Broken hand plane

[Mauser44]

Good afternoon.

I managed to drop my hand plane, a bailey no 5, and broke the bed.
Can that be welded? Or do I have a real old paper weight now?

Thanks

 

[MarkE]

How old is it? What type?

 

[Mauser44]

It is the CORRUGATED with PAT'D MARCH-25-02 , AUG-19-02, APR-19-10 on it.

 

[junquecol]

Instead of welding, it would need to be brazed. If were you, I would check with the guy above Roy Underhill's shop and see if he could recommend someone. Bill Anderson could also be another lead.

 

[Mike Davis]

#5s are pretty common. I would look for an old rusty one to refurbish.

 

[MarkE]

It is the CORRUGATED with PAT'D MARCH-25-02 , AUG-19-02, APR-19-10 on it.

Probably type 11 or 12. I have a a type 10 No.5 base. Close, but no cigar.
You can probably find a replacement base on eBay, but as Mike stated, you may be better off just looking for a another No.5 that you can refurb.

 

[Mauser44]

Thank you all.. found one on ebay.
On the "bright side" no I have replacement parts.

 

[Gofor]

As much as we hate to lose a good well-designed tool, there comes a time when they meet their demise. Luckily, decent #5s are not that hard to come by.

That said, I still commiserate with your loss!

Go

Might want to look for a sale on floor mats.