Comparison Between Stanley 45 and Stanley 55 

+MrPotato2 Thanks you that is a huge complement! it is a fun world to play around with!

+Steve Robb sweet Steve. Don t have too much fun

+Everfalling I may have to bump that one up the list a ways then!

my pleasure Dennis!

+donny carter I am going to have to bump that up the list looks like people want to see that!

thanks my pleasure

+Josh Millar Thanks! glad it was useful. do you have a 45 or 55?

No I don't have very many hand tools at all but I love learning and knowing what to get in the future. I'm slowly learning more and more about hand tools and I think it's going to be an awesome skill to learn how to do!

Sweet! it brings so much fun back into the wood shop! looking forward to what you do.

+phooesnax Thanks. they are a lot of fun. I have a contest going on right now to win one. and the odds should be about one in 30 or so.

Sounds like a fun project! such a fun tool!

You can still find them for that price when you look around. I was at a tool meet a few months ago where they were going for 20 to 25 bucks a piece.

+OG Timbercraft Thanks again!

+Cactus! workshop Any time!

my pleasure William. if you ever have questions feel free to ask anytime.

thank you, and thank you. I love all of mine. they are a joy to play with and great to have hanging in the shop!

+woodworker 631 LOL I got to stop doing tool videos people keep adding to their wish list! but they look so cool and are so much fun to use!

Sounds about right. thanks for the note. if there is ever anything else you want to see just let me know!

Will do. Have you tried the 55 for mouldings yet? I originally bought it so I can make my own mouldings for my home office. Just have not had to much time to play with it and all the irons.

I have made moldings with it for a chest I made for a friend. such a great tool!

+Bob Fowler I was going to mention that but I do not have those. hopefully when I do the dedicated video to the 45. if I can get those.

+Mike Fulton I may have to do the other two videos Sooner rather then later. thanks for the input

+Mike Kapotsy well you are a head of the game there. looking forward to what you do!

LOL I have always heard it. “You have to be a genius to use it, and an idiot not to want it.

+Joe basementwoodworking Thanks man. If you keep your eye on ebay and are willing to bid you can get good deals regularly. if you want it to come with a full set of cutters it will bring the price to 75-100. but for a wile I just had 2 cutters and then bought a few more as I needed that cutter. usually for $3-$8 each. my first one I found at a garage sale for $20 with a 1/4" cutter. and about 3/4 of all the times I have used them that is what I used.

Wood By Wright nice!!thanks bro. Ill keep that in the back of my head when the time comes

Wood By Wright and thats a nice find at a garage sale..KA-CHIIIING!!😆

+Joe basementwoodworking That is where I get most of my tools. People think old tools are worthless.

Yup that is about right for one with everything. But if you just get the body and one cutter they are a lot cheaper. Then you can buy cutters as needed or when you find a deal on a set. That is usually the router I suggest for the cash strapped woodworker.

Yes sir no probs. I just wanted to toss it out there for them that hasta go get one after watching your videos. Like me. One of these days I'll have a shop to use all that stuff in. HAHA

+The 2 Car Garage Shop yup I use to have one of my 45s set with a 1/4" cutter for box grooves but I made a wooden plane to do that now. just like a shop with a dedicated router, but cheaper then any decent router. that would be cool to see a wall with a bunch of 45s hanging on it!

Yes, I have three 45s and five 50s (yeah that is too many 50s but the latest only cost £6... about eight bucks) and being able to switch between them during batch work is a huge timesaver. And don't underestimate the Stanley 50 combination plane, it is smaller and simpler then the 45 which makes it lighter and less tiring to use, and it's a staunch little work horse (it's powered by the same arms after all). The 50 is also a far easier 'first timer' restoration project than the 45. I'm very lucky that I did a mechanical engineering apprenticeship before CNC changed the industry, so I can buy and restore 'beyond all hope' eBay bargains. I don't have a 55 (they never go for bargain prices) but I'd guess my multi combo setup gives me more flexibility apart from mouldings where I switch to hollows and rounds. I'm also lucky that I'm a hobbyist so can afford the time to collect and restore a good range of vintage tools :)

I would set up an eBay notification. They pop up regularly.

