Always wanted to do some woodworking but other than the odd box or
 shelf, have not had the time. Now that I am nearing retirement, I hope
 to be able to devote more time to learning and working with wood. For
 tools I have a old table saw and a brace with some bits from my father-in-
 law, a circular saw and a drill press, some cordless drills and a
 grinder. Became very interested in using hand tools when I needed to
 build a box to be used the next morning. Looked over at the table saw
 and realized that it would take a half-hour to clean off all the stuff
 that was stacked on it, move everything that was stored around it and
 then waste another half-hour returning everything when I was done. Then
 looked over at my hand saw (which was still sharp because it was used
 only once in 12 years) hanging on a hook and easy to get to. So- cut up
 the boards, sawed some plywood for the top and bottom and uncased my
 cordless drill drill. The battery was dead of course. Found my old
 brace and bits. Drilled the holes and put in the screws with the brace.
 Surprised that driving large screws with the brace was better than
 using the cordless drill! Building the box with the hand tools took
 less time than just digging out the saw and actually gave me a good
 feeling that I had never gotten with power tools.

Then I found this site and was overwhelmed by the sheer talent displayed
and the helpful nature of the Galoots. Been lurking and learning and
decided to send in a bio. Looking forward to learning more about tools
and making things.

Ray from New England

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At 11:50 AM 12/7/2008, springston@f... wrote:
>Hello,

Greetings.  Welcome aboard

>So here is my big problem right now.  I ran downstairs to look at 
>the full sized top this morning.  I grabbed my No 14 and started 
>making shavings.

{snip}

>The first 3/16ths of the female threads for the lever cap screw are 
>completely threaded out.  They will grab enough to make everything 
>look and feel tight but as soon as you put any lateral pressure on 
>the screw, like when you USE THE @#$#@ PLANE.  It pops loose.

Your best bet is to find a dogmeat #14 and just take the frog off of 
it.  Might be someone has one out in their pile some place.  I don't 
have any here, I've kinda been staying away from Millers Falls planes 
of late (low return on the time investment to get them looking 
decent), although I do have a No 8 (same size as a Stanley No 3) that 
I'm gonna tackle

Tony

                         Olde River Hard Goods
                     http://www.oldetoolshop.com
                                           TSMusic
                http://www.myspace.com/tonyseomusic

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Oh, Sorry.

My name is Tim Springston. How do you get your name to appear in front
of your email? I notice most folks have it set up like that.
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---------Quoted Message----------

>From: 

I grabbed my No 14 and started making shavings.  ......  The
first 3/16ths of the female threads for the lever cap screw are
completely threaded out.  .......  The screw seems fine,  and you
can get it to hold tight if you screw it down deeper, it's just
the top few CRITICAL 16ths of thread that are ripped out.  So my
question is, is this plane junk or is it possible for me to find
a longer screw to use with the intact deeper threads? 

To which I blindly reply:

Gathered Galoots
Will the frog from a #9 sized Dunlap by MF fit Mr Springston's
plane.  (Dunlap / Dunlop appears to have been a sears low end
brand which was mfg by MF for them.  The frog has the cartouches
on the back)

If someone replies in the affirmative, its yours.  I keep this as
a donor plane, as I stole the lever cap screw out of this one, to
replace a MF where the screw was the wrong thread, and would get
into position, then pop like yours when used.

Lemme know

Kirk in HMB, CA (and actually still there for a change)

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For what its worth, I had a flea market user # 60 knuckle cap block plane 
with the same worn out cap screw hole problem. I took a center punch and 
gently punch several spots around the hole to "shrink" the wear areas to a 
smaller diameter, that seemed to do the job for mine. The bolt looked okay 
and it would hold if driven further into the plane body. I think the top two 
threads just wore down to the point of  failure.
 I think you would have to dress the frog a bit after this modification, but 
if it is just for a user, no one would see any difference unless 
disassembled.

