Record No 50 Combination Plane Restoration

In this video I will be restoring a record no 50 plough plane. For this restoration I wanted to try a couple of new things. First was sandblasting and second nickel plating.
Over the last few weeks I have been destroying and rebuilding my tiny workshop to accommodate a well needed sand blaster. This video was it’s maiden voyage.
Since I was trying to learn new skills this restoration was a true test of patience. My first attempt at making a nickel electrolyte failed. Thankfully the second attempt was a success.
After dismantling and blasting all the parts it was time to attempt plating. Prior to plating I cleaned the parts in a 50/50 solution of water and hydrochloric acid followed by a rinse in clean water. Since this was my first time plating I could hardly see any difference in the finish. However the nickel was disappearing so I must have been doing something right. After many hours of plating the parts were done and ready to assemble. As I started assembling I realised the tool was missing a depth gauge. Although this part isn’t always needed I was slightly disappointed in myself for not recognising it earlier. Thankfully the rest of the parts went back together and I was able to plane a relatively nice channel.
I hope you enjoy the video and subscribe for more restorations.
Here is a link to the blast cabinet I bought.
rover.ebay.com...
This cabinet didn’t come with instructions. Patience is required to assemble.
Compressor used: Hyundai HY3150S

[@thomasklugh4345]

I don't know what you just did, but I like it!

[@jackpshannonsr.1838]

I " always " like the sounds of tools over music any time. Thank you sir. Good restoration.

[@elfowl6873]

EXCELLENT RESTORATION!!! brand new Plough Plane.

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thank you

[@mikkosrussos]

*combination plane*

[@-Deena.]

..and the second one! Yep. Great work. The metal finish rather than paint looks good.

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thanks Deena. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@martinberazategui]

SANDBLASTER, yeahhh! I hope you enjoy that "toy" as much as us. Great video!

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Glad you like it. It sure is handy.

[@briansworkshop01]

Fantastic as always thanks for sharing your time and skill and the color is fantastic 🍺🍺👍👍👍👍👍

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed

[@stevewalker7822]

What a fantastic way to give life to an awesome old tool!

[@silvia2226]

Very good job 👍👌

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thank you

[@newlife7181]

Хороший инструмент. Отличная реставрация.

[@paulorth2251]

Like the workmanship and beautiful details on this tool.

[@jrand2631]

Great resto, and the plating turned out great. 👍👍👍

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thank you

[@yeagerxp]

Very good restoration 👍👍👍Thanks for sharing

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thank you very much

[@wokohedgehogs]

Such a nice restoration, love the finish on the plane, looks much nicer than being painted. Well done, first class job, enjoyed watching it, thank you 😊

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thank you. I’m glad you liked it

[@edmarkham2632]

Wow ! That's looks brand new. Great job.

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thank you

[@roybailey9554]

Nice job looks new again .

[@georgebrown8312]

I have never seen a plane like this before. Nice job on the restoration. It looks much better and it works like a charm too. Excellent work.

[@glennmoreland6457]

Yeah... I've seen enough... Subscribed...🇬🇧☺️

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Welcome to the channel. Thank you for subscribing.

[@jamesconner8275]

Pine is a very difficult wood to plane. Great Job!!!

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

That explains a lot. Glad you liked it.

[@WorkshopDC]

4k 60fps are a another level of restoration. Great job like always.

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thank you. Glad some people can watch it in 4K.

[@paulorth2251]

Nicely done, sir. Didn't recognize the tool until you started using it. Nice workmanship.

[@Seahorse1414]

Really good job on the restoration. The finish is great , paint would have spoiled it . It is a lovely old tool , it is functional art . Well done !

[@denegillespie5767]

Nice work, I do like the finish you put on it.

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thank you

[@jerrystark3587]

Impressive restoration. Thanks!

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thank you for watching

[@jfheinle1835]

Nice work

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thank you

[@bronxcheer031]

Great result. The plating was obviously the best way to go. For your next tool acquisition, I would like to see you get a good set of hollow-ground screwdrivers. Modern hardened taper-ground drivers can destroy the slot of an intransigent screw. I have destroyed my fair share of old screws before I learned this. Cheers!

