Watched your videos on the Jorgensen planes and bought three of them this weekend. The short version is that I think these are very good planes and outstanding values. These are easy to set up and perform outstandingly well when properly set up. I’m not a huge O1 fan and I was skeptical about their Rc claims but after sharpening all three of the irons I will say that I believe their claims. The No. 4 iron in particular was very hard, enough that I wouldn’t be surprised if it chips (but it hasn’t yet). The feel of the tote on the No. 4 is better than many similar smoothers in production today. I really like the central rib they’re using to keep the frog aligned. The only thing I really don’t like, and for this quality at this price I wouldn’t let it keep me from buying (already done…) and using (will be doing) these planes.
Nice boothill saloon shirt. When I was a sheriffs deputy I worked traffic control at the iron horse every year. Great tips on setting up the plane- I got one for Christmas this year and cant wait to use it!
I miss my trips to bike week :(... Good luck with the plane. It will need some work but it can be made into a nice smoother. That shirt is a great story by the way. I was actuallly up in Ormond beach and Boothill had a temporary bar set up with a stage and bands playing. In between sets some guys came out and were chcking tee shirts to the crowd. I was standing in the back and one of the guys was frantically waving at me. I didnt understand what he wanted so I just kinda waved at him. He them tossed that shirt to me. Turns out it is a 3xl and he saw I was on the larger side and wanted to get it to someone that would wear it. Glad he did as it is a great shirt. Thnaks for the comment and for watching....
Great review! I got the Jorgensen block plane from Lowes and noticed that the movable plate of the throat was a hair higher than the sole...had to lap a bit with 120 grit sandpaper on the MDF board. Hones the blade a bit...now it works fine.
Thanks, I believe you are the second person to mention this plate being proud of the sole. I did not notice this on mine but I am a little concerned that it seems to be an issue. Thanks for the comment and for watching and I am glad you were able to get your plane working....
First time to your channel. Seeing a real-world review from someone who is experienced with planes is kinda refreshing. Thank you. 2 questions. What material is the screw cap made of? And what kind od wood are the knob and tote made of. Again, thanks for a good reiew
Hi and thanks for the comments. I have to be honest I am moving now and the plane is in storage. From memory the cap is metal but I couldnt tell you what. No info on the web site. The tota and now are a hardwood. Probably beach or maple. Thanks for watching....
I have all three. The 102 and 60 1/2 are very good. The #4 worked well at the start, until the screw threads in the frog (the one that holds the lever cap) got stripped. Now unusable unfortunately.
you can try either drilling it out and retapping it for a larger screw thread, there's plenty of meat in the casting to do that. you could also drill it out and put one of those threaded inserts for stripped metal threads. i don't know how well that one would work, but it might be okay. i have drilled out stanleys and epoxied a bit of rodstock into the hole and drilled and tapped that. it works pretty well, especially when you want to get the hole back to the original state. hope that was useful.
Watched your videos on the Jorgensen planes and bought three of them this weekend. The short version is that I think these are very good planes and outstanding values. These are easy to set up and perform outstandingly well when properly set up. I’m not a huge O1 fan and I was skeptical about their Rc claims but after sharpening all three of the irons I will say that I believe their claims. The No. 4 iron in particular was very hard, enough that I wouldn’t be surprised if it chips (but it hasn’t yet). The feel of the tote on the No. 4 is better than many similar smoothers in production today. I really like the central rib they’re using to keep the frog aligned. The only thing I really don’t like, and for this quality at this price I wouldn’t let it keep me from buying (already done…) and using (will be doing) these planes.
Glad you like them and they are working for you. The price is right on these for sure. Thanks for watching....
Nice boothill saloon shirt. When I was a sheriffs deputy I worked traffic control at the iron horse every year. Great tips on setting up the plane- I got one for Christmas this year and cant wait to use it!
I miss my trips to bike week :(... Good luck with the plane. It will need some work but it can be made into a nice smoother. That shirt is a great story by the way. I was actuallly up in Ormond beach and Boothill had a temporary bar set up with a stage and bands playing. In between sets some guys came out and were chcking tee shirts to the crowd. I was standing in the back and one of the guys was frantically waving at me. I didnt understand what he wanted so I just kinda waved at him. He them tossed that shirt to me. Turns out it is a 3xl and he saw I was on the larger side and wanted to get it to someone that would wear it. Glad he did as it is a great shirt. Thnaks for the comment and for watching....
Cool tips on how to make a plane tip-top, thanks for showing those to us!
Glad you liked it and they were helpful. Thanks for the comment and for watching....
Great review! I got the Jorgensen block plane from Lowes and noticed that the movable plate of the throat was a hair higher than the sole...had to lap a bit with 120 grit sandpaper on the MDF board. Hones the blade a bit...now it works fine.
Thanks, I believe you are the second person to mention this plate being proud of the sole. I did not notice this on mine but I am a little concerned that it seems to be an issue. Thanks for the comment and for watching and I am glad you were able to get your plane working....
@@jldwoodworkingjust bought one yesterday, same problem here. Plate is just a bit proud.
First time to your channel. Seeing a real-world review from someone who is experienced with planes is kinda refreshing. Thank you. 2 questions. What material is the screw cap made of? And what kind od wood are the knob and tote made of. Again, thanks for a good reiew
Hi and thanks for the comments. I have to be honest I am moving now and the plane is in storage. From memory the cap is metal but I couldnt tell you what. No info on the web site. The tota and now are a hardwood. Probably beach or maple. Thanks for watching....
I have all three. The 102 and 60 1/2 are very good. The #4 worked well at the start, until the screw threads in the frog (the one that holds the lever cap) got stripped. Now unusable unfortunately.
Take it back to Lowes. They will replace it. Thanks for the comment and for watching....
@@jldwoodworking I live in Asia and its a long way to Lowes.
you can try either drilling it out and retapping it for a larger screw thread, there's plenty of meat in the casting to do that. you could also drill it out and put one of those threaded inserts for stripped metal threads. i don't know how well that one would work, but it might be okay. i have drilled out stanleys and epoxied a bit of rodstock into the hole and drilled and tapped that. it works pretty well, especially when you want to get the hole back to the original state. hope that was useful.