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Bedrock 603 - Before









Well now is the beginning of my Journey…..I guess I am going to get some evaporust and get started. Ill windup getting a hock blade and frog more than likely….

I got it for $2.50…..along with a 220 block plane for another 2.50….
 
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The Galoots have a compliment that they pay to each other when one makes a score like that. They(We) say , "YOU SUCK! " This is born of jealousy and happiness for you that you will have and hold this tool until your kids sell it for $3(adjusting for inflation) at the dead father the woodworker garage sale. 70 or so years from now somebody will say the same thing to whomever buys it just before they heave out all your good stuff.

This is by no means derogatory or insulting in any way. Search out the old tools digest and see if they don't tell you the same thing. they also say the same thing a owwm.com but that is for powered stuff.

Evaporust is great stuff.

I hope you have many years of good use after you clean it up. Always remember I'll give you $5 for both if you wish to sell them!!!!
 
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Take it completely apart, remove and set aside the wood. Next, wirebrush it as best as you can. Drop all metal parts in evaporust overnight. Rinse it off and clean it up with some steel wool. Then get online to find out how to level, sharpen it, etc.

I had a couple of planes in this condition. After doing this and using my worksharp to get the blade going I spent 30 minutes just taking 24 inch shavings off a piece of pine board. It will be a real pleasure and a rush to see what you'll produce for your small investment. Great find, lucky guy.
 
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Bedrock 603 - Halfway there

Well I am about halfway there that I can tell. I am restoring this to be a user, but I am not sure really how far I need to go. I soaked it for 2 days in a molasses water mixture after finding that molasses is a chelation agent like most of the other rustoff products…



As you can see, I dont have it "shined up". But in think what you are seeing is what I keep seeing referred to as patina..but I really dont know.



Here you can see the patent numbers, but also you can see that a good bit of the japanning is still intact. I currently have it coated in WD40 so that it wont rerust on me until I can figure out what I need to cover it with.



Comparison from before.



I dont think the blade is original. It has no stanley markings, and it feels pretty cheap. So Ill probably take it out and replace it with a hock blade and chip breaker…
 
#10 ·
Good idea on replacing the iron and chip breaker with ones from Hock. They are not cheap but, as I have said many times, with tools you get what you pay for. The Hock iron will improve the performance of this plane.
 
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Bedrock 603 - Bringing it back together

Well to make this plane usable, I have to figure out a few things and maybe someone here can help me. I got the plane all put back together today, but the blade depth dial doesn't seem to work very well. When I look at it, it appears that there is a notch in the chip breaker where the little pivot mechanism is supposed to fit. It appears that the pivot mechanism doesn't seat in there very well, and on further inspection it actually appears like the chip breaker notch area has been worn down some from this pivot mechanism.

Of course, it could absolutely be operator error as well. It doesn't appear that the pivot has been damaged, I would think if part had broken off it would be really obvious because it wouldn't have broken straight. I looked online for some schematics but i could only find some really small pictures that couldn't be enlarged.

How tight should the cap iron be? I realize that it should be tight enough that there isn't really any play, but should it actually be a bit tighter?

Any help on this would be appreciated.







Resolution

it appears that the bolt that was with the plane is not correct. I tested it this morning knowing what I was looking for and its true that it is too tall and hits the back of the frog and doesnt allow the blade/chipbreaker to rest fully against the frog.

Thanks to everyone who took the time in the forums to help me out you guys rock!
 
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