Somehow I ended up with a Sergeant and I know that's not right so I'm looking for the correct lever cap for my Bedrock 605 plane. I‘ve seen so many different ones that I’m confused especially with numbers like 5/6 or 5 1/2. Also I don’t know if it’s supposed to say Stanley or nothing at all and I there are some on eBay that say “Bedrock”. :huh:
Somehow I ended up with a Sergeant and I know that's not right so I'm looking for the correct lever cap for my Bedrock 605 plane. I‘ve seen so many different ones that I’m confused especially with numbers like 5/6 or 5 1/2. Also I don’t know if it’s supposed to say Stanley or nothing at all and I there are some on eBay that say “Bedrock”. :huh:
Google "bedrock type study" for pics & a point in the right direction. There are several different lever caps depending on the "type" that the plane fits into.
I’ve been looking at photos on eBay and some have Stanley and some are blank which makes me wonder if they are legit or not.
I also saw something on something on Wikipedia that’s says “Since the cheaper Baileys were kept in production along with the Bedrocks, to make the distinction easier, square designs were modeled in the body of the bedrock planes.” and I can’t figure out what that is.
I did found a stamp that says 23 and I’m not sure if that signifies anything, but maybe there is something on those links..
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Your wikipedia quote is simply referring to the fact that the rounded profiles of the sides of Bailey castings were "squared off" on the (later) Bedrock models as a visual cue to distinguish them from the Stanley/Bailey line of planes.
I ended up buying one from eBay for $12 that said Stanley. At least it will not have the Sargent on it anymore.
I saw a couple of Bedrocks, but I didn't think it was worth $45 when I was even sure if it would fit.
I mentioned in another post that I’m missing a couple of planes from years ago and I may someday find a missing box full of missing stuff probably when I move. The plane I’m missing is probably a Sergeant with a Bedford Lever. :shifty::laughing:
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