Soon as I seen you drift the pins I knew....."this lad is PROPER!!".........Best plane rejuvenation video on TH-cam by a long shot. VERY well done SIR!! IMMACULATE!!
That was some thorough work. Haven't seen that kind of restoration before. Cleaning, yes; not real restoration. You had me the moment you took it to chrome plating.
My grandfather had one EXACTLY this model, I remember so very well even as a child in the sixties, I use to play with it when he was away, great tool restoration
You are SO lucky to have classic tools like that !!!! I hope you know those things go for a LOT if money in the antique tool market !! Please make your son aware of the history in his hands if he doesn't already know .
Now it’s almost too nice to use. I’ve never seen the powder method before; thanks for showing it. I’m surprised you didn’t lightly oil every screw and bolt while assembly. Great video, best restoration I’ve ever seen!
It would have been the best if he had given the knob and tote more attention. That was a real let down for me. I have 8 coats of wipe on poly on mine, really gives the beauty of the rosewood some depth !
I have watched dozens of hand plane restoration videos, this is not a restoration... this is witchcraft, attention to detail and a little bit of magic. Beautiful work and a Job Well Done!
If you wanted to keep a plane that had a good amount of jappaning how would you touch up the missing areas or you would you strip it totally as well? Need to know your set up for powder coating. Looked amazing. Easier looking than a spray lacquer finish and better than home made oven japanning.
You did a very nice job of restoring the plane, my dad had a lot of the old stanley hand planes which were stolen before he passed and I was never able to get them, and I wish I was
I too restore old tools mainly woodworking and plumbing. This video like your others is great mate. I've got to get myself a powder coating setup looks fantastic. Much better wearing than enamel spray.
Powder coating's crap. It peels off as soon as you look at it. There's nothing wrong with enamel if it's done properly which it never ever is on YT. Enamel needs primer but before that it needs cleaning properly with detergents followed by acetone. It then needs de-gassing in an oven before priming. After priming and top coating it needs clear lacquer and it needs to cured. Done properly it will outperform powder coating any day of the week.
You've taken restoration and elevated it to an Art form, I'm currently restoring a number 4 but while it will look good when I'm finished it won't look like that. Kudos to you.
WOW! Just AMAZING! I've seen tons of hand plane restoration videos but I've never seen one like THIS! I have 16 hand planes I acquired and after watching this video I'm rethinking of my whole steps on how I'm going to restore them all. Thank you!!
Awesome job! That’s the most complete disassembly and most detailed plane restoration I’ve seen! What made me happy right from the start was to see you using your bare hands, like a man should. Too many guys are wearing gloves like they’re afraid to get their hands dirty. lol Anyway, it was a fantastic restoration that really sets the bar high. Kudos!
Nice work. I love my powder coating. You seem to get a good result from the masking. The masking I got is the same? only dark brown (no, it’s not packing tape) and it’s a real pain to remove after it’s been in the oven so I just use masking tape and the heat doesn’t seem to bother it. For me it’s easier to apply, comes in various widths and is heaps easier to remove. It comes off very easily while the part is still warm and I remove the sticky residue with eucalyptus oil. I had an oven the same size as yours and found the height to be the limiting factor so I turned it on it’s side. That helped but still limited the size of the parts I could coat so I recently got an old 900mm wide oven and turned it side ways and that is working very well. I really enjoy your videos so thanks and cheers, Stuart 🇦🇺
I really do like this tape. It is much easier to remove when hot. I’ll keeping an eye out for a bigger oven. However it’s hard to find one that’s on a 13amp plug without a fan built in. Most of our ovens are hardwired.
My tiny Workshop. Most houses here, post 1980, have a power point behind the oven but of course it all depends on the wiring back to your meter box. It seems most newer ovens here only need 10 amp which is a our standard power point. The 15 year old oven I am using now , which only cost me $40, is 10 amp so I made a 2 meter lead from heavy gauge flex and put a plug on the end. The power rating should be marked on your oven somewhere and that will make it pretty easy to work out the power draw. Also worth noting is that the element in my new oven is the same as the old smaller oven and I even pulled the element out of the old one to keep as a spare for the new one. The new oven had 3 separate elements in it which had me a little concerned about power draw until I realised that only one element at a time could be used. Grill, oven, and warmer. I removed all the wiring to the hot plates, grill and warmer. There is not much wiring left now just the light, fans and the oven element. That made it all a lot simpler to work thing out. Worth looking into. Cheers
I'm a fan of many of your restorations and I like the range of techniques you can bring to bear but as a woodworker I can't get behind a few of the decisions on this one. Still, good video and you did rescue a plane that was in serious need of some help!
