Archive for the ‘Tool Restoration’ Category
frog conditioning
Waiting for new wilco album to free up my iPhone:)
Explain purpose and function of video
Straight edge to frog
Flatten and smooth frog face
Surface plate and psa sandpaper
Explain blade rigidity and travel in and out.
Improve other machined surfaces at another step.
Plane painting
Paint stripping is now complete on two planes that I have been treating as
prototypes; both are Stanley “Bailey” types- a #65 low angle block plane and a #3 bench plane.
I still have more to
learn and improve on the stripping portion but I will come back to that in another post.
There are a number of options to consider for the paint job. First, I want a finish that can last into the next century for these tools not as museum pieces but as usable and productive tools.
Here are the choices:
1) Brush on enamel
2) Old fashioned happening formula(1:1:1::asphaltum:linseed oil:turpentine) + Baking step. Untested.
3) Pre-mixed “Pontypool” + Baking step. Bought this some time ago and have not used yet.
4) Rustoleum appliance epoxy
5) Rustoleum high heat 500F engine enamel.
6) Rustoleum high heat 2000F semi gloss enamel.
Both planes(the 3 and the 65) were painted with the high heat semi gloss Rustoleum. This was recommended by somebody’s(credit) blog because of the durability and more historically appropriate sheen.
Do we need to bake the Rustoleum finish in the oven? What exactly does baking do for a paint job?
Old School Tech 