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Catalog Forum => Catalog Forum => Topic started by: eddie hudson on February 12, 2012, 06:30:43 AM
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sears-Craftsman-Hand-Tool-Catalog-/200712953004?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2ebb6c9cac (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sears-Craftsman-Hand-Tool-Catalog-/200712953004?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2ebb6c9cac)
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1 bid so far
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That bid is me - I'll gladly share with the group if won and needed, or stand down to somebody that needs it.
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Oily's still in the lead
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I hope I can stay that way. I need my eyes on that block plane wood HANDLE so I can try and replicate it.
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Hello. I may be able to help you with a handle for your plane. I have a few spares kicking around that might work for you. Is it a craftsman plane and if so what size. Jim
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Hi Jim,
It is a 50's Craftsman 14" plane. It is the front (smaller) wooden handle that I'm in need of. If you do have one available I'll gladly pay you a fare price for it.
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Here yo go:
(http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c180/lbgradwell/planes.jpg)
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Thank you, LG! Do you happen to know if the plastic handles shown above are molded the same as the older wood handles? I can see the rear handle was (pic compared to plane) - but unable to verify for the front handle because it is simple MIA.
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Sorry, I don't have any spare plastic front knobs,I did't notice that it was plastic, you may want to check with sears chances are good you can still buy an original knob. Jim
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Mine does not have the plastic knobs, rather wood knobs.
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Do you happen to know if the plastic handles shown above are molded the same as the older wood handles?
I'm afraid I don't.
Mine does not have the plastic knobs, rather wood knobs.
I checked my catalogues prior to the 1960 above, but the only other issue that contained planes was 1958 with the same info. The only other publication is a booklet devoted to Planes from 1951 that describes the "sensational new durable plastic" handle and knob.
Your plane must be slightly earlier than 1951...
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Thanks, LG! To have access to those Craftsman catalogs, inserts, and pamphlets is a goal of mine, and I'm getting there slowly. Its impossible for me to ignore Craftsman as a major research area for tools I've inherited. I appreciate you looking it up for me.
lol @ "sensational new durable plastic", as if.
It's another project resulting from tools I acquired from my g'pa. I was hoping to finally make some headway with getting it back in proper order, but this wouldn't be the first time I had to put it BACK on the shelf not fixed.
JIM - I'm still very interested in finding a wood knob that may fit this plane, if you believe you may have one.
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I found wooden handle smooth planes in the 1942 catalog, but no 14". Does anybody know if the knobs were carried the same on the wood plane through sizes and years?
Frankly, of every picture I've seen (both plastic and wood) they all look like an ordinary trailer hitch ball to me.
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So you did!
(http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c180/lbgradwell/Planes1942.jpg)
A 14" was offered; I think you can safely assume the knob was the same as the 8" model pictured.
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Mine that is in need
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OK. Now we know it is wood,If you can give me the dimensions from the top of the nut to the top of the portion in the base that it threads into(with the threads barely engaged top and bottom and then with them scewed down or fully engaged) that will give me the parameters to work with and I'll see what I have.I have mostly Stanley Planes but I do have a few cman so I can check the front knob diameter from what I have. To the best of my knowledge Crafstman did not manufacture their planes, they were farmed out to the people that did, ie, Stanley,Sargent and probably some others,so with any luck at all I probably have something that will fit.It may not be the perfect replacement but it should work. It all boils down to how original you want it to look. Check it out and let me know. Jim
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Hi Jim,
There were two lock washers still in place as if the handle was rotted or broken off without removing the bolt. I captured 3 measurements:
It is 49 MM clearance with bolt screwed down measuring to INCLUDE lock washers (lock washer to lock washer)
It is 53 MM clearance with bolt screwed down measuring to EXCLUDE lock washers (base to cap)
It is 55 MM clearance with 1 thread started on the bolt that runs through (EXCLUDING lock washers)
Note - there is some clearance to be had on both ends of the bolt that runs through the knob. I estimate 2 MM play at the top nut, and 2 MM play where the bolt threads into the plane (total 4MM play).