@@mytinyworkshop1213 I suppose the main one was powder coating the cheeks. I know power coating is super tough but as an exposed exterior surface these would accrue chips over time if the plane were in use. And also on user planes one of the cheeks (the one corresponding to the user's dominant hand) might also be a bearing surface like the sole. There are also conventions about how various other parts are treated and the colour in the logo recess is one of those things Stanley owners can be quite fussy about (with red having a particular, negative, association). As I say these are just conventions, but it's what most woodworkers are accustomed to seeing and feel "looks right". Every owner is entitled to do whatever they want with a tool though!
Thanks for letting me know. I mainly powder coated the cheeks to prevent rust forming. I own many Stanley planes and tools. I would only be fussy with a restoration if the plane was pre war.
@@tungsten_carbideUnless it is going into a museum, someone fussing over the color of the background logo really needs to stop taking things so seriously.
You beat me to the draw. You did what I plan to do with my collection. My only problem is that I live in Thailand and it takes a lot longer to accumulate the media blaster and powder coat equipment. It's on order and on it's way from the US. There went what I thought was my original idea. Do some more. I guarantee 1 viewer.
Plane restorations are always some of my favorites. I don't know what it is, but even though they all follow the same template, the transformation is always incredible to see. Great work, I never see people disassemble the lever cap, so that was a nice touch.
Very nice 🙂 Of course, if people looked after their tools there'd be no need to restore them 😁 A note to the new carpenters and joiners out there, buy old tools, restore them if you have to. The new tools available today are not as good 😑
What is that stick of metal you use to remove pins made of what I assume is tool steel? It now seems like a must have even though I've never felt the need for one before.
Very nice work. I would not have coated the sides of the body however. These need occasional truing up like the base and the coating will prevent this.
Great vid! I recently found an old #4 hand plane from the 1930's Eclipse stamed on the iron. Im trying to restore it and was windering if you knew what type of wood was used in these types of vintage planes for totes and knobs? And what kind of wood finish? My handles look deep red like cherry with coear coating that has beeen warn off in lots of places and cracked. I scrapped that off and sanded it smooth with 120 grit sand paper so far...
This is the most excellent and thorough video I have seen on restoring a Stanley hand plane. Loved it! I am about to undertake redoing a couple of them myself and it looks like I will have to watch some videos and learn how to do powder coating. (All the of the other videos show them only re-painting with spray paint.) Excellent work!
2 questions: (A) How did you get plastic body filler to withstand 400 degree heat? (B) What happened to the red overspray on the chrome coating on this same part ?
@@mytinyworkshop1213 , what kind of filler would that be? This is the first 2 part filler that I have seen that can withstand the heat? That's why I thought it was a plastic filler. And, how were you able to use the tape and it not leave marks? Chrome power is extremely hard to deal with when you mask over it without leaving marks when it is removed. Btw, nice job.
The brand of filler is in the video. 14:12. As for the masking tap I guess I was lucky. Its the first time I’ve used this tape and powder coat. I didn’t have any problems with the tape.
Perfect video. Well filmed. No annoying music and no useless talking. Great job.
You are the Master! Thank you for teaching me that I'll never be able to restore my 60 year-old Stanley planes. I'm crying myself to sleep tonight.
Never seen anyone power coat a plane before. Modern day Japanning I guess.. Great job on it my friend..
Soon as I seen you drift the pins I knew....."this lad is PROPER!!".........Best plane rejuvenation video on TH-cam by a long shot. VERY well done SIR!! IMMACULATE!!
Thank you very much.
That was some thorough work. Haven't seen that kind of restoration before. Cleaning, yes; not real restoration. You had me the moment you took it to chrome plating.
I must say, you’re on another level. The powder coat puts you in a level above !
Also the ability to chrome
Although my wood looks100 times better than yours !!!!!!!!
You did too much on the metal parts to have left the knob and tote looking like that !
A masterpiece complete ! GREAT WORK !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Looks nicer than it did when it was new. Doesn't have the roughness in paint. Fantastic job.
