Tom King Posted November 17, 2013 Report Share Posted November 17, 2013 http://www.ebay.com/itm/Record-No-07-Jointer-Plane-Planer-22-EXCELLENT-Condition-USED-ONCE-FREE-SHIP-/200987240703?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2ecbc5e8ff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted November 17, 2013 Report Share Posted November 17, 2013 Nice tool. Until Record got bought and the bastards shipped production to Asia. And those guys are located in the Atlanta suburbs to my distress..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted November 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2013 Don't all the older ones have the lever cap? I really like the Record planes, and have not had the need to upgrade an iron. I get notified when one gets listed on ebay. I need an 8c to complete my collection of standard planes. So far all mine have been NOS condition, but I'd buy this one if I needed a 7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cochese Posted November 17, 2013 Report Share Posted November 17, 2013 And I want a #7 too. I so want to pull the trigger... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted November 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2013 Go for it. It will be a rare day to find one in this condition, for this price, with free shipping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cochese Posted November 17, 2013 Report Share Posted November 17, 2013 I shouldn't have, but I did. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted November 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2013 Enjoy. It's a good tool. I collect them to use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cochese Posted November 17, 2013 Report Share Posted November 17, 2013 Yeah, I got in on the Groz closeout from Woodcraft but I missed on the #7. Don't know if I'll have much use for it, but it would have come in handy for my workbench build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G S Haydon Posted November 17, 2013 Report Share Posted November 17, 2013 Nice plane. The issue I have found with distance purchases of long planes is the sole not being flat. So much so I would only buy the longer vintage planes if I could get my hands on them first or they were from a vintage dealer who knew their onions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted November 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2013 I'll flatten one if anyone can't get it done themselves over here. I use a big surface plate and wet-or-dry sandpaper. If you do it yourself, take the knob and tote off, down to bare sole part. I had to refinish the wood on the first old Stanley plane I did because handling the wet sandpaper to change gets your hands wet .For a 7 it's good to do the sides too for shooting. The cast iron cuts quickly. I hit it with 400 to start with to see what it looks like, and then go coarser to start accordingly. On a surface plate, you don't have to use adhesive on the sandpaper. The surface has just the right texture that water alone will hold the paper in place, so it's a snap to change grits. Cochese, if they haven't already shipped this one, have it sent to me if you aren't set up to lap one. I'll take a video. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cochese Posted November 17, 2013 Report Share Posted November 17, 2013 Thanks for the offer, Tom. And the post about it in the first place. I quit eBay awhile back due to their policies so I had to make a new account to purchase this. I'll let them ship it to me so they don't think there is any funny business. I need to tune up almost all my planes, so when it gets here I'll evaluate if there is major work needed. Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodger. Posted November 17, 2013 Report Share Posted November 17, 2013 LOL - i love some of the sayings used across the pond. I also learned a few from coronation street when my wife used to watch it. Another of my favourite English sayings is "as useful as a chocolate teapot". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Wilkins Posted November 17, 2013 Report Share Posted November 17, 2013 Thanks for that Tom. I didn't need a #7 but Cochese did. There's been a tool here and there that I wish I could find a nice vintage on and didn't trust my self to get a good one on ebay without paying too much. I appreciate when you or someone else points out a good tool at a good price. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G S Haydon Posted November 17, 2013 Report Share Posted November 17, 2013 Franklin, I'm glad to of enriched your cultural knowledge. I see it as my job, being one of a small number of brits here, to introduce you to the slightly bizare saying we have. Choc fire guard is a great one, "It fits like a shirt on a wheelbarrow" is one my family use now and again which I like. Tony +1 to that, some other forums don't allow it because it might force the price up for someone who is already bidding! I dont agree with that at all, links to good second hand tools from ebay et al are I think very useful indeed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodger. Posted November 17, 2013 Report Share Posted November 17, 2013 Franklin, I'm glad to of enriched your cultural knowledge. I see it as my job, being one of a small number of brits here, to introduce you to the slightly bizare saying we have. Choc fire guard is a great one, "It fits like a shirt on a wheelbarrow" is one my family use now and again which I like. Tony +1 to that, some other forums don't allow it because it might force the price up for someone who is already bidding! I dont agree with that at all, links to good second hand tools from ebay et al are I think very useful indeed. I was born and raised in cape Breton, Nova Scotia, and we had lots of sayings too. Here are a few favs: You can't polish a turd Don't go looking for snakes, you might find them Even a blind squirrel gets a nut once and a while Crazy as a bag of hammer handles (or door knobs) There are some more colourful ones that I cannot post on a family friendly forum 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G S Haydon Posted November 17, 2013 Report Share Posted November 17, 2013 Polish a turd, we got that too ..... Snakes, new, Blind squirell, new, hammers new, altough whats crazy about hammer handles! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted November 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2013 "Ugly enough to make a train take a dirt road" 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G S Haydon Posted November 17, 2013 Report Share Posted November 17, 2013 Tom I know I'm not the best looking guy but that's a bit harsh . Sounds like some of my choices once the beer goggles were on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted November 18, 2013 Report Share Posted November 18, 2013 "Ugly enough to make a train take a dirt road" My new favorite saying! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted November 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2013 That and "crooked as a dog's hind leg" were the two most used phrases that a 70 year old carpenter who worked for me in the '70s used to comment on boards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRBaker Posted November 18, 2013 Report Share Posted November 18, 2013 Fits like socks on a rooster. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G S Haydon Posted November 18, 2013 Report Share Posted November 18, 2013 Glove on a chickens foot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cochese Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 Apparently it will be here today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cochese Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 This thing is nearly immaculate. Other than the owner engraving his name on the body, it looks barely used. My dating puts it between 1988 and 1998. I can't say for sure everything on it is original, but it's not something I would bet against. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodger. Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 This thing is nearly immaculate. Other than the owner engraving his name on the body, it looks barely used. My dating puts it between 1988 and 1998. I can't say for sure everything on it is original, but it's not something I would bet against. If you snap a few pics, now that you have it in your possession, I'm sure that guys like graham will be able to get pretty close with a date! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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