 Dave Chatham,  successfully lurking since 2002
(I guess now it is unsuccessfully) 

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Welcome!!!

from a former Tigerville, SC resident. With all those years of
experience you've probably got a plenty to teach us.

have a great day,

Arch


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Welcome Ralph!

--- On Sun, 1/25/09, rrej1955@a...  wrote:

> From: rrej1955@a... 
> Subject: [OldTools] bio
> To: OldTools@r...
> Date: Sunday, January 25, 2009, 1:25 PM
> hi
> 
> My name is Ralph Johnson and I am a old tool addict, just
> ask SWMBO, something about having all these tools that I
> don't used much (cant buy anything else untill i make
> somthing). 
> 
> I have been hiding under the porch since about 2001, and
> thought it was time to come out and join in the fun. I am 53
> years young and live in Mansfield TX, a old tool hell for
> sure. 
> I had shop classes in Jr high school though I don't
> remember much about them now. My dad did built most of the
> furniture we had when I was growing up and? I still have
> most of it, but I was not into woodworking back then . If it
> didn't have a motor on it I had no interest in it.?
> 
> I have worked in and out of machine shops for the last 30
> years(hard to believe its been that long) and have been in
> aircraft quality control for the last 20 years. I have had 5
> surgeries in the last 5 years so I am just starting to fell
> like doing anything again,?that is the reason for the?the
> bio( found out live is to short). hope to start doing more
> things out in the shop again. You people have made the time
> I could not spend out in the shop more bearable plus I have
> learn so much about restoring and using old tools that it is
> time to use this new found knowledge.
> 
> thanks for all the laughs
> 
> Ralph
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    "Best I've been able to come up with so far is "accumulator."

     Chuck Myers, suspecting, based on what happens in his shop, that
     tools have developed the capacity to procreate"

You guys are too much. Now, I've got to find therapy for accumulators
anonymous....

--- On Mon, 1/26/09, Chuck  wrote:

> From: Chuck  Subject: RE: [OldTools]
> Bio To: OldTools@r... Date: Monday, January 26, 2009, 3:30 PM Hmmm...
> Well, I've sorta struggled with figuring out what I ought to call
> myself. Not too much different than others on the list, I suppose.
> Problems:
>
>   - Calling myself a user implies that I spend a lot more time in the
>     shop than I do.
>
>   - Calling myself a collector implies that I'm a lot more consistent
>     and methodical than I am.
>
> Best I've been able to come up with so far is "accumulator."
>
> Chuck Myers, suspecting, based on what happens in his shop, that tools
> have developed the capacity to procreate
>
>
> Dale and Peter observe:
> > > Originally I bought only tools I needed for a
> particular project and
> > > proclaimed myself to be a user. Since then I have
> realized that I
> > have
> > > way too many tools that see little or no use,
> thus I must have
> > crossed
> > > over to become a collector.
> >
> > Ah, me too. And I've had to admit to myself that I
> have been picking
> > things up just because I like them. The problem is
> that in the move
> > from a needlist to a wantlist, the list has expanded
> suddenly.
>
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> aficionados, both collectors and users, to discuss the history, usage,
> value, location, availability, collectibility, and restoration of
> traditional handtools, especially woodworking tools.
>
> To change your subscription options:
> http://ruckus.law.cornell.edu/mailman/listinfo/oldtools
>
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On Jan 26, 2009, at 2:27 PM, Archie England wrote:

     "Best I've been able to come up with so far is "accumulator."

You guys are too much. Now, I've got to find therapy for accumulators  
anonymous....

--- On Mon, 1/26/09, Chuck   
wrote:

> Problems:
>
>   - Calling myself a user implies that I spend a lot more
> time in the shop
> than I do.
>
>   - Calling myself a collector implies that I'm a lot
> more consistent and
> methodical than I am.
>
>
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   Accuseollector?

Spike Cornelius
PDX
           Crazy for Shavings

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  Colluseallator?

