Hand Plane Upgrade - Amazing Improvement
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- čas přidán 19. 05. 2022
- Hand Plane Upgrade. Rob Cosman shows you the benefits of replacing your factory adjusment knob with an adjustar
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I’m totally confused!!! Who in this world gives customer service like this? I placed an order for the Adjustar and a bit later Rob calls to thanks me!!! I never pic up the phone if I don’t recognize the number, but for some reason I decided to pick up. I don’t say anything and then Rob says Ralph? Who the heck do I know in Canada???
Amazing!!! SOLD ON ROB.
I’m an archery tech/instructor/salesman. Archery is my passion and I pride myself on giving the absolute best CS!!! I’m a senior citizen and maybe that why…after a lifetime of bad CS I try harder.
Well…Rob has set a new high bar for me!!!
I ordered my Adjustar the moment I saw your first demo~! Probably the best upgrade ever for the hand plane.
Thanks….use it once and you love it
Ditto! I put mi e on my Wood River and made an awesome plane even awesomer.
I don't have arthritis, but I installed the adjastar on my No6 Luban, and it's a game changer! Thanks
The bakelite knob (or maybe its some form of hard rubber) at about 2:00 is the result of copper rationing during WWII--- brass contains copper, so there had to be a substitute.
You are absolutely correct
BTW I constantly refer to you as Canadas version of Norm Abrams . I used to throw stuff at the tv all the time because he made it look so easy. You guys are awesome.
Got adjustars on all my bench planes, and it's the way to go! This should really be the default design. Would be cool if they were brass as well!
Everyone even young guys should have these. I'm going to buy a few more for my old stanley planes. I'm 75 and it is so much easier to plane now, right Col. Luther.
I'm young(ish) with no hand issues (thankfully) and I still found my adjustar really really useful.
These have made an amazing difference in the utility of my planes.
I have several vintage Stanley planes. All of the adjuster knobs were made of brass with the exception of the planes manufactured during WWII. Those were made of Bakelite. After the war, they returned to making them out of brass. I happen to have a#5 with the bakelite adjuster knob.
I’ve been woodworking for about a year still trying to learn all I can and I really appreciate all the videos sharing your years of knowledge and skill
Thats what we are here fit ( and then maybe you will consider buying some tools from us)
I’d love to I haven’t got a back saw yet which one do you think I should get first
Tim, reading your comment reminded me again just how enjoyable it is working with wood. I chatted with an old workmate a few days ago. We both started toolmaking apprenticeships at Ford UK's Apprentice Training School at Harrold Hill in Essex. In my case in 1967! We then worked together at Ford's Product Development (previously called Research & Engineering Centre) at Dunton in Essex. I live in New Zealand now, and joined my local Menz Shed (in Blenheim) for its metal shop, but quickly discovered the joy of working with wood, and I now have a decent workshop at home. So it was interesting to discover that my old mechanical engineering workmate is doing exactly the same thing. It's that joy of making things and using tools. Especially wood planes. Although I still can't get those almost transparent shavings Rob achieves with apparent ease. And Rob doesn't even make a big thing about it like JKM and Matt Estlea.😉
As a side note, I found it beneficial when replacing the adjuster knob with the Adjustar, to clean and lube the threads on the plane that the replacement knob goes on. Used some Camellia Earl!
Good tip
Worth every penny, I have the AdjuStars on all my bench planes!!!
Me too!
An ad well worth watching mate. Great idea Rob and you deserve to sell millions of them. Simple, completely functional solution to a rather large problem, well done mate, 11 out of 10 from Down Under
Thanks mate!
I have a small block plane that I keep in my toolbag for easing edges, but my knowledge of hand planes in general was next to zero. Typically a rusty, dusty relic hanging on the pegboard that "grandpa owned" for most people. You have just upped my hand plane knowledge by one thousand and look forward soon to owning, using and maintaining one! Thank you!
I’ve added these to my LN planes, while I don’t have any issues with using the factory knob the AdjuStar allow for precise on the fly adjustments with just a finger, future proofed the planes while at it in case my fingers get tired. 😊. Perfect example of further refining a tool.
How ironic… surfing through your site this afternoon and saw the AdjuStar had to have one and order it- here we are a CZcams video Illustrating the part.
Yes I was tracking you and saw you looking at it so I made this video for you!!!!!!
Love my adjuststar. So easy for these old hands to adjust the blade. Patent it and license it to some of the major manufacturers.
