The new Stanley SW No.92
Judging from the photo, this thing has some new features. (Photo in first reply) As usual, the Stanley website has very little information:
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El
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El
This premium 'SW' plane comes with an A2 plane iron.
The No.92 I bought new two years ago must have an iron made out of tin, it gets edge damage fron Southern Yellow Pine for crying out loud! I wonder if the replacement blade for this one will work in my old one?
Here it is. . .
El
The No.92 I bought new two years ago must have an iron made out of tin, it gets edge damage fron Southern Yellow Pine for crying out loud! I wonder if the replacement blade for this one will work in my old one?
Here it is. . .
El
about 1 month ago
the SW (Sweetheart)refers to this logo:
This logo was created when the multi-national Stanley Corp bought the Stanley Works out of Conneticut. The heart shape is to honor the memory of the late President of the Stanley works, Mr. Hart.
Antique planes with irons bearing this logo are considered the best of their line (having good steel).
El
This logo was created when the multi-national Stanley Corp bought the Stanley Works out of Conneticut. The heart shape is to honor the memory of the late President of the Stanley works, Mr. Hart.
Antique planes with irons bearing this logo are considered the best of their line (having good steel).
El
about 1 month ago
Sounds like the blade on your plane was never hardened El.
about 1 month ago
i heard on the news, stanley and black and decker have now merged to become stanley-black and decker. wonder what will happen now. better or worse?
about 1 month ago
the blade in that plane is pathetic.
I wonder. . .I think I'll try tempering it myself. I'll report the results back in a new message.
Anyone familiar with the process? I think you just heat it to a straw color and quench.
El
I wonder. . .I think I'll try tempering it myself. I'll report the results back in a new message.
Anyone familiar with the process? I think you just heat it to a straw color and quench.
El
about 1 month ago
as far as the merger goes, that's the first I've heard of it. IMO it is all about the bottom line with both of those companies. Black & Decker is really oriented to the 'home consumer' market. Stanley is all about minimum specifications for comercial. The only reason new 'premium' planes are coming from Stanley is they smell the money and they can market it easily owing to the good reputation of the old Stanley Works brand.
If you buy those planes, be very strict about the quality. Think in terms of checking for squareness and flatness of surfaces. I saw one No.62 with a ripple in the sole and have read reviews where the demo plane's (another No.62) bed was out of square with the sole, yet the next plane on the shelf was fine.
El
If you buy those planes, be very strict about the quality. Think in terms of checking for squareness and flatness of surfaces. I saw one No.62 with a ripple in the sole and have read reviews where the demo plane's (another No.62) bed was out of square with the sole, yet the next plane on the shelf was fine.
El
about 1 month ago
now i know that was english, but i truly didnt understand a word of it.
about 1 month ago