On Jan 26, 2009, at 2:55 PM, Spike Cornelius wrote:

On Jan 26, 2009, at 2:27 PM, Archie England wrote:

     "Best I've been able to come up with so far is "accumulator."

You guys are too much. Now, I've got to find therapy for accumulators  
anonymous....

--- On Mon, 1/26/09, Chuck   
wrote:

> Problems:
>
>   - Calling myself a user implies that I spend a lot more
> time in the shop
> than I do.
>
>   - Calling myself a collector implies that I'm a lot
> more consistent and
> methodical than I am.
>
>
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

   Accuseollector?

Spike Cornelius
PDX
           Crazy for Shavings

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Hmmm...  Well, I've sorta struggled with figuring out what I ought to call
myself.  Not too much different than others on the list, I suppose.
Problems:

  - Calling myself a user implies that I spend a lot more time in the shop
than I do.

  - Calling myself a collector implies that I'm a lot more consistent and
methodical than I am.

Best I've been able to come up with so far is "accumulator."

Chuck Myers, suspecting, based on what happens in his shop, that tools have
developed the capacity to procreate

Dale and Peter observe:
> > Originally I bought only tools I needed for a particular project and
> > proclaimed myself to be a user. Since then I have realized that I
> have
> > way too many tools that see little or no use, thus I must have
> crossed
> > over to become a collector.
> 
> Ah, me too. And I've had to admit to myself that I have been picking
> things up just because I like them. The problem is that in the move
> from
> a needlist to a wantlist, the list has expanded suddenly.

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.... and calling whatever it is an addiction ain't gonna help much
either .. see, we got this 12 step program, but it don't cure ya -- only
makes you more proficient at covering your tracks with the significant
other of the house....

cheers all,

Jim E #2 in Wisconsin where we're just lovin' this weather with nice low
numbered easy to remember temperatures...

>From the Desk of...

Jim Esten http://thoseburningquestions.com http://jimesten.com |
http://wdynamic.com Pax et bonum!

On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 4:27 PM, Archie England
 wrote:
>
>    "Best I've been able to come up with so far is "accumulator."
>
>     Chuck Myers, suspecting, based on what happens in his shop, that
>     tools have developed the capacity to procreate"
>
> You guys are too much. Now, I've got to find therapy for accumulators
> anonymous....
>
>
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Dale Warder wrote:
> My name is Dale Warder and I have been mostly a lurker here for several
> years.

Hi Dale, welcome upside - it gets dark down there under the porch.

> Originally I bought only tools I needed for a particular project and
> proclaimed myself to be a user. Since then I have realized that I have
> way too many tools that see little or no use, thus I must have crossed
> over to become a collector.

Ah, me too. And I've had to admit to myself that I have been picking 
things up just because I like them. The problem is that in the move from 
a needlist to a wantlist, the list has expanded suddenly.

regards, Peter

Peter Robinson
Brisbane, Australia
currently (slowly) working on an index of stanley/bailey spokeshaves
http://www.oldtoolsshop.com/Galoots/pRobinson/2008-12-Spokeshaves

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Chuck,

Welcome to the porch.

You've already labelled yourself: Galoot.  No further classification is 
needed.

I think of myself as a user, but I more and more find myself ogleing tools, 
just cause they look nice and I want them.

The good part is we all have our passions nourished by the list.

On the internet, you can be whomever you want to be.

Walt C
Tool collector MWF, Woodworker Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday.

Chuck says...

Hmmm...  Well, I've sorta struggled with figuring out what I ought to call
myself.  Not too much different than others on the list, I suppose.
Problems:

  - Calling myself a user implies that I spend a lot more time in the shop
than I do.

  - Calling myself a collector implies that I'm a lot more consistent and
methodical than I am.

Best I've been able to come up with so far is "accumulator."

Chuck Myers, suspecting, based on what happens in his shop, that tools have
developed the capacity to procreate

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