Stanley 48

[Raymedullary]

I saw a vid about the Stanley 48 by Rob Cosman (like/not like) anyway, the 48 looked intriguing (despite the fact that I have a perfectly good Stanley 50 already)
Anyone got one?

 

[AndyT]

I bought one from Tony Murland a few years ago. I was intrigued by the cunning swinging fence design.

After trying it out, it lay in a drawer for a few years, until I used it for real, converting some salvaged cedar offcuts into a garden planter.

It worked, but was really uncomfortable in use. The shape of the cast handle just wasn't right for my hands and I didn't enjoy using it.

So I gave it to a Stanley collector who only had a 49, to fill a gap in his collection.

Your mileage may vary!

 

[Dr.Al]

I bought one from Tony Murland a few years ago. I was intrigued by the cunning swinging fence design.

After trying it out, it lay in a drawer for a few years, until I used it for real, converting some salvaged cedar offcuts into a garden planter.

That sounds a bit like my #55. I used it a few times as a kerfing saw (before I bought a bandsaw) but it's so complicated to set up (compared to the #43 or even #45) that it spends most of it's time idly hanging from the ceiling.

 

[SamQ aka Ah! Q!]

that it spends most of it's time idly hanging from the ceiling.

Most of us just had Airfix models....A '55' is just....wow...
What have you got on your walls, where we have three ducks, Al?

 

[Dr.Al]

Most of us just had Airfix models....A '55' is just....wow...
What have you got on your walls, where we have three ducks, Al?

Oh you know, a bit of a mixture...



(if you look closely, you can just about see the #55 just about the Makita charger)

 

[Lons]

There's a space bottom left just begging to be filled Al.