Stanley 75 plane. 60 12 sweetheart low angle block plane. A lot of buyers opt for this cheaper version bullnose plane. Patrick leach says about this plane this is a ch eap little rabbet plane that is very useful in the shop however paul sellers pans it saying stanley did make a low end bevel down bd plane that generally works miserably and thats the stanley 75 there is a great article from paul van pernis in an early american industries association eaia blog entitled stanleys 75 bull. It has an adjustable mouth but unlike the 90s series planes you cant use it without the front piece for stop bullnose work.
The anatomy of a stanley no78 rebate plane let me explain the features prerequisites for good performance and demonstrate the use of this specialist plane. The cutter is only 3 and 38ths inches long and the logo stamped on the cutter is characteristic of planes made after 1948 and into the latter half of the 20th century. Stanley 75 there are not many positive reviews on this little rabbet plane even anything. Stanley did make a low end bevel down bd plane that generally works miserably and thats the stanley 75.
Stanley 75 bull nose rabbet plane version three showing the 75 cast into the heel of the bottom half of the plane. This is a cheap little rabbet plane that is very useful in the shop. The stanley number 75 is a small two piece bullnose rebate plane consisting of an upper black coloured piece and a lower steel piece. It has a top section that arches forward of the blade to form the front portion of the sole.
Get up to speed on this tool in just. Below you will find a tool for stanley plane identification specifically dating stanley planes and identifying the type of your stanley bailey woodworking bench hand planes. As soon as you go bevel down you must increase the bed angle and when you do this with bd bullnose planes you seem to create the problem of iterant vibration in the blade as it works the wood. 75 bull nose rabbet plane 4l 4 18 1936 on 1w 1 116 1936 on 58lbs 1879 1973.
The bottom half of the lower section is exposed natural steel the top half of the lower section has the black stanley finish. Today i decided to examine it more closely and verify its performances. Offered 1879 1983. 4 long with 1 cutter.