Replacement blade for an old Stanley No. 4 plane?

gizmo1990 · 9 Nov 2008

I've found a place which sells lots of Stanley replacement blades but I can't work out which one I'd need?
Here's the site http://www.tooled-up.com/ManSearchR...=0&MID=STA&Sort=3&PageSize=20&Page=1#prodlist

Could someone point me in the right direction of what I should be looking for?

I suppose I could sharpen the blade myself but it's quite pitted and would require a lot of grinding.

Any advice greatly apppreciated.

gizmo1990 · 9 Nov 2008

Urgh, I'm an idiot.

I think I've found it. http://www.tooled-up.com/ManProduct.asp?PID=10128

Could someone confirm if this is the right one?

awbcm · 9 Nov 2008

A hand plan doesn’t have a blade it has a plan iron, here endeth the first lesson.

Respect your tools and they will respect you, here endeth the second lesson.

morrik27 · 9 Nov 2008

As helpful and concise the previous post maybe. they do not answer the question.

I'm pretty sure that they No.4, (and No.5), Possibly (6 & 7 as well) have 2ins irons - whereas the 4 1/2 & 5 1/2 have 2 3/8 ins irons. Try B&Q, etc - they usually stock these, Or even the bay (have seen a few on there).

Have you measured the iron you have?

morrik27 · 9 Nov 2008

morrik27 said:
Possibly (6 & 7 as well) have 2ins irons - whereas the 4 1/2 & 5 1/2 have 2 3/8 ins irons.

No, fore planes, and tri planes are 2 3/8 ins as well

gizmo1990 · 10 Nov 2008

morrik27 said:
morrik27 said:

Possibly (6 & 7 as well) have 2ins irons - whereas the 4 1/2 & 5 1/2 have 2 3/8 ins irons.

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No, fore planes, and tri planes are 2 3/8 ins as well

Thanks for the reply morrik27. Sorry but what do you mean by the above? Do you mean the No.4 does use a 2.3/8In blade?

morrik27 · 10 Nov 2008

A No.4 (smoothing plane), and No.5 (jack plane) both have an iron which is 2 inches wide.
The No. 4 1/2, No. 5 1/2, No.6 (fore plane), & No.7 (jointer/Tri plane) all have irons which are 2 3/8 inches wide.

If you go back to the tooled up link you posted before and look through there you'll see most/all of these different planes listed (all hand planes, but different length, for different tasks). Assuming you're correct in saying you have a Stanley No.4, then you should get an iron which is 2 inches wide, so the link you posted for the iron you found will not fit as it's too wide (at 2 3/8 ins.)

My previous post was simply correcting myself, as explained above. Hope that makes sense?!

gizmo1990 · 10 Nov 2008

Thanks morrik27, that makes a lot of sense. I know which one to get now.

Yes it's definitely a No. 4.

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Replacement blade for an old Stanley No. 4 plane?

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