02-06-2019, 07:34 PM
(This post was last modified: 02-09-2019, 10:00 AM by TheCabinetmaker.)
This past weekend I did a 1 day class on hand cut dovetails. The next class will be on the Stanley 45-55
Mutiplane (Or Sargent, Clifton, Sears etc. This class will be 2 days (Friday March 29 and Saturday March 30). The price is $250.00 The Millersburg Hotel is 1 block away and has a special rate for the Artisans Guild .
For more information see;
http://www.colonialhomestead.org/
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Below is a brief outline of what we will cover, time permitting;
What are the advantages of the 45-55 over wooden molding planes. What are the advantages of wooden molding planes over the 45-55?
Most metal planes of the day came with a very basic set of instructions, just as today’s new cars come with a manual that shows you what the basics of that model but they don’t show you how to drive.
Mutiplane (Or Sargent, Clifton, Sears etc. This class will be 2 days (Friday March 29 and Saturday March 30). The price is $250.00 The Millersburg Hotel is 1 block away and has a special rate for the Artisans Guild .
For more information see;
http://www.colonialhomestead.org/
Please Scroll Down
Or call:
Colonial Homestead Artisan’s Guild
Colonial Homestead Artisan’s Guild
181 W. Jackson St.
Millersburg, Ohio 44564
(330) 473-5532
Below is a brief outline of what we will cover, time permitting;
Stanley 45
The 45 (1883-1962) & 55 (1897-1963) were called a Planning mill in a box (Stanley used that space savings advantage in their advertising). This one plane could replace minimum of 23 wooden planes and with special cutters you could order even more. What are the advantages of the 45-55 over wooden molding planes. What are the advantages of wooden molding planes over the 45-55?
Most metal planes of the day came with a very basic set of instructions, just as today’s new cars come with a manual that shows you what the basics of that model but they don’t show you how to drive.
1. Students will learn the how the 45 and 55 cutters work and the best way to sharpen them.
2. We will spend a few hours sharping cutters, however don’t expect to sharpen them all. Please see the list of sharping supplies to bring.
3. The hows and whys of proper setup. From how hold you work to how to introduce the plane to the board.
Exercises for the 45
We will setup and cut the following:
1. Set up the plane to cut a rebate.
2. Beading stop and cut a Side Bead
3. Center Bead
4. Dado
5. Grove
6. Sash
7. Using the slitting cutter.
8. Fluting
Stanley 55
The Stanley 55 will do all that the 45 does, however with a total of fifty-five cutters and adjustable runners (skates) along with 2 fences that pivot so much more is possible. So much more that Stanley advertised it as “A PLANING MILL WITHIN ITSELF”
Since we already have done the basic 8 operations on the 45 we will skip over those for the 55 and move on to the following;
1. What Runners do I use and setting the adjustable runner along with the Auxiliary center bottom.
2. How to properly set up the fences.
3. Setting the Depth Gauges.
Now on to the fun stuff
1. Grecian Ogee
2. Roman Ogee
3. Reverse Ogee
4. Quarter Hollow (today this molding is called a Quarter Round)
5. Quarter Round (today this molding is called a Scotia)
6. Chamfer either 40 for a right or 41 for a left
7. Reeding
Complex molding
Next we will combine 2 or more profiles to make a piece of larger molding that can be used as a small piece of Crown molding on a piece of furniture.
1.Take the template and draw on the end of your board.
2. Take the 1/4" beading cutter and run the bead in the appropriate place.
3. Take the 1" hollow cutter and run it in the appropriate place.
4. Take the 1" round cutter and run it in the appropriate place.
5. Finish off with your Shoulder plane or small Rabbit plane.
Making custom cutters
We will walk through the easy way of marking out an iron blank to make that custom profile.
