Stanley depth adjustment

[Tmize]

So I have a Stanley planes 3-7 an I was doing some work the other night an as I going back an forth with my #7 an #4 the depth adjustment rotation is backwards of each other. So I checked my other as a comparison my 3-5 all are clockwise to deepen the cut. Now my 6-7 are counter clockwise. So at first I thought that maybe it was the difference in later models an older ones. My 3-5 are all later models 1930’s to 1950’s an my 6,7 are 1890-1910. Okay I answered my own question nope I’ve got a 1950’s #7 an it also counter clock. So my question is this something Stanley did when it got to the larger sizes bench planes or did I just happen to get a repair job on my larger planes? Because all the reading I’ve done always says clockwise to deepen cut. Once tuned all of them work beautifully it’s just a lil aggravating when going between them being backwards 

[Tpt life]

All mine rotate the same way. (15-20 planes?)

[Chestnut]

So here is my thought. The antique planes that other companies made were typically direct knockoffs of stanley. I'd be willing to be the ones that are backwards someone swapped the frog on. I have a type 11or12 #7, the adjustment is left hand threads which is a clockwise turn to take a heavier cut. All of my planes are that way 3-7, types 10-20.

[Gilgaron]

Chestnut probably has the truth of it, my Stanleys are all the same but my Sargent planes spin the other way and would otherwise be identical at a glance. 

[SawDustB]

I agree with @Chestnut. All my planes are Stanley (4-7) and they all are clockwise to increase the depth of cut. 

[Tmize]

I had a feeling that was the case it’s was just strange. I got to looking at my #6 last night an the patent date was 1890 on the body but it has the frog adjustment screw which didn’t come out til a couple models later I believe 

[Chestnut]

Interesting i didn't think that Stanley had any castings that were stamped with a patant date of 1890 the three i know are Mar 25 1902 Aug 19 1902 and apr 19 1910

Wonder if the one you have isn't made by someone else and has Stanley parts on it?

I don't know much about the bedrock planes but there could be a chance your #6 is a bedrock casting and has an offbrand frog. I want to say the later years of the regular stanly planes adopted the early bedrock frog i could be wrong but the frog adjustment screw was on the bedrock planes from the begining they didn't start the square sides untill 1912.

https://virginiatoolworks.com/2015/04/12/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-stanley-bed-rock-planes/

[Immortan D]

Maybe those planes were designed for left handed woodworkers? Just a long shot.

[Tmize]

I knew when I picked up my #6 it was a mutt. It had victory blade an chip breaker on it. The lever cap is a unmarked key hole slot. I can’t remember witch one it is but either the 7 or 6 is stamped Bailey in the casting.  But all the lateral adjuster say Stanley on them

[Tmize]

I’ll probably look at swapping the frogs out on my #7 tonight to the later model one I have. It has the bigger depth adjuster on it which I like better I know I tried when I first got it to try swap just the wheel an it wouldn’t fit like it was the wrong tread pattern an just left at I may try an swap the whole frog. That would fix most of my aggravation with this. My #6 that’s backwards I mostly just use it on my shooting board so not much adjusting with it. 

[Tmize]

7 hours ago, Chestnut said:

 

https://virginiatoolworks.com/2015/04/12/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-stanley-bed-rock-planes/

That was a good read thanks for the post