Wish I could have had that 40 years ago! What a fantastic idea, worth its weight in gold 👍 .
New music for the vets. Deep Purple heart's, "Highway Adjustar".
There you gp
This is a great step up. Thanks.
Wow what a great idea. Thanks
That was so sweet.
I sure enjoy using the one I have. I wish I could afford to have them on all the handplanes I use. Great product Rob, thanks for developing it.
I have a couple of these adjust stars and I'm very happy with them.
Good that I found your channel. It makes me realize how important the base is. Sharp and ready to use tools. For years I preferred to use everything else like planes and chisels. But when they are sharp, it's really fun. One can only recommend to everyone to first get to know the tool and then start projects.
GREAT such a good idea.
Amazing. Such a simple but brilliant idea. If only this had come out a week ago when I was making my first order from you guys! Good excuse to come back to Canada to visit my folks!
Great idea!
Thanks
I got mine the other day, easy to install. Great replacement and awesome idea ! Thank You again Rob !
You bet
Awesome, as usual
Thanks
I own two and will be ordering more. They are absolutely lovely in fit and finish. I wish you would also tell people about how easy it is to make very small adjustments that simply were not possible with the old adjuster. Often I would over-shoot the adjustment with the old adjuster and with your AdjuSTAR I always dial right in perfectly. No more over-shooting.
They also fit the Quangsheng plane of similar size.
I got my Quangsheng from England just as you released the AdjuStar and made sure to get an AdjuStar from You to test If it would fit and to benefit from the ease of the improved function. Highly recommended. Ten thumbs up from Norway!
Thank you
You bet
I absolutely love my adjustar
Its a game changer
Good product, i have this issue with my lie nielsen
Took a break from my phone and the Tube for a little while, feels good to open it up and have a Cosman video as one of my first recommended videos! You guys do a lot for us with making these videos! Being able to relax, learn and forget about everything for even just a half hour is all I need sometimes and these help me calm my self a lot!
Thanks so much….you should check out the live video from the workshop we just shot
I stopped most hand tool woodworking a few years ago due to arthritis. Thank you for video. Time to break out my Wood Rivers (glad I kept them)
There you go
Looks great and wonderful. Where can I get the star adjuster? Please let me know how to order them.
This sounds like a good idea. The aspect that most interests me is the ability to make small adjustments more easily. Has anyone made a direct comparison to the Reed plane fine adjusting knob? That one is a bit more invasive and only for certain old Stanleys, but is trying to solve the same problem.
Good stuff. I've long wondered planes, including the expensive as balls ones, never switched to something like this.
Me too…but they fave me the chance to do it
Such a simple idea. 👍👍I wonder why it has taken so long. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and please stay safe. 🙂🙂
I wonder that myself
Old old trick with brass threads (I learnt it in firefighting: brass hose threads): turn backwards until you hear/feel the "click" of the thread ends moving past each other, which also signals they are going to engage; then screw it in.
I just love my “AdjustStar”. My old hands and fingers don’t work like they used to. The adjuster is so easy to use that I no longer dread using my hand plane. Thanks.
Thanks so much for the comment
Appears there is very little slop in this adjuster knob. One of the huge frustrations in the adjustment knobs on the bench planes I own is the amount of "slop" or distance which the yoke must be moved before getting any movement in the blade. I have two Stanley #5's (one of which belonged to my father), a Dunlop #3 (belonged to my father) and a Millers Falls #7 (also belonged to my father). All of them would benefit from an adjustment knob more closely fitted to the yoke and one which would be easier for these 75 year old hands to manipulate.
Thanks Rob. I hadn't though of arthritis limiting my hand plane use and how your adjustor can help.
Its a life saver
I haven't checked your website lately. I have the Adjustar for my Wood River 5 1/2, but want one for my Wood River Block Plane. I know that adjusting the block plane isn't as hard as the 5 and a half, but it would still be super handy!
The Adjustar is, by far, the best upgrade I've ever bought for my shop
Sadly, we don’t make adjustars for block planes
I love my adjustars. An additional benefit is that with the larger radius, it is much easier to make very small adjustments to the depth of cut.
Thanks for the comment
I bought two for my WoodRiver 5 1/2 and 7. I love them. I’m 46 and have psoriatic arthritis and these make adjusting sooooo easy. The original knobs on hand planes aren’t easy to turn even if you don’t have arthritis. Make your lives easier and get one of these for each of your planes.
