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276614 Stephen Rosenthal <srosenthal26@g...> 2022‑11‑23 WTB: Seeking parts
So I picked up a Stanley 460 Miter Box on Craigslist in decent, but incomplete
condition. Missing are the complete length stop with coupler/set screws and the
two stock guides with its clamps and screws. I’m sure I can jury-rig something
but I’d like to refurbish it into original condition. It came with the original
30” Disston Stanley SW saw, which is huge. Some of the parts I need are
available on eBay, but the sellers must think they’re made out of gold. I know
it’s a long shot, but if anybody has a 460 gathering rust and dust and willing
to part out with the above mentioned parts, please contact me.
276618 Kirk Eppler 2022‑11‑23 Re: WTB: Seeking parts
Trust me on this one.  Everyone that has one of those one of those who has
a faint inkling of what they are thinks they are gold.  Same with MF miter
box accessories.

Your best bet is to spend the next 20 years looking in every box of misc
crap you find in a garage / yard / estate sale and under every table at a
flea market or swap meet, and hope your pattern recognition genes are
working well that day.  I've been searching for MF Langdon box parts for at
least 15 years, and have rarely found any in the wild,  All were priced at
gold and higher prices.  I once saw the similar parts you are looking for,
and just the stand was $75 a few years back, no rods

Kirk Eppler in Half Moon Bay, CA, who once stupidly traded away a 6"
Langdon with some of the stops, but no saw, for a 5" with saw, and no
stops, after 2 years of looking for a 6" saw.  I now have two 6" saws, one
5", and one 4", just in case another good one shows up. ;)

On Wed, Nov 23, 2022 at 1:04 PM Stephen Rosenthal 
wrote:

>
> So I picked up a Stanley 460 Miter Box on Craigslist in decent, but
> incomplete condition. Missing are the complete length stop with coupler/set
> screws and the two stock guides with its clamps and screws. I’m sure I can
> jury-rig something but I’d like to refurbish it into original condition. It
> came with the original 30” Disston Stanley SW saw, which is huge. Some of
> the parts I need are available on eBay, but the sellers must think they’re
> made out of gold. I know it’s a long shot, but if anybody has a 460
> gathering rust and dust and willing to part out with the above mentioned
> parts, please contact me.
>
>
>
>


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Kirk Eppler in Half Moon Bay, CA 
276622 John Ruth <johnrruth@h...> 2022‑11‑24 Re: WTB: Seeking parts
Stephan and Galoots Looking for "Mister Goodpart":

If you can't find the pieces you need to restore the mitre box to "as new", you
can at least make the box function by fabricating "work alike" parts.

Some random hints:

* Friends may have metal lathes and milling machines.

* Hacksaws, Files, Cold Chisels, and small abrasive stones ( "Stone Files" )
Most woodworkers would be mildly amazed at what one can do to metal with a set
of appropriate cold chisels. Watch the fleas and yard/boot sales for diamond-
point, nosing, and other shapes.

* Aluminum and Brass can be used ; softer, thus easier to work.

* "Drill Rod" is a source of smooth round rods for length stops.

* The outboard supports for the length stops, and the stops themselves, are a
simple drill press job.

* The sliding stops may be nothing more than dovetail metal strips with a round
rod upright. The upright can be held by a machine screw; no welding required.

Another take on fabricating Stanley Miter Box parts:

https://thevalleywoodworker.blogspot.com/2018/01/the-stanley-mitre-boxes-
family.html?m=1

What other people do, you can learn to do.

John Ruth

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