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thanks for the tip

[@andymiller5611]

Well done with the new skills, fella! Great video as always! Keep it up! 🤘

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thank you, much appreciated

[@MartianHeadquarters]

@@mytinyworkshop1213 Hiya Great work on the plane. I'm rather jealous I have a 44 and it's no ware near as complete as your 50. Something that might help, your plough plane has two sure cutters, they're held in by the little screws near the base of the handle just before the cutting iron, These help cut the fibers/grain as you work with the plane, might make life a little easier. Sorry if this is stating something you already know.

[@TheThriftyWoodworker]

Great job. 👍

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thank you

[@yt650]

Try planing in the opposite direction on that piece of pine. I know it’s difficult to tell with the grain structure is on something like that.

[@garrypalmer7763]

Very nice. How come you didn't take the knickers out of the skates

[@-Deena.]

'Knickers on a Plane'. Great movie 😁

[@Vandal_Savage]

@Garry Pamer Yup, came to ask exactly the same thing....

[@davidfinn3771]

Look's like you have a good idea what your doing. 👍🇮🇪

[@metalartRestoration123]

Nice restore nickel plate turned out good...

[@АндрейНикитенко-ф4с]

Lighting is poor. Look at the lilac color of your hands and the multiple harsh shadows. Need diffuse lighting with the right spectrum. Great old tool. I love this one. This is honest iron. Special praise for nickel-plating it. Well done job. I like it.

[@jxavier3876]

Nickel plating was definitely the right thing to do.

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thank you

[@КошмарКошмар-й2б]

Hi bro 👋👋👋 very very good restoration 👍👍👍🔥👌🏽

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thanks, glad you like it

[@restorecreate]

Nice work mate !!!

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thank you

[@stephaniesander5465]

Great job!

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thank you

[@MartyLJ57]

Every time I see arms and hands in protective gear in a machine I can't help thinking of the movie Andramida Strain.

[@davidozab2753]

I think of Homer in the opening credits of The Simpsons

[@washingtonstreet7084]

You won't be able to crosscut without sharp nickers. There are other names for the cutter I'm talking about, but it is the little tear drop item under the screw just ahead of the cutting blade on the side of the plane. It was never removed. sharpened, or refinished. Otherwise, you did excellent work I could not duplicate without a lot of research and practice.

[@krauepcs2192]

Super job! Thanks! ;)

[@sShepherd88]

I have the same model in perfect shape with a little rust ))

[@Multantechinfo]

nice bero

[@guillermocarrillo3959]

Your missing the hardwood guide that was on the side, it would ride against the edge of the stock so it wouldn't git damaged from the metal framework of the tool.

[@tootall5559]

let me help you out a little bit. One, the nickel is on there, but has to be buffed to look like it should. Gently, depending on how thick you got it on there, it can be buffed off. Personally I kinda like it as is, maybe just buff a few spots to hightlght them like the name. Two, here in the US in my world that was called a rabbet plane. What you did on that board is only one use. It can also make a rabbet (hence the name) on the end of the board to facilitate making a box frame. You can also make what they call a dado groove, as you did, but stop it where you want to so the piece of wood going in fits exactly. May take a bit of clean up on the inside end of the groove with a chisel to get it just right. Try polishing just say the handle first, see how you like it, then polish or don't with the rest of it. The handle would usually get kind of polished anyway, as it was used. Never set this thing down on the bench with the blade out. lay it upsidedown or if you're done, withdraw the blade. This helps keep nicks and thing out of the blade edge. back when hand planes were commonly used in cabinet shops and furniture shops, you could be fired for setting a plane down on it's blade if the plane belonged to the shop. If it was your plane, they'd usually just bawl you out for it.

[@Mark-xl8gg]

toot tall you need a nicker to cut dados across the grain

[@tootall5559]

@@Mark-xl8gg nicker? I think I know what you mean, but never heard em called that. Yeah, that's the best way, but you can use the plane if you have to. You just have to set it quite shallow and take your time.