Strangely satisfying watching a crusty old hand tool being restored back to pristine condition.
Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it.
My grandfather had one EXACTLY this model, I remember so very well even as a child in the sixties, I use to play with it when he was away, great tool restoration
Good job. I inherited all my dads hand tools . Most are from the 30's and 40's. I'm going to these ideas to renew them for my grand son.
Thank you, good luck with your restorations.
You are SO lucky to have classic tools like that !!!! I hope you know those things go for a LOT if money in the antique tool market !! Please make your son aware of the history in his hands if he doesn't already know .
Wawww presioso quedo el stanley # 4. El mejor cepillo carpintero.gracias maestro restaurador por subir tan preciado video me gusto 100 punto.
I'm so glad you cut wood with it at the end.
A nice restoration, good for another 50 years
A great rebuild and you 😊created a nice looking fully functional plane.
Amazing job you did restoring that plane to working order. It looks much better than before and it works like a charm as well. Great work.
Superb work.
I'm amazed at how many parts there are once it's broken down
Now it’s almost too nice to use. I’ve never seen the powder method before; thanks for showing it. I’m surprised you didn’t lightly oil every screw and bolt while assembly. Great video, best restoration I’ve ever seen!
THANK YOU...for sharing. Very nice.
Thank you
In the current lock down these displays of quiet, patient hand skills is the perfect antidote.
Thank you very much. I’m trying to keep the videos coming. Hopefully I don’t run out of projects and supplies.
One of the best restorations I’ve ever seen!
Thank you very much.
Wow! In many ways better than new. Ready for many decades of use!
Thank you.
Wow, great work. It's like new now!🤩🎖
Keep it up and stay healthy! 🍀😷🤕💪🏼💐
Michael
This is by far best restoration I have seen (and I have saw a lot on TH-cam).
It would have been the best if he had given the knob and tote more attention. That was a real let down for me. I have 8 coats of wipe on poly on mine, really gives the beauty of the rosewood some depth !
Wow! Just wow!
Thank you
I have watched dozens of hand plane restoration videos, this is not a restoration... this is witchcraft, attention to detail and a little bit of magic.
Beautiful work and a Job Well Done!
Thank you very much. Thanks to God I had a lot of patience on this one.
I really enjoy your videos. I now look at "old stuff" in a way I never have before. Thank you.
Truly a silk purse from a sows ear, beautiful restoration.
Thank you very much, I’m glad you liked it. Thanks for watching.
Wow brand new
.Good Restoration,Thanks for sharing
Thanks, I’ll make sure I add the info.
Beautiful. Be proud of your workmanship.
Thank you
If you wanted to keep a plane that had a good amount of jappaning how would you touch up the missing areas or you would you strip it totally as well?
Need to know your set up for powder coating. Looked amazing.
Easier looking than a spray lacquer finish and better than home made oven japanning.
Fantastic job. The most detailed restoration that I have seen. Thanks.
Thank you very very much.
Me he quedado sorprendido, la mejor restauracion de un cepillo q he visto😮
Exceptional effort! Not normally a fan of powder-coating, but as a replacement for japanning I don't think it can easily be beaten. Well done.
Thank you.
this is some next level s..tuff. beautiful work.
That was certainly satisfying to watch! Great result!
You did a very nice job of restoring the plane, my dad had a lot of the old stanley hand planes which were stolen before he passed and I was never able to get them, and I wish I was
I too restore old tools mainly woodworking and plumbing. This video like your others is great mate. I've got to get myself a powder coating setup looks fantastic. Much better wearing than enamel spray.
It’s worth the investment. My system is from Eastwood
Powder coating's crap. It peels off as soon as you look at it. There's nothing wrong with enamel if it's done properly which it never ever is on YT. Enamel needs primer but before that it needs cleaning properly with detergents followed by acetone. It then needs de-gassing in an oven before priming. After priming and top coating it needs clear lacquer and it needs to cured. Done properly it will outperform powder coating any day of the week.
You've taken restoration and elevated it to an Art form, I'm currently restoring a number 4 but while it will look good when I'm finished it won't look like that. Kudos to you.
Thank you very much
This is magnificent! No other words.
Nice before and after. Good job.
