BradJacob's Blog at LumberJocks.com http://lumberjocks.com/BradJacob/blog Wed, 07 Sep 2011 15:14:01 GMT Machinery Restorations #2: South Bend Lathe Restoration http://lumberjocks.com/BradJacob/blog/25343 Here is a thread on the PM site showing the restoration of a South Bend Heavy-10 lathe from 1942.

South Bend Heavy-10 Lathe Restoration

]]> Wed, 07 Sep 2011 15:14:01 GMT http://lumberjocks.com/BradJacob/blog/25343 BradJacob BradJacob Machinery Restorations #1: South Bend Drill Press Restoration http://lumberjocks.com/BradJacob/blog/25342 Here is a thread on the PM site showing the restoration of a South Bend drill press that I bought for $100 bucks.

Drill Press Restoration

]]> Wed, 07 Sep 2011 15:11:56 GMT http://lumberjocks.com/BradJacob/blog/25342 BradJacob BradJacob Stanley Bailey Plane Restoration #4: Like any other addict.... http://lumberjocks.com/BradJacob/blog/23014 Just as the subject says, like any other “addict”, my addiction had only grown into a more expensive habit. Check this out….

http://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/south-bend-lathes/heavy-10-restoration-213514/

My love for restoration is now growing. Currently I’m restoring 2 more drill presses. One Atlas, one South Bend. I WILL get back to my planes soon. However, these planes are so much simpler now, after tackling such a huge project like an old Lathe.

]]> Thu, 05 May 2011 22:42:02 GMT http://lumberjocks.com/BradJacob/blog/23014 BradJacob BradJacob Stanley Bailey Plane Restoration #2: No. 5-1/2 Sweetheart http://lumberjocks.com/BradJacob/blog/18953 He we go again. This is a no. 5-1/2 Sweetheart that was is relatively great condition. All it really “needed” was a good cleaning and maybe a little polishing of the brass. The handle and tote are all in great condition with no chips or cracks. The iron and chip breaker as pretty clean and are free of any pitting. And 90% of the Jappaning is still there.

BUT – I like to fully restore them, so begins the process again. Below are some pictures of the plane bed – all wired up for it’s day at the Electrolysis spa. There is really no real rust to remove, so the bath will be to soften the Jappaning enough to chip it away really easy. I’ll snap some pictures of the frog, iron, wood and brass tonight and post them.

Notice the Pony-Clamp keeping the sacrificial metal tight against the bucket.

All wired up… The long bolts act like antennas to help the electric flow.

Bubbles Away!!

]]> Fri, 29 Oct 2010 23:27:47 GMT http://lumberjocks.com/BradJacob/blog/18953 BradJacob BradJacob Stanley Bailey Plane Restoration #3: No. 5, Type 18 http://lumberjocks.com/BradJacob/blog/18911 Hey everyone. Last year I became interested in restoring planes. I created one project blog where I was restoring an early Type 9. Then, while working with on a wood project, the Walnut got me real sick. It took almost one month to get better, then spring came, summer, BBQ’s, band practice, life…..

Here is it fall again and I’m back in the shop restoring my planes. I got two going right now. One is the old Type 9 and the other is a Type 19 that I picked up on eBay for something like $10 bucks? This was in really rough shape – but is surprisingly turning out to be one nice plane. It’s nearly done. I only need to spray the handle with lacquer and spray the frog. When done, I’ll post the results and details of the restoration. Here are the before pictures:

Here are the pictures of my finished plane. I think it came out great! What looked like a total rusted mess actually ended up looking very “factory-new”. The bed especially came out pretty flawless. Amazingly, there was zero pitting. When I sanded the black paint off, the wood was natural – and with some lacquer, it now sports that Lee Nielsen look. One other thing I did that I didn’t see mentioned, was to use a file to clean up the edges of the bed. Going slowly and using only push-cuts, I achieved a crisp and new looking edge with a slight rolled-curve. Very happy with the results.

Enjoy…

Here are some pictures of the bed, right after the Evaporust bath. I used Evaporust (thanks Alonso) to remove the rust and electrolysis to loosen the jappaning. That worked real well but I’ll most likely use electrolysis for everything in the future since it’s free.

The iron, chip breaker and cap were in pretty bad shape so I replaced them with some donor parts.

]]> Wed, 27 Oct 2010 18:25:10 GMT http://lumberjocks.com/BradJacob/blog/18911 BradJacob BradJacob Stanley Plane Restoration - No. 5, Type 19 - BEFORE PICTURES http://lumberjocks.com/BradJacob/blog/18880 Hey everyone. Last year I became interested in restoring planes. I created one project blog where I was restoring an early Type 9. Then, while working with on a wood project, the Walnut got me real sick. It took almost one month to get better, then spring came, summer, BBQ’s, band practice, life…..

