Here is a Defiance Jack that I picked up. The plane was in wonderful condition just missing a cap iron screw. This is more for the box restoration than for the plane. The old tape came off really easy with a bit of help from a heat gun. It just left a really nasty sticky residue. I just keep wiping and applying heat until no more came up. I didn’t really want to experiment with trying to remove all of the residue.
Here is how I held the sides together while I ran a bead of white elmers glue on the inside of the corner. I also replace some of the paper tape with some stuff I found on ebay. It is the real deal the kind you need to use water to activate.
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Vince
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#1 posted 01-01-2014 08:32 AM
Nice plane, maybe a new box can be made out of wood? You could transfer the item sticker to the new box also.
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Don W
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#2 posted 01-01-2014 02:47 PM
You can say a lot about a line of planes when the vintage box is worth more than the vintage plane. Nice restore.
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#3 posted 01-01-2014 03:22 PM
What? ...Really the box is actually a collector’s item?
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#4 posted 01-01-2014 03:39 PM
an original box increases the value substantially on almost any vintage item.
-- http://timetestedtools.net - Collecting is an investment in the past, and the future.
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