sweetheart Stanley 45 wood plane w/ 17 irons blades cutters 3 stops needs clean

Description: You are bidding on one Stanley 45 wood plane as pictured. There are some condition issues, so please keep reading down to the condition paragraphs, and please see all 21 pictures! Included are:--- the main frame, which is marked with the later style of the STANLEY sweetheart logo and "MADE IN USA" on the skate, and with "No 45" on the right side. Shown on it are the hardware to adjust and clamp the cutters, the little 3-winged spur, and the adjustable depth gauge with its special nut.--- the sliding or center section, which is marked "STANLEY" on the arch. It also has its little 3-winged spur.--- the adjustable fence section, which is marked "TRADE 45 MARK". The often-missing locking screw for the adjustment is present (located towards the front end of the fence).--- a pair of short rods. I didn't get long rods with this plane.--- the beading stop and the small depth gauge or stop.--- 6 dado or plow cutters, with widths of 3/8", 7/16", 1/2", 5/8", 3/4", and 7/8".--- 1 filletster cutter with a width of 1-1/4".--- 7 bead or beading cutters, with widths of 1/8" through 1/2" by 16ths.--- 2 match or tongue cutters, with widths of 3/16" and 1/4". Both have their depth stops. These are the only cutters that are numbered with the Stanley part number, and they are numbers 6 and 5.--- 1 sash cutter with its depth stop. --- 2 cutter box bottoms and one cutter box lid. One bottom has most of its label, the other has almost no label remaining at all, and the lid still has the clips at each end.Condition of the plane is good but wanting a cleaning. The skates have some patina (color) and rust and some nickeling loss, but very little pitting. That is also true for the rest of the three sections, some patina and rust and nickeling loss, but again very little pitting. The rear handle has a tight crack through the lower rivet on the left side, the knob has some flecks of paint to clean off, and the wood strip on the fence is very good to excellent, appearing barely used. I didn't try to remove either of the little 3-winged spurs, and the screwdriver slot on the screw on the sliding section is a bit worn. The beading stop has some bits of rust, and the little depth gauge is probably the cleanest part on the plane. The special nut for the depth gauge on the main frame turns quite stiffly in places, easily in others. Condition of the cutters is fair to good, with quite a bit of scattered patina (color) and some scattered rust and pitting. The rust seems to frequently be at the sharp edge, while the pitting seems to often be above the middle of each cutter. All of the cutters have the Stanley notch at the upper end. The 3/8" and 1/2" plow cutters have some grinding both at the sharp edge and towards the middle (???). The widths are nominal widths. Condition of what is present for the boxes is good but wanting a cleaning. Except as noted, there are no cracks or chips or chunks missing from any of the castings, and everything turns or operates properly. SHIPPING: 8 pounds when boxed, shipped US Postal Service Ground Advantage, insurance is included. No International shipping. l sell what I enjoy, and I collect antique woodworking tools and I enjoy photography! The queue is overflowing with tools right now, as they seem to be finding me faster than I can list them. So please keep watching my postings as I have LOTS more to list!Searching my listings: I have lots to see! Some of you will undoubtedly enjoy browsing through everything, but if you want to hone in on something specific, I suggest you click on the "Visit Store" link in Seller Information section in the upper right of this listing. That will lead you to my extensive system of categories. How to subscribe to my eBay newsletter? 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So I won’t do that for you, or to you.PACKAGING: Please check my feedback -- I package well. I figure if you take the time to purchase from me, then I can take the time to package it well, and not just throw it into a cereal box with a scrap of newspaper.I hope someday I will meet some of you as we trudge the happy road of tool collecting!

Price: 125 USD

Location: Kenmore, Washington

End Time: 2024-12-01T17:55:27.000Z

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