Stanley No. 52 Chute Board & Plane Picture Framing Start Price USD 1,000.00 Current Price USD 1,000.00 Time Left - Bid Count 1 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Wednesday, November 26, 2008 End Time Saturday, December 06, 2008 Location Chico, CA See more about 'Stanley No. 52 Chute Board & Plane Picture Framing' Description Manufactured: 1905 to 1943 Length: 22 inches Blade Width: 2-3/8 inches Construction: Cast iron, rosewood handle & knob Finish: Japanned Features: Skewed blade. Hold-down clamp, adjustable 90 degree fence Uses: Trims and mitres end grain. Precision accuracy for cutting angles The chute board and plane are used together to accurately trim end grain for joints, such as with picture framing. This is Stanley's offering of the #51 plane along with a heavy cast iron chute board, which is designated the #52. Together, the two pieces sort of resemble a meat slicer in appearance dices ok, but  These two parts work very well. Stanley advertised the board and the plane as being useful for patternmakers, cabinetmakers, printers, picture framers, and electrotypers. They even make a specific mention that "amateurs will also find this tool very useful."  The board is machined flat, and has a track into which the plane rides. The plane can sometimes stick in its track due to shavings and crud piling up in the track, and for the plane to cut accurately and effortlessly, this track needs to be clean. A drop of oil along it also keeps the plane sliding along. If you still find the plane tracking with difficulty, you can adjust the metallic strip along the right edge of the board. There are four screws that allow the strip to be adjusted latteraly when they are loosened; just loosen the screws, set the plane in the track, butt the strip against the rightmost edge of the plane, and then tighten the screws in a linear fashion as you move the plane along the entire length of the track The surface of the board is ground flat and left unfinished, but the depressions cast into the board are japanned. The number "52" is cast into a depression of the track. The earliest models have the 1896 patent date cast into them. There are two countersunk holes bored into the beginning and end of the track. These holes allow the board to be attached to a piece of wood for mounting it in a fixture or on the bench. The board also has several holes bored in it to accomodate the adjustable stop. Three of the holes are predefined positions for the common angles of 90, