use. Do you have a link as to a PDF file showing how to use?
Archer Yatesswifty,
Here a little bit:
http://tooltrip.com/tooltrip9/stanley/comb-planes/50man.pdf
CraigGood luck swifty
It takes some fettling to get it to work properly.
For sharpening the blades I’d recommend a holder of some type as the blades are quite small to grasp.
Be sure that the edge is square to the sides of each blade, otherwise there’s no way to get a descent groove planed with it. (Do you want to know how I found that one ?)Also Paul has some posts in his buying good tools cheap blog series about combination planes, some fine points in there as well.
Have fun Diego
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