+Sean Kelly that was just a bad edit. I think I would have then said corner of a board. I don't know of too many other uses, but people come up with all sorts of odd things all the time.

I'm not casting aspersions on the editing-I used to edit a lot of video back in the linear- / tape-editing days. :-) That opening looked so wide that I was curious if there were common uses other than timber framing. I'll look forward to watching the subsequent videos you mentioned about these planes.

+C.J. phillipson I saw 1 on there yesterday with a buy it now of $42 and $13 shipping. it was rusted but with some clean up it would work as good as new. does not come with the irons, but I use to buy those one by one any way as I needed them. the Craftsman is great! honestly can not feel the difference in use.

glad to hear

+Jason Zvokel thanks! those two were actually purchased at an antique store. they were mass produced in the 20s and can be found regularly for around $10-$20 around me. they are frame saws that were common in Europa when England went more to back saws. I might do a video on making those at some time but they are verry slimier to the turning saw I recently made. but with a fatter blade. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-yPv90pyoGPQ.html

+Jason Zvokel I just realized you may be talking about the frame saw behind my left not the two frame saws on the left of the video. if so that is one I just build and here is the video on it. sorry for the mix up. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Z1fEYcxM9Ic.html

I would love to have a new combination plane, but I don't have the money right now for it. there are things that the there are things the 55 can do that the Veritas can not much like the 45 can not. most other brands older are just direct copies of the 45 and 55 so in that case, they function and come together the same way.

No they will not. Different spacing between the rods.

sure. it can do large moldings one piece at a time just move the fence over and run a new line.

Here you go. www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DG9csTFLINEY&ved=2ahUKEwiz4OG4uLj-AhW-GTQIHb45AEoQjjh6BAgREAI&usg=AOvVaw3BXsLL5U_vXM_AtaEPO6si

@@WoodByWright awesome! Reviewing that now and will surely have some questions there. Thanks James!

I do not have a Stanley 50 to know for sure. Sorry. I know it is not interchangeable with the 55.

@@WoodByWright 79/5000 thank you for the answer I was talking about 55 not 50 I was wrong :) thanks

no the spacing of the rails are different so the fences can not be swapped, but the irons and blades can be changed

@@WoodByWright shame - but thanks for much for letting me know!

+Bruno De Melis Both of mine were purchased for under 50$ and I regularly see them going for that when they need to be restored on Ebay. now yes if you want it with all the cutters and in ready to go condition you will be paying a lot more.

+Wood By Wright FWIW, I payed $200 Canadian dollars for my 45. It's in great shape and has all of the irons and parts.

Wow! they are a lot cheaper down here. I just saw one in a box with all the irons for $125

Well, that's not to far off $200 Canadian ;)

LOL yup.

The 78 is a rabbit plane. It basically just cuts rabbits. It doesn't do grooves or dados. The 45 is a combination plane. It can do rabbits but it can also do grooves and dados beads and other molding.

@@WoodByWright Thank you very much for your answer. I just bought a Stanley 50 at ebay. I am looking forward to work with it. It is an old US version.

+C.J. phillipson It is good for cutting thin stock and veneer when you do not want a saw kerf. it is often used in box work. but in all honesty it is so specific in its use I have never used it.

thanks. if you are talking about this (link below) it is a cam rest. it just holds the weight of the plane when the fence is out a long distance from the blade. i do not have one and I ahve never needed one, but there are a few times when it would be nice. www.google.com/url?sa=i&source=images&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjQ4uD5mcHiAhXCneAKHVnWAqMQjRx6BAgBEAU&url=https%3A%2F%2Fpicclick.com%2FStanley-45-55-Cam-Stop-Cam-Rest-W-332748824652.html&psig=AOvVaw3ta7dKk3duIqZ46DWguIhT&ust=1559235207665229

@@WoodByWright Thanks .

So true. Give me a good molding plane any day.

+Liazon098 thanks. It was fun to put together.

