Comments on: Stanley 12-960 Contractor Grade Low Angle Plane http://www.homehandtools.com/stanley-12-960-contractor-grade-low-angle-plane/ Sat, 17 Apr 2010 17:22:13 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: J. C. http://www.homehandtools.com/stanley-12-960-contractor-grade-low-angle-plane/comment-page-1/#comment-84 J. C. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:20:33 +0000 http://www.homehandtools.com/home-hand-tools/stanley-12-960-contractor-grade-low-angle-plane/#comment-84 good quality. this plane is perfect for shaving down the tops of doors that are sticking. good quality. this plane is perfect for shaving down the tops of doors that are sticking.

]]> By: D. Mead http://www.homehandtools.com/stanley-12-960-contractor-grade-low-angle-plane/comment-page-1/#comment-83 D. Mead Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:48:56 +0000 http://www.homehandtools.com/home-hand-tools/stanley-12-960-contractor-grade-low-angle-plane/#comment-83 Bought as a gift for husband and he uses it in his woodworking shop. Great! Bought as a gift for husband and he uses it in his woodworking shop. Great!

]]> By: Robert B. Lenzen http://www.homehandtools.com/stanley-12-960-contractor-grade-low-angle-plane/comment-page-1/#comment-82 Robert B. Lenzen Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:04:22 +0000 http://www.homehandtools.com/home-hand-tools/stanley-12-960-contractor-grade-low-angle-plane/#comment-82 I just purchased this neat little plane and I love it! It's well made,feels great in my hand, and does a nice job.You'll never find a better plane for the money.I mean NOWHERE!!!!!!!!!! Certainly not a Lee neilsen ,but who cares?? I buy tools do use, not to brag about having. I just purchased this neat little plane and I love it! It’s well made,feels great in my hand, and does a nice job.You’ll never find a better plane for the money.I mean NOWHERE!!!!!!!!!! Certainly not a Lee neilsen ,but who cares?? I buy tools do use, not to brag about having.

]]> By: Shannon Brown http://www.homehandtools.com/stanley-12-960-contractor-grade-low-angle-plane/comment-page-1/#comment-81 Shannon Brown Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:36:11 +0000 http://www.homehandtools.com/home-hand-tools/stanley-12-960-contractor-grade-low-angle-plane/#comment-81 After reading all the reviews, one might wonder if everyone is talking about the same plane. Well, they are and aren't. Let me explain. <br /> <br />I own 12 different bench and block planes (#1,3,4,4 1/2,5,5 1/4,6,7, standard angle block plane, the low angle block plane, and small trim plane), all but two are new Stanley's (the #1 which is a Lie-Nielsen and the 5 1/4 which is from the late 70's) and the quality of the planes are all over the place. <br /> <br />My #3, 5, and Low angle block plane are great. I love them and couldn't ask for better. The #6, and 7 are exceptable, while 4, 4 1/2, 5 1/4, and stanard angle block could defiently be better. But to be fair, even my Lie-Nielsen #1 gives me fits (the frog screws work lose and the lever cap keeps popping out). The real fact of the matter is that buying any tool is a crap shoot. Some work great, some don't. I don't know why that is in an era of modern machining. Every tool should preform as well as any other made by the same company, but it's not. <br /> <br />All I can say is this; my low angle block plane has worked great from day one and I love it. But I can't garantee yours will. Which at the end of the day says it all. After reading all the reviews, one might wonder if everyone is talking about the same plane. Well, they are and aren’t. Let me explain.

I own 12 different bench and block planes (#1,3,4,4 1/2,5,5 1/4,6,7, standard angle block plane, the low angle block plane, and small trim plane), all but two are new Stanley’s (the #1 which is a Lie-Nielsen and the 5 1/4 which is from the late 70’s) and the quality of the planes are all over the place.

My #3, 5, and Low angle block plane are great. I love them and couldn’t ask for better. The #6, and 7 are exceptable, while 4, 4 1/2, 5 1/4, and stanard angle block could defiently be better. But to be fair, even my Lie-Nielsen #1 gives me fits (the frog screws work lose and the lever cap keeps popping out). The real fact of the matter is that buying any tool is a crap shoot. Some work great, some don’t. I don’t know why that is in an era of modern machining. Every tool should preform as well as any other made by the same company, but it’s not.

All I can say is this; my low angle block plane has worked great from day one and I love it. But I can’t garantee yours will. Which at the end of the day says it all.

]]> By: Matthew E http://www.homehandtools.com/stanley-12-960-contractor-grade-low-angle-plane/comment-page-1/#comment-80 Matthew E Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:56:57 +0000 http://www.homehandtools.com/home-hand-tools/stanley-12-960-contractor-grade-low-angle-plane/#comment-80 This is an example of modern crap! <br>It is the most poorly designed machined hand tool I have ever seen with the name Stanley on it.<br>The excentric cam (it tightens the blade) on my old stanley low slope broke and I thought I'd replace it (knowing I'd never be able to by the part...through it away and replace, we don't "fix" anything any more) I purchased this item. What junk ! I regret owning this. After much filing I can now actually retract the blade for storage and extend it for use without having to take it apart. The adjusting and tightening mechanisms have been redesigned and function lousey. This is an example of modern crap!
It is the most poorly designed machined hand tool I have ever seen with the name Stanley on it.
The excentric cam (it tightens the blade) on my old stanley low slope broke and I thought I’d replace it (knowing I’d never be able to by the part…through it away and replace, we don’t “fix” anything any more) I purchased this item. What junk ! I regret owning this. After much filing I can now actually retract the blade for storage and extend it for use without having to take it apart. The adjusting and tightening mechanisms have been redesigned and function lousey.

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