[@Mark-xl8gg]

toot tall just checked out the brochure in the library of Congress And two nickers are on the tool My mistake should have gone out to my shed and looked before I spoke sorry

[@tootall5559]

@@Mark-xl8gg k, I still don't get that word, but know what you mean.

[@washingtonstreet7084]

6:21, the side cutter wasn't taken out before you sand blasted and wire brushed the main body.

[@tomatinhobh4819]

Perfeito....Parabéns...

[@UPTHETOWN]

It was all going so well, but then you put grease all over it. A little light machine oil is all you need and dust won't stick to it forming mud which will rust like hell and undo all your hard work

[@SargentRay]

Nic e restoration, but on the video side of things you should never use auto white balance, the colours keep shifting all the time and it is distracting. In video any time the colour or size of an object changes in the frame the camera tries to compensate for the colour change it perceives. Instead choose a colour temperature setting and stick with it as long as you are shooting under the same light source. Or do a manual white balance with a white card (or any neutral surface) and stick with it for the whole scene under that same light source. Other than that, geat work, i didn't kno Nickel plating could work on such surfaces.

[@abreu2022]

Buen trabajo¡

[@robsarchery9679]

Very good

[@mateoboschify]

Great job! What kind of air compressor are you using for your media blasting?

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thank you. I have a Hyundai hy3150s

[@grahamparr4710]

You can make a set of drawers now👍

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Absolutely

[@tru1988]

I got really excited when I saw that you got yourself a sand blaster. Didn't see the 4k60fps until I read the comments after the video so I watched it again :D Great job! Lathe next? :D haha

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thank you for watching again. I’d love a lathe but there would be no place for me in my workshop if I got one. I already destroyed half of it to install the sandblast cabinet and compressor.

[@-Deena.]

Wooooh! I got the first comment! Now I'll watch the vid which will be ace obvs 🧡

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Congrats on first.

[@Kleiner_Lutz]

Nicely done but: why are your keys stuck to your c-clamp?🤔

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

It took me ages to understand what you meant. It’s a magnetic strip to hold tools. I have them all around the shop.

[@woodlanegardenequipmentrep9149]

Superb, what model blasting cabinet did you buy?..and what compressor do you use? thanks

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thank you. Iv added some info to the video description.

[@MikeAG333]

Excellent. I have one of these, and they're a great tool. It's rare to find all the bits (depth stop etc......there were two originally), and it's a pity you don't seem to have the collection of cutters. Not sure you got that cutter sharp enough (you didn't strop, for instance). Nonetheless, that's a great rescue. I'd feared for a second that you'd slather it in paint.

[@keithgutshall9559]

You can get cutting blades for it from Lee Valley Tools,Vertis makes a plane and the blades are interchangeable.

[@Kevin-gx8lc]

Hi MTW, great restoration. I love the bare metal finish. I want to buy a sandblaster too... where did you purchase yours ? Greetings from Southport.

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Hi, I’ve added more info to the video description.

[@rutgerdezeeuw]

Please love yourself and wear gloves next time when you are using the wire wheel on the grinder. Nice job by the way.

[@TheCleric42]

I can’t believe you didn’t remove and sharpen the two nickers on the plane. You also therefore missed the chance to clean and de-rust the area under them.

[@forrestlibby9456]

When did it turn blue?

[@jxavier3876]

i think that is just the lighting messing with it.

[@bigpete4227]

You don’t have a clue what you’re doing? So what! Keep your arms and legs moving and you’ll find your way. I’m completely clueless every time I walk into my workshop and only marginally wiser when I walk out of it. Doesn’t stop me.

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

I just learn on the job.

[@ramonasbellsr1]

How old is that device

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

I think it’s between 50-80 years old

[@TheCleric42]

You should really look up how to use the tools you work on. Here’s a good site about record’s planes: recordhandplanes.com

[@art1muz13]

pretty swell for not knowing what you're doing.

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thank you