+Willem Kossen Defiantly! I have thought of having enough to dedicate the irons. it would be nice to have a wall of them!

+Wood By Wright I have a wall of them. I used to have the same mind set. Just load them up and they are ready to use. It's great when you're running a bunch of molding. But if you're just doing a couple cuts here and there, it's just as easy to change out the cutter.

sounds like a fun looking wall!

Well unfortunately for me, all my stuff is packed away and I have to dig out tools as needed.

+Nearoth you read my mind! I will be making several boxes in the next month or so. as well as a few gifts, and other small projects. tomorrow's video will be a quick and dirty bird feeder.

+Wood By Wright cool. Also another opportunity to train your carving skills. Was also wondering if it might be an idea to maybe use a poll to see what your audience is, their level of expertise. So you might issue a viewer challenge with making those boxes. Or use a poll to get suggestions to get more people involved. Maybe a q&a video? Just spitten some ideas. Bird feeders or houses are fun. Also to get kids involved. Good luck :-)

That is a good Idea! later today I am actually going to be announcing a building challenge for all the viewers. looking forward to what everyone makes!

+Wood By Wright that's nice. I'm just 6 videos behind but the list is still over 200... I might need a youtube diet, lol. Looking forward to those builds. Projects with the most likes or comments on your Facebook to be shown on the show, or something?

unfortunately the spacing and rod sizes are different between the two so they are not interchangeable.

The price has come down a bit, but they can still be hard to find from time to time.

after a quick search here you go. www.ebay.com/itm/Stanley-No-45-Combination-Plane/183127122020?hash=item2aa33a2064:g:VykAAOSwipdaqWj5

www.ebay.com/itm/Extra-Clean-Stanley-No-45-Combination-Plane-Sweet-Heart-Vintage-Nice-Used/362262092459?hash=item545880daab:g:4IMAAOSwAPtanvIn

www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-STANLEY-No-45-Wood-Working-PLANE/123019768873?hash=item1ca48cb429:g:4z8AAOSwLwZaqGs3

www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-STANLEY-No-45-Wood-Working-PLANE/123019768873?hash=item1ca48cb429:g:4z8AAOSwLwZaqGs3

And a dozen more just like it.

Sweet deal!

+C.J. phillipson You would not believe the smile on my face when I got this one!

+John Burkitt Wow that sounds like a lot of fun. Shipping larger tool boxes may be difficult for some. but the prize might be worth it. let me think about that. I love the idea and I know the audience would!

ya ebay will scalp you for prices. they are worse than the antique stores. I most often find them at swap meats and at MWTCA meets. I usually see one or two a year pop up on craigs list. some people think they have gold, but most are reasonable. and I restored mine. you are not going to find one with cutters or in mint condition for that price.

I have nowhere's near the knowledge you have and thank you for your valuable info! Just started seriously getting involved with woodworking over the last year or so. It's an addiction that has no known cure! I've added some Millers Falls bit ratchets, draw knives, and a cool T Auger. Looking at various planes to start out with and no doubt I'm loving the 45.

$44-50 is honestly the fair price for one with the rust still on and no extra irons... but truth be told,don’t do that to yourself,the ten or so moulding/gents planes it “replaces” can be had ALL for $100ish,pre set and no adjusting every time. Also !,drop one and it’s fine...drop the 45 on a slab and it’s toast “pot metal body’s and arm guides”

Where have you been looking on eBay. Lots of them come missing most of the parts and didn't rust bucket condition. Most of them that have passed through my shop that needed a ton of work to get up and running again.

@@WoodByWright must be a regional thing. Marktplaats.nl is the Dutch equivalent of eBay.

No. I just sold a 45 a couple days ago for $46. They still pop up occasionally on eBay around 50 bucks. You won't get them with all of the original pieces but you get enough to get going. Usually come with one fence a skate and one iron.

Fun. I hope it came with all the extras.

Yup. I see several on eBay right now for under 45

Sounds good to me.

Interesting. I use mine two to three times a week. Extreamly useful in my shop.