Prof_Bronzini
Plastic
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- Jan 6, 2018
Okay so to give you and idea of what I am trying to do I'll start out with what I have, before starting....a sandcast Bronze woodworking plane body. No cores so no undercuts, just sand and a pattern board. From there I start by face milling the bottom of the cast plane. Then I can use the bottom as a plane of reference while I jig it up and use a "Key-slot cutter" or "Slotting saw" from above to put the grooves in the sides and mouth from the inside of the plane (for the the blade). I got a slotting saw the right width and thickness for the blades specs. They only issue is that the Key-Slot cutter/saw obviously cannot go all the way through, you'll max out and the shank will hit going at it from above inside the plane. So you HAVE to finish it by removing quite A LOT of bronze out of the edges of the mouth by hand with a file. (As the saw does go through the middle of the mouth but obviously its radius and shank maxing out prevents the mouth's SIDES from being cut.\
Here are some photos of the plane and how far I've gotten, using the method above, however taking out all the material on the edges of the mouth by hand with a file takes FOREVER. I need to figure out a better way to square up the mouth slot edges (sides) that receives the plane blade through the sole.
IS THERE A BETTER WAY TO DO THIS? WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
Here is a top photo of the plane you can see the work marks from the slotting saw
Here is a straight on photo of the planes mouth from the top of the plane
This is the bottom of the plane, looking at the mouth
Thanks ahead of time guys, I have scoured these forums for ages now and 9 times out of 10 I can find the answer without having to post. First time for everything!Please stay on topic as I need to resolved this issue.
Here are some photos of the plane and how far I've gotten, using the method above, however taking out all the material on the edges of the mouth by hand with a file takes FOREVER. I need to figure out a better way to square up the mouth slot edges (sides) that receives the plane blade through the sole.
IS THERE A BETTER WAY TO DO THIS? WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
Here is a top photo of the plane you can see the work marks from the slotting saw
Here is a straight on photo of the planes mouth from the top of the plane
This is the bottom of the plane, looking at the mouth
Thanks ahead of time guys, I have scoured these forums for ages now and 9 times out of 10 I can find the answer without having to post. First time for everything!Please stay on topic as I need to resolved this issue.