Stanley #4 scrub plane for sale
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3 September 2015 at 7:30 am #130056
I was wondering if there is anyone who sells refurbished Stanley #4 planes modified to become scrub planes the way Paul has shown in his video. I don’t have the tools needed to do this by myself and therefore I thought of asking to this wonderful community for help.
Alternatively, do you think a German ECE wooden scrub plane would be a valid replacement?
Thanks,
// Francesco- This topic was modified 8 years, 7 months ago by gallarotti.
3 September 2015 at 1:34 pm #130061Francesco,
If you can’t find a modified number 4, you might want to consider an old 35. I picked one up in a collection of tools a little while back and didn’t think I would have any use for it since the throat was wider than I liked from wear. It occurred to me to try it as a scrub and it has been working out very well for me. The only work I had to do was to sharpen the blade, the previous owner(s) had done the rest! They seem to go for very reasonable prices on ebay.
3 September 2015 at 3:01 pm #130063Any wooden plane with a large mouth would work too. A wooden smoother with a large mouth would work well. For me, it doesn’t make sense economically to spend much money on a scrub plane. It will only be doing the coarse work.
4 September 2015 at 2:07 am #130068Francesco, it doesn’t really take any special tools to make a scrub plane from a number 4 (I made mine from a #5). I used a regular file to shape the blade and my sharpening plates to refine the edge. I made a paper template with an 8 inch radius drawn on it to get the curvature to transfer to the blade.
4 September 2015 at 10:13 am #130076@mattmcgrane thank you for the advice. I thought that it was needed to use the electric grinder that Paul used in the video. I will then get on eBay to find another #4 🙂
4 September 2015 at 3:43 pm #130089This guy has a number 4 and a 4C for sale at the moment. I’m not affiliated with him and have never bought from him, but the pictures look good. Time Tested Tools
4 September 2015 at 9:26 pm #130092You may also want to look at a #3 for a scrub plane. I’ve made one from a store brand #3. The narrower blade seems to work quite well.
4 September 2015 at 10:41 pm #130093Look on Ebay for a Stanley #40. They are the same scrub planes that LN and LV based theirs on, and you can get them for about the same or less than a used #4 on Ebay. I see one on Ebay right now for $28.
There’s the bonus that if the iron is shot you can probably just pop a new one from LN or LV into it and go.
They are narrower, with a really large mouth and curved iron. Just my subjective opinion, but I find it easier to push through and take big shavings off than a converted #4, which felt like pushing a lead block in comparison.
4 September 2015 at 11:25 pm #130094@aarontobul unfortunately that guy ships only within the U.S…
@cornflowers I couldn’t find any seller with that id…
@pjgeorge that sounds like a better idea…
@delong1974 this would be my favorite approach at this point… Unfortunately the only #40 I see are all in the U.S. – customs in Italy are such a PITA that I much rather try to find something within the E.U.Paul’s video on converting a #4 is really all you need.
I did this to a very nasty 1970’s plastic handled Stanley Handyman plane and it works well.
I did use a grinder to shape the iron, but files would work. All the rest is just sharpening kit you need anyway.
A very basic grinder may cost less than a dedicated scrub and find innumerable other uses.Good luck
Well the grinder I got was something like this, but with a basic toolrest built in.
It’s cheap and cheerful but for my very occasional use for rough shaping it’s fine.
However if I were to buy now I would be looking for a bigger toolrest with a more positive lock.Hope that helps.
5 September 2015 at 2:21 pm #130105Speaking about #4 Stanley planes, I have one purchased on eBay, which seems to have the frog slightly angled so that the left side of the frog reaches the throat while the right side is still half a millimeter or so away from the throat.
Is there a way to correct this?
Also, can someone show a detail of how close does the blade get to the front of the throat? Mine leaves such a narrow space that often on rough pine it can clog (hope this makes sense) and needs to be cleaned manually to resume cutting. -
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