I agree with you 100%
Just put it on.👍👍
I have the Adjustar and wouldn’t be without it. It’s revolutionary (no pun intended).
I must have for any plane user
Can't get it today, had emergency gallbladder surgery couple of weeks ago and money is a bit tight, but I sure as hades want about 4 of them.
Pragmatically done, I wish I had modern hand plane, sadly still using wooden ones.
We can fix that !!!!!!
Ok I need that
Me too
First, Thank you for All of the great information you've provided on your CZcams Channel. I could have picked any one of your Hand plane videos to ask this question, this one seemed to be as good as any others. Question: Would you ever put just a bit of grease between the blade and the frog face to help in the movement as you advance or retract the blade? Thank you for your time.
No, that would become a caked mess when saw dust gets added to it. The two smooth metal surfaces slide fairly easily along each other.
Which Adjustar thread pattern fits Millers Falls planes
1. I will be getting that because it makes it easier to adjust the mouth.
2. After the 5 1/2 and block plane what plane should I get next. (I really want the best when it comes to shooting boards)
I have seen these in your recent videos and thought what a great idea they are, but I assumed they only came as standard fitting on the Woodriver planes you are involved in. Watching this I even thought about making them for my planes, but that left hand thread is going to be a problem, and I expect I have an assortment different threads as Murphy's Law dictates in a situation like this. OK, I found a tap, but it costs more than one Adjustar, so that makes it an easy choice.
We make them to fit Stanley, Lie Nielsen, Woodriver and Luban
Fantastic idea. Do you expirt to the uk or turkey.
we ship worldwide.
Though I have not yet developed arthritis I would certainly consider several of these for my Bedrock style planes. Will they fit a Clifton?
Sorry but I dont have a clifton to try. Take the adjuster off your stanley and see if it fits the clifton.
Good suggestion. BTW, your advice about not tearing up the brass screws is sage, but the screwdriver you used is too narrow. It should be as wide as possible but not be as wide as the screw head.
Agreed
Yes. The best screwdriver to use and any screw is the largest one (width and thickness) that will fit.
Did you start using a new camera? I love the quality of the video. I wish I could afford some of your plane's, I'd do a lot more hand work. What are the best "older" plane's to look for that are affordable for a beginner? Thank you for all that you do with your purple heart project and sharing your knowledge!
Nope….same old camera. If you go for an antique plane only get a Stanley bedrock….not a bailey
If you can find an antique BedRock you might find that they can be just as costly to buy as a new BedRock style handplane. Unless you are very heavy into hand plane restoring or just «need» that connection to a used and/or abused hand plane I would recommend that you consider getting one of the WoodRiver/Quangsheng//Luban handplanes, or better yet the «Cosmanized» WoodRiver that will be ready for use after just a wipedown from the box.
@@Heseblesens I appreciate the info. I'm just getting into woodworking and wish I could afford to buy a new one. I run into planes quite a bit at local flea markets and didn't know what the best one's to look out for. Of course most every one of them are way overpriced and are the ones to stay away from. I would love to have one that Rob has worked over and a set of his chisels too. Heck, even a couple of his hand saws. Hopefully one day I'll be able to afford all of them. I'm disabled so that might take a little while haha, but good tools are worth a good price.
I wish I had a modern planne
Me too !!!!!
Can you purchase these for the Stanley Bailey bedrock plane
Yes they fit
Where do you buy your screw drivers? Tired of mine chewing up the screws especially the chip breaker screw
we sell them, modify to suit, wrap the handle for a better grip. robcosman.com
Great idea. Made in Canada?
Yup, outside of Toronto.
👍👍👍👍👍
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Any chance of a brass Adjustar Rob?
Nope, metal is too soft for the design
Do you have any suggestions for an inherited hand plane that is built without an adjuster? I'd never have thought it possible to get the paper thin peels you demonstrate at 0:52. For me I expect planing work to be the least desirable chore in the shop. It is a horrific struggle to get it to behave at all. It's like trying to ride a bicycle with very loose handle bars. There's really no question that my plane needs to be disposed of in such a way that no one else ever inherits such an unnecessary punishment.
As you say - a «bad» hand plane can kill the fun of doing woodworking.
I tend to say that the cheap (like Stanley Handyman etc) are for experienced woodworkers that are looking for a challenge or for some reason want to torture themselves. The wooden planes can certainly be a challenge but for those that enjoy fettling they can be fun.
