Thinking to buy a vintage tool

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Hi guys,

I am thinking to buy an old stanley #8 jointer plane and good condition but I wonder if I can replace the blade with one from LN.

Any suggestions will be appreciated.

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Yes, you can.

LN makes a line of replacement blades specially for the old Stanleys. They're just a tad thinner than the 'real' LN blades, and they work great. Consider getting an LN chip breaker to go with the new blade, too. It's a marked improvement over the original.
 
Before you buy a new blade, sharpen the one that came with it and try it out. The reason I suggest this is that the blade on a jointer is not as critical as on a smoother. You may find that you already have a good solution in hand.

Mike
 
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I'm with Mike H on this one. Unless the #8 is part of your physical fitness program, I doubt if you'll spend a lot of time using it. Assuming the Stanley iron has sufficient length, grind it to shape, hone it up and take it for a spin. If you plan to use it mainly for edge jointing, I think that's probably gonna do the trick. If you're looking to face joint lumber or to flatten table tops on a regular basis [raise hands all here who do this] then a superior blade that holds an edge longer and is less prone to chatter would definitely be worthwhile.

If you're lucky enough to land an early model Stanley with a laminated steel blade, especially a tapered one - then I wouldn't even think of replacing it.

An LN iron that sits on the shelf from one year to the next for its 30 minutes of use is a poor use of your tool allowance IMO.
 
Boy thats the truth

Mr c got me afflicted and then bart came and helped me fall over the edge with his finds latly:D but hey we all gotta have some "vice" er plane:D :rofl:
 
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