Thank you
Best restoration thanks for sharing
Beautiful ❤
WOW! Just AMAZING! I've seen tons of hand plane restoration videos but I've never seen one like THIS! I have 16 hand planes I acquired and after watching this video I'm rethinking of my whole steps on how I'm going to restore them all. Thank you!!
Awesome job! That’s the most complete disassembly and most detailed plane restoration I’ve seen! What made me happy right from the start was to see you using your bare hands, like a man should. Too many guys are wearing gloves like they’re afraid to get their hands dirty. lol Anyway, it was a fantastic restoration that really sets the bar high. Kudos!
Great restoration to better than new condition. I like the powder coat to replace the japanning. Excellent work!
Love the powder coating especially the chrome! Nicely done. Thank you for sharing
Thanks, glad you like it
Impressive!!!
Super jest to odrestaurowane ten stary chebelek pozdrawiam serdecznie 👍👍👍👍
Nice work. I love my powder coating. You seem to get a good result from the masking. The masking I got is the same? only dark brown (no, it’s not packing tape) and it’s a real pain to remove after it’s been in the oven so I just use masking tape and the heat doesn’t seem to bother it. For me it’s easier to apply, comes in various widths and is heaps easier to remove. It comes off very easily while the part is still warm and I remove the sticky residue with eucalyptus oil. I had an oven the same size as yours and found the height to be the limiting factor so I turned it on it’s side. That helped but still limited the size of the parts I could coat so I recently got an old 900mm wide oven and turned it side ways and that is working very well. I really enjoy your videos so thanks and cheers, Stuart 🇦🇺
I really do like this tape. It is much easier to remove when hot. I’ll keeping an eye out for a bigger oven. However it’s hard to find one that’s on a 13amp plug without a fan built in. Most of our ovens are hardwired.
My tiny Workshop. Most houses here, post 1980, have a power point behind the oven but of course it all depends on the wiring back to your meter box. It seems most newer ovens here only need 10 amp which is a our standard power point. The 15 year old oven I am using now , which only cost me $40, is 10 amp so I made a 2 meter lead from heavy gauge flex and put a plug on the end. The power rating should be marked on your oven somewhere and that will make it pretty easy to work out the power draw. Also worth noting is that the element in my new oven is the same as the old smaller oven and I even pulled the element out of the old one to keep as a spare for the new one. The new oven had 3 separate elements in it which had me a little concerned about power draw until I realised that only one element at a time could be used. Grill, oven, and warmer. I removed all the wiring to the hot plates, grill and warmer. There is not much wiring left now just the light, fans and the oven element. That made it all a lot simpler to work thing out. Worth looking into. Cheers
This is the 3rd video of yours I have watched. You videos are pleasant to watch, and you skill is great!
Thank you very much. I’m still learning every day.
Absolutely gorgeous. Well done
Would love to learn more about that powder coating! Fab restoration x
This is one of the best restorations i have seen for a number 4, love it
Thank you very much.
I'm a fan of many of your restorations and I like the range of techniques you can bring to bear but as a woodworker I can't get behind a few of the decisions on this one. Still, good video and you did rescue a plane that was in serious need of some help!
What decisions didn’t you like. Thanks
@@mytinyworkshop1213 I suppose the main one was powder coating the cheeks. I know power coating is super tough but as an exposed exterior surface these would accrue chips over time if the plane were in use. And also on user planes one of the cheeks (the one corresponding to the user's dominant hand) might also be a bearing surface like the sole.
There are also conventions about how various other parts are treated and the colour in the logo recess is one of those things Stanley owners can be quite fussy about (with red having a particular, negative, association). As I say these are just conventions, but it's what most woodworkers are accustomed to seeing and feel "looks right".
Every owner is entitled to do whatever they want with a tool though!
Thanks for letting me know. I mainly powder coated the cheeks to prevent rust forming. I own many Stanley planes and tools. I would only be fussy with a restoration if the plane was pre war.
@@tungsten_carbideUnless it is going into a museum, someone fussing over the color of the background logo really needs to stop taking things so seriously.
VERY GOOD!!! better than new. Great job MTW.
Thank you very much.
Definitely craftsman hands absolutely amazing work👌 subscribed 🙂
Great job!
Thank you
Really nice job !! It looks like new.
Nice job guy, I love that sound, thank you.
What a beautiful tool this is, awesome job 👍
Thank you.