There are quite a few options out there for an upgrade even for those of us that does not have the budget to get one of the premium ones like Lie Nielsen. Luban, Quangsheng and Wood River are all quality, but If I were going to get one now I would definately get the «Cosmanized» Wood River and never look back…
Will this affect the value of the plane? Or is it just a matter of keeping the original knob the plane came with? I recently inherited a collection of 14 vintage, and neglected, Stanley hand planes. Plan to get them all in working order and actually use them.
I dont think hand planes are a great "investment strategy"! I wouldn't worry about it, if you use the planes and would like it to be easier to adjust, go for it.
Do either of your adjuststars fit Rocklers Bench Dog planes?
sorry, have not tried
Does it also get rid of the slack in the knob as you go from in to out?
Nothing will get rid of that, (it's called backlash) and is the adjuster moving away until it engages the yoke to push in the opposite direction. If you adjusted it to the point of no backlash, you really would find it hard to turn.
@@gbwildlifeuk8269 my No 4 from between the wars needs about three turns before it engages. I guess either the wheel or the fork (or both) is worn.
It does not, but the advantage to the star shape is that it tends to spin faster, thus moving the distance of the backlash quicker.
Even more valuable if you're left-handed.
Never thought about that!!!
Does this work on Ohio Tool Planes which are counter to Stanley's?
only way to find out is to see if a stanley adjuster knob fits your Ohio tool plane.
I use a Veritas Jackrabbit and a 4 1/2 low angle smoother. I can see where an adjustar would offer an advantage, but I'm not sure if it would interfere with the Norris style lateral adjuster function. Cool idea. Thanks!
Nope it wont work with a Norris adjuster
Valve handle
Thanks
And the old adjuster wheel is going straight back to *veritas* demanding our money back.
Why did that take 100 years to figure out? Great idea!!
I wasn’t around 100 years ag????
Or drill five holes around the adjuster, tap, and insert five bolts. Same leverage, (much) lower cost...
Brilliant!! All you need is a drill, tap and bolts, possibly a drill press, and you’re on your way!
@@RobCosmanWoodworking I have all of those- actually a machine shop. But I would not need any of that- Most folks have a drill, so a single tap and a few bolts would cost around five bucks (I recommend 4mm cap head bolts)- and I would still have the tap for future use when I had converted several planes.
Anyone capable of furniture building can drill and tap a few holes...
If you cant turn the knob you need to clean the workings and have you leaver way, way looser. Also, oil.
Pretty simple tool. One that he will sell you for $300. That little knob will set you back only $40.
Biggest upgrade you can make to your WoodRiver is to buy a Lie-Nielsen.
True, when they are available.
5 Hand planes at $40/each. You would think there would be a package type deal. Im a disabled woodworker and there's NO WAY I could ever afford this. :(
This is not a commercial. It is advice on how to use your hand plane more efficiently! You should sell the hand plane with the adjustar just add it to the cost. I have them for my hand planes. Thanks for the video. Take care.
Maybe we should do that!
It doesn't matter how sharp you get a plane blade you will still fight with it to get consistent results without having to sand or touch up. Sorry. Fact of life.
Hi Tim, you need to visit my world. I would challenge your sharpening if that is what you deal with.
They should have been made out of brass, they are not very pleasing to the eye and the quality of metal used is probably inferior.
“Probably Inferior”? What kind of comment is that? You have no idea so you come off with a stupid comment putting your ignorance on full display. Wow!
@@RobCosmanWoodworking Tame your ego Rob. If I were to make something and market it I would have made it out of brass since it is a very nice metal for this application, looks good and matches original style. That's all. I don't think that was made out of stainless so more likely not the best stell but I could be wrong. Point is why not brass, what was the decision not to go with brass, price?
Then why did you come out assuming we used an inferior metal? If you want a civil discourse don’t start with a snarky remark. We used steel to differ from the original materials. The price of brass wasn’t even considered because we didn’t want that colour.
@@RobCosmanWoodworking Didn't mean to sound snarky just that I was an aviation metalsmith and I more particular with how I would have wanted it; I know how thoughout you are in your woodworking just would love to have had it designed in brass.
Seriously , does it matter if you stop planing for 2 secs to turn the original lnob . No ,it foesnt . I think its a waste of money these adjustars at $55 a pop.
If you had a little arthritis in your hands I
Suspect you would have a different opinion
Oh what am I doing wrong. My blade is sharpe but rob does it so effortlessly 🥲
Rob has it sharper!! and far less blade advance.