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Super Tune! The Lie-Nielsen No 4 - Part 1 

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Finally! A new video!
In this video I begin the process of tuning up my Lie-Nielsen Number 4 Smoothing Plane. I bought this from a very good friend who had looked after it well, but all planes can benefit from some work before use. At the very least, you should sharpen the blade!
David Charlesworth’s Tool Tuning Course introduced the concept of Super Tuning. This is where you can improve the performance of your plane by looking for areas in the working parts that can be made to work more efficiently.
There’s a lot to the process. I’ve decided to make a two part series on this, so watch out for part two soon.
Whilst editing, I realised I could’ve done some tasks slightly differently and with different tools, but that’s the joy of exploring! If you can think of a different way, please share in the comments. If you’ve been on David’s Tool Tuning course, particularly recently, please let us all know how it went.
One of the issues I’ve had is that the iMovie app I’m using to edit does odd things to the sound; amongst a whole host of other odd things that it does! I’ve torn ma hair oot trying to figure out why, but to no avail. After a while, you think “just get it out there, for goodness sake!” So there are a couple of sequences where the sound drops out, but it doesn’t detract from the visuals too much.
I hope you enjoy it!

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@teosinghsyiem9426
@teosinghsyiem9426 Месяц назад
thank you sir. this is worth doing when you love your tools.
@mrlinnsworkshop
@mrlinnsworkshop 28 дней назад
Thanks for the comment! I absolutely agree!
@Swed
@Swed 2 года назад
Looking forward to part two! Thanks for the upload.
@Swed
@Swed 2 года назад
Also what kind of adhesive are you using that lets you break the bond so easily?
@jimlinn
@jimlinn 2 года назад
Thanks for watching! The adhesive is called spraymount, but I think that’s a brand name. It’s found in craft shops or Amazon. It’s for temporarily sticking paper etc to a surface if you expect to reposition it. You should get along with it a solvent or “sticky stuff remover” to clean it off afterwards. “Goo gone” is another brand name I’ve used.
@CabinetFramingUK
@CabinetFramingUK Год назад
@@SwedI’ve found brake cleaner is also marvellous at melting away the spray adhesive in the surface plate. Instant
@timothymallon
@timothymallon Год назад
I cant wait to see part 2
@TonKuipers134
@TonKuipers134 Год назад
Wow, very good and usefull tutorial👌thx for posting
@mrlinnsworkshop
@mrlinnsworkshop Год назад
My pleasure 😊
@TheSMEAC
@TheSMEAC Год назад
Looking forward to Part II brother.
@nicholasouroumov8844
@nicholasouroumov8844 Год назад
Mr Linn, this is an outstanding video! I have a LN #4 and am inspired to take it to the ultimate level of plane functionality. I am really looking forward to part 2.
@jimlinn
@jimlinn Год назад
Thank you Nicholas! Part two will be along soon…🙂
@WhiskyPankcake
@WhiskyPankcake Месяц назад
Wicked
@paulnoyes3555
@paulnoyes3555 Год назад
Thanks so much for taking the time to do this video. The info is greatly appreciated. Now I have more shop upgrades on the list lol
@mrlinnsworkshop
@mrlinnsworkshop Год назад
Thanks Paul! Part 2 is in progress…
@GeeDeeBird
@GeeDeeBird Год назад
Thank you for sharing your expertise. This is a most complete, yet concise, demonstration of what - to me at least - seemed to be a somewhat arcane procedure. Well done!!
@mrlinnsworkshop
@mrlinnsworkshop 10 месяцев назад
Glad you enjoyed it!
@chriscunicelli7070
@chriscunicelli7070 Год назад
Very nice!
@mrlinnsworkshop
@mrlinnsworkshop Год назад
Thanks!
@Swed
@Swed Год назад
Hi again, I'm still hoping you will release part 2 (if you got it). It was a delight to follow and really looking forward to seeing the finishing touches.
@mrlinnsworkshop
@mrlinnsworkshop Год назад
Thanks Zarks11. I’m working on it at home. At the moment away for the holidays. It’s proving to be a lot easier with the new app. Hopefully mid January…
@michaelpayne8102
@michaelpayne8102 Год назад
Now I’m going to have to take a look at all of my LN planes, why do I think I’m going to be adding another job to the list. LOL well done.
@jimlinn
@jimlinn Год назад
Thanks Michael; glad you enjoyed it! I’m hoping to do part two soon. Significant project has got in the way of that, unfortunately. I’ll explain soon.
@johnjones6077
@johnjones6077 Год назад
I love this video, I think I watched it about 5 or 6 times. I keep checking to see if part 2 is up. When will you be doing part 2. I am really looking forward to watching it
@mrlinnsworkshop
@mrlinnsworkshop Год назад
Thanks John! I’m glad you like it. I began work on Part 2 just before the hols. Shouldn’t be too long..
@clintoncox3887
@clintoncox3887 Год назад
Would a 12" (~300mm) granite surface plate be large enough to smooth the plane parts or do you recommend a larger size? Also, would a grade B stone work for the fine smoothing outside of the sole?