You beat me to the draw. You did what I plan to do with my collection. My only problem is that I live in Thailand and it takes a lot longer to accumulate the media blaster and powder coat equipment. It's on order and on it's way from the US. There went what I thought was my original idea. Do some more. I guarantee 1 viewer.
Now that is a thing of beauty
Awesome job! What a difference. Cool with the diy powder coating, great result!
Thanks. I want to powder coat everything now
Not sure the ladies will love that 😂
Best resto I've seen, brilliant! I haven't seen anyone yet able to duplicate the lacquer finish like Stanley.
Thank you very much. Means a lot.
Best i have seen yet A great job!
That was superb, watched the whole thing from start to finish 👍😀
Superb , start to finish , just terrific !
Thank you very much
Plane restorations are always some of my favorites. I don't know what it is, but even though they all follow the same template, the transformation is always incredible to see. Great work, I never see people disassemble the lever cap, so that was a nice touch.
Glad you liked it.
really nice work! i have an old millers falls no9 that needs restoration. what kind of sand paper should i use for the metal?
Very nice 🙂
Of course, if people looked after their tools there'd be no need to restore them 😁
A note to the new carpenters and joiners out there, buy old tools, restore them if you have to. The new tools available today are not as good 😑
Two thumbs up 👍👍
Thanks for your time in showing this restoration. Nicely done. Was curious what kind of tape that was to withstand the oven? Thanks.
Thank you. The tape is high temp polyester tape.
Good job 👍👍
Thank you
Excellent Work .....
Thank you
Awesome resolt amazing restore
Thank you
Отличная работа!
Congratulations! Nice job!
Exceptional
as good as new
Great job...I really like seeing the powder coating on the chip breaker...that silver looked
great.
Amazing transformation
❤️👌😍
Thank you
What is that stick of metal you use to remove pins made of what I assume is tool steel? It now seems like a must have even though I've never felt the need for one before.
I’m not too sure. Whenever I see these at boot sales I buy them. Can never have too many,
Very nice work. I would not have coated the sides of the body however. These need occasional truing up like the base and the coating will prevent this.
Thank you
Super jest to odrestaurowane ten cały stary chebelek pozdrawiam serdecznie 👍👍👍👍
Excelente. Buena restauración. Saludos desde España
Thank you
Love powder coating !
Glad you like it
Great job dude, love the powder coating 😎👍
Thank you
great job
Great vid! I recently found an old #4 hand plane from the 1930's Eclipse stamed on the iron. Im trying to restore it and was windering if you knew what type of wood was used in these types of vintage planes for totes and knobs? And what kind of wood finish? My handles look deep red like cherry with coear coating that has beeen warn off in lots of places and cracked. I scrapped that off and sanded it smooth with 120 grit sand paper so far...
Very nice .. but we need more details about the material yhat you used in this restoration. 👍
What media do you use for sand blasting plane parts?
Awesome!!!
Thank you
Would love a tour of your shop. Mine is that small as well!
It’s a pretty cool space. 2 people can barely stand in there.
@@mytinyworkshop1213 Hmm. Maybe yours is a bit smaller than mine. Mine was made for only a golf cart! lol
Fine. I do not see any flaws.
And this is another good old tool that causes envy.
Glad you approve. Thank you
This is the most excellent and thorough video I have seen on restoring a Stanley hand plane. Loved it! I am about to undertake redoing a couple of them myself and it looks like I will have to watch some videos and learn how to do powder coating. (All the of the other videos show them only re-painting with spray paint.) Excellent work!
I learned something today, didn't know powder coat came in chrome and clear
It’s not the best, but it will do if there isn’t any other option. If I were to do it now I would nickel plate it.
2 questions: (A) How did you get plastic body filler to withstand 400 degree heat? (B) What happened to the red overspray on the chrome coating on this same part ?
The body filler is designed for powder coating. I used high temp polyester tape to mask the whole piece.
@@mytinyworkshop1213 , what kind of filler would that be? This is the first 2 part filler that I have seen that can withstand the heat? That's why I thought it was a plastic filler. And, how were you able to use the tape and it not leave marks? Chrome power is extremely hard to deal with when you mask over it without leaving marks when it is removed. Btw, nice job.
The brand of filler is in the video. 14:12. As for the masking tap I guess I was lucky. Its the first time I’ve used this tape and powder coat. I didn’t have any problems with the tape.