Here is it fall again and I’m back in the shop restoring my planes. I got two going right now. One is the old Type 9 and the other is a Type 19 that I picked up on eBay for something like $10 bucks? This was in really rough shape – but is surprisingly turning out to be one nice plane. It’s nearly done. I only need to spray the handle with lacquer and spray the frog. When done, I’ll post the results and details of the restoration. Here are the before pictures:

]]> Tue, 26 Oct 2010 03:41:33 GMT http://lumberjocks.com/BradJacob/blog/18880 BradJacob BradJacob Epoxy Paint - Satin Finish? http://lumberjocks.com/BradJacob/blog/18853 Ok, so I posted some questions on epoxy paint for hand-plane restoration. I’ve sprayed my first plane bed and wow, the paint is really glossy. I only sprayed one coat, so as it is adhering to the cast-finish of the metal, it creates a really “busy” look with the high gloss. I’m going to spray 3 coats in total in the hopes that it fills in all the cast finish and creates that “plastic” look.

But, the important question is – where does one get satin finish epoxy paint?

And can someone post some pictures of something painted with satin epoxy (preferably a hand plane).

Thanks!

]]> Sun, 24 Oct 2010 22:56:09 GMT http://lumberjocks.com/BradJacob/blog/18853 BradJacob BradJacob Sand Blasting - Hand Planes http://lumberjocks.com/BradJacob/blog/18816 There is a lot of info here on L.J. I see some real nice work from you guys… Was wondering what kinds of sand blasting equipment you use for small tools. I looked on Harbor Freight and saw this:

http://www.harborfreight.com/portable-abrasive-blaster-30979.html

Will this work to strip off paint from a hand plane (and other small items) ?

Or do I need something bigger like this:

http://www.harborfreight.com/110-lb-pressurized-abrasive-blaster-95014.html

Any help would be really appreciated.

Thanks!

]]> Fri, 22 Oct 2010 19:36:59 GMT http://lumberjocks.com/BradJacob/blog/18816 BradJacob BradJacob Electrolysis For Jappaning Removal? http://lumberjocks.com/BradJacob/blog/18812 I’ve seen a lot of electrolysis to remove rust from iron. In the examples, I’ve seen the paint come off. I’m restoring hand-planes and wondering why the Jappaning will not come off, while some other paints (in you tube videos) seem to fall right off – with electrolysis?

Will electrolysis remove the jappaning, or just “regular” paints?

]]> Fri, 22 Oct 2010 16:29:22 GMT http://lumberjocks.com/BradJacob/blog/18812 BradJacob BradJacob Epoxy Paint? http://lumberjocks.com/BradJacob/blog/18414 Anyone know where to get Epoxy Spray paint – by the can – NOT online? I want to use it for refinishing hand planes.

Thanks.

]]> Mon, 04 Oct 2010 02:26:35 GMT http://lumberjocks.com/BradJacob/blog/18414 BradJacob BradJacob Stanley Bailey Plane Restoration #1: No. 4 - Type 9 http://lumberjocks.com/BradJacob/blog/14829 Plane: #4 – type 9 (1902-1908)

Paid: $12.55

Where: eBay

Equipment:
  • 6” buffer
  • compound
  • wire-wheel
  • 55/10/2 battery charger (electrolysis).
  • In addition, got me some EvapOrust – for small parts. (want to try both Evaporust & electroysis to see which I prefer.)

Comments: This is my first restoration. Thanks to Alonso for the inspiration to get into what seems like a very therapeutic and rewarding hobby! I’ll be posting the results once the plane is finished.

Front
Before

Rear
Irons

Irons
Rear

Sole
Sole

]]> Tue, 30 Mar 2010 00:53:27 GMT http://lumberjocks.com/BradJacob/blog/14829 BradJacob BradJacob I Got Sick From Walnut - I think.... http://lumberjocks.com/BradJacob/blog/14534 Hey everyone. just wanted to tell you all of my experience and see if it’s real or just coincidence.

On Sunday Feb 28th, I was in the shop all day working with black walnut. Cutting ripping, crosscutting and dovetailing. Of course with glasses, but with no breathing protection.

All day Monday March 1st, I had a sore throat – only it didn’t feel like a typical “sore throat”. It felt like I actually had a tiny chip of wood stuck in my throat (it was that isolated…) Anyway, the next day it was still there and then I became tired. Didn’t think much of it so I laid on the couch. Within an hour I had a really bad fever. This spiked, broke, spiked, broken and so on – for about 3 days before I started feeling better. Oddly enough, I didn’t have a cough or runny nose, just the wicked fever and “wiped out” feeling.

I got better. And then yesterday, I went and did the same damn thing. Guess what? This morning, it feels like that little wood chip is caught in my throat again.

So my question is: has this happened to anyone else with Walnut – (or any other woods) that actually make you sick – like having a flu?

Wood dust toxicity, is this other people’s problem as well?

]]> Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:37:31 GMT http://lumberjocks.com/BradJacob/blog/14534 BradJacob BradJacob