@mrlinnsworkshop
@mrlinnsworkshop Год назад
Thanks Clinton. Yes, I use a 300mm granite surface plate for the smaller planes and for all small parts. You would only need to go bigger for the longer planes, and then plate glass or any suitably flat surface would do. I’m not familiar with a “grade B stone”. Could you clarify your second question please, and I’ll do some research?
@james.tupper
@james.tupper Год назад
Very curious to see how far you can take your No 4. Cool stuff!
@jimlinn
@jimlinn Год назад
Thanks James; so am I! Just bogged down in our extension project at the moment, racing against the weather to get it weatherproof.
@robohippy
@robohippy Год назад
My, you sure are persnickitive aren't you? Why yes, yes I am! That is a word you don't hear much any more. I like your attention to detail.
@mrlinnsworkshop
@mrlinnsworkshop Год назад
Thanks @robohippy! I definitely am! Maybe it comes from the amount of care I had to take when I was an airline pilot. Also, I always seem to be on the lookout for further tiny gains. Maybe pernickity (British English) or persnickety (American and Canadian English) or loco (Spanish) is engrained!
@robohippy
@robohippy Год назад
@@mrlinnsworkshop I picked up a Winchester hand plane at an 'antique' store last week. Spent about 8 hours getting it running smoothly again. I used several of your tips here to help me smooth things out. It looked like some one had taken a grinder to the frog to try to flatten it out. Had to totally take it apart to get it running again. Thanks for the tips!
@mrlinnsworkshop
@mrlinnsworkshop Год назад
Thanks for the comment! Isn’t it satisfying to take something almost unusable and turn it into a tool? Well done! Let me know if you do more?
@robohippy
@robohippy Год назад
@@mrlinnsworkshop Next will probably be making some wood planes from scratch. I do have one Stanly #4 that had all the original paint. It needs a fair amount of work. Still not quite right. Having a lot of fun!
@alistairmcmeekin5382
@alistairmcmeekin5382 Год назад
Hi, The magnetic grippers looks very useful. Where did you get them?
@mrlinnsworkshop
@mrlinnsworkshop Год назад
They’re called Magswitches. I got them years ago but they’re quite expensive now. You can get two of the small ones on Amazon for £73.
@johnoerter2883
@johnoerter2883 Год назад
@@mrlinnsworkshop thank you! Good detail work. I had the same 2 questions. Adhesive and mag blocks. I found some welding mag triangles and they’re really strong and I worry they bend the blade I’m working on
@SuperAntz85
@SuperAntz85 Год назад
A good work friend (let's call him Ian W) told me about your channel yesterday. When he was telling me about you and visiting your workshop and channel I couldn't help but think one way to help you grow your channel would be to keep an eye on Crimson Custom Guitars. The owner, Ben, loves his hand planes and does a livestream/chat every Sunday around 8pm about all things guitar building - very much including hand planes - and I think some interaction there could really help you get some new subscribers :) Take care and good luck.
@mrlinnsworkshop
@mrlinnsworkshop Год назад
Thanks for that, Anthony. What time zone is that? I’ll have a look at his channel…
@SuperAntz85
@SuperAntz85 Год назад
@@mrlinnsworkshop time zone is UK and it’s actually Crimson Guitars Extra you want for the livestream. That’s also the channel where he’ll go into more depth on tools and make the odd tool here and there
@achimwestermann
@achimwestermann Год назад
How much time did you invest? Brilliant work. Your Smoothing Plane would be very expensive if you would calculate your work.
@mrlinnsworkshop
@mrlinnsworkshop Год назад
Thanks Achim. You’re right! But it’s just for fun…
@deemdoubleu
@deemdoubleu Год назад
Hi, just picked one of these up and I was surprised to find that the sides are not square to the sole but they are consistent on each side. I suspect that perhaps they are designed not to be square for some reason but there you go, it is what it is. It would be interesting to know what your example is like in this regard. I imagine that they are all the same and consistent from one example to the next.
@mrlinnsworkshop
@mrlinnsworkshop Год назад
Thanks for watching! I’ve just checked mine again now it’s finished. It’s not bang on, but if anything it’s only a fraction of a degree out; and I mean way less than a tenth. The sole to side squareness isn’t so important to me as I don’t use this plane for shooting.
@guillemclapes5587
@guillemclapes5587 Год назад
Even if you used the plane for shooting, you'd just need to adjust the iron with the lateral adjustment lever. The sides don't have to be square to the sole.
@mrlinnsworkshop
@mrlinnsworkshop Год назад
@@guillemclapes5587 That’s a good point. Also the work piece can be shimmed with strips of paper to correct any out of square. So, yes I wouldn’t fuss to much over sole/side squareness.
@joekindon3935
@joekindon3935 Год назад
What’s the difference in performance after this super tuning?
@mrlinnsworkshop
@mrlinnsworkshop Год назад
Thanks Joe. Bearing in mind the plane works ok straight out the box, the difference in performance is subtle but definite. Everything feels silky smooth to adjust, which means tiny fractions of depth of cut changes and lateral changes are possible. Definitely an advantage in a smoothing plane. Quite a few of the treatments are cosmetic though, so I suppose these could be omitted without a performance penalty. The tiny improvements add up, but it’s impossible to pinpoint one as being necessary or not.
@wooliegeek
@wooliegeek 4 месяца назад
I’m curious about the diamond files you use. What are they and what grits do you use?
@mrlinnsworkshop
@mrlinnsworkshop 4 месяца назад
Hello Steven; thanks for watching the video! The diamond files are by DMT. I got them as a 3 pack from Amazon, where they are around £30. The blue is coarse (45 micron, 325 mesh), the red is fine (25 micron, 600 mesh) and the green is extra fine (9 micron, 1200 mesh). They used to do a black extra coarse, but I can’t find it anywhere.
@wooliegeek
@wooliegeek 4 месяца назад
@@mrlinnsworkshop watching? Oh boy, I’ll be watching and re-watching this for a while. I’ll be experimenting with your ideas and techniques to see if I can make my planes look like that. Thanks.
@CabinetFramingUK
@CabinetFramingUK Год назад
What did you use to remove the spray mount off the surface plate? Can’t get it off 😅
@mrlinnsworkshop
@mrlinnsworkshop Год назад
Hi MD; it’s called Mulitsolve and is made by CT1. Other stuff I’ve used in the past and which works very well is Goo Gone and Sticky Stuff Remover.
@CabinetFramingUK
@CabinetFramingUK Год назад
@@mrlinnsworkshopthank you !! And is it M3 Spray mount you’re using or just any old spray contact adhesive? Peeling the paper off, I’ve had to use a heat gun as it was coming off in bits 🤦‍♂️
@mrlinnsworkshop
@mrlinnsworkshop Год назад
@@CabinetFramingUK Yes it’s M3 Spray Mount. I’m not sure why it’s sticking so hard. When I use it on my granite surface plates, it’s low tack and the W&D paper peels off easily. Then I use the solvent and some kind of a scraper to remove the residue. Then clean with meths.
@CabinetFramingUK
@CabinetFramingUK Год назад
@@mrlinnsworkshopthank you!!
@radiusnorth1675
@radiusnorth1675 Год назад
nice "taffing"!
@mrlinnsworkshop
@mrlinnsworkshop Год назад
😂thanks!
@horsetowater
@horsetowater Год назад
David Charlesworth was ahead of his time essentially talking about marginal gains (for marginal planes 🎉)
@mrlinnsworkshop
@mrlinnsworkshop Год назад
I like that, thanks! I think it’s up to us now to keep the concept going…
@hakansvensson7135
@hakansvensson7135 7 месяцев назад
The surfaces on these planes are machined with CNC milling machines and surface grinders to a very high standard. You will not improve them by sticking sandpaper to a flat surface. Use marking blue and a scraper if you want to make it flat. This plane is now smooth but out of flat.
@mrlinnsworkshop
@mrlinnsworkshop 7 месяцев назад
Thanks for the comment. You are of course absolutely correct. I contend, however that the out of flat is minuscule and the effect minor compared to the advantage of the polish. Everything is a compromise; in these techniques, I’m prioritising smoothness (polish) over flatness to achieve slightly better control. Recently, I’ve been hand planing an oak kitchen worktop with the No4 and the advantage of smooth control under high tension is helping significantly. Have to sharpen a lot though!
@hakansvensson7135
@hakansvensson7135 7 месяцев назад
My comment seemed a bit unpleasant. That was not my intention. Sorry. Good answer. You clearly know what you are doing, and you’re absolutely right. The “out of flat” won’t have any negative effect on the plane.
@mrlinnsworkshop
@mrlinnsworkshop 7 месяцев назад
Not at all! I took it as a valid point; not in any way unpleasant. I was thinking I hadn’t made it clear in the video. I’ll admit I did ponder for quite a while on the importance of flatness. In such a small area as the frog seat, I don’t think it’s as important as polish. But on the sole, both are important so one should strive to keep flatness as one improves polish. Thanks again for watching!
@jthepickle7
@jthepickle7 Год назад
Over and over I see people 'tune' a plane, yet they never use machinist's dye. How do you know your chip breaker or cap iron is touching the blade for its entire width? - or the frog interfacing the blade well? - or the frog interfacing the plane body well...if you don't use dye? You don't! 38 years ago I was tuning planes, using artist oil paint. I got the idea from an old book on carpentry - the author used machinist's dye. ( Too, use water between the back of the paper and your flat surface - sucks the paper flat)
@mrlinnsworkshop
@mrlinnsworkshop Год назад
Thanks! I’ve been using marker pens to colour parts where I need to see progress. When I get to finishing the chip breaker, I’ll consider what you’ve said. As far as using water to “stick” the paper, I used to do that when flattening Waterstones with wet and dry. For metal prep, I find it moves around enough to be a pain. Also, I don’t always want water near the part.
@fotolago
@fotolago 8 месяцев назад
A little ridiculous that hand planes of this quality (and cost) require "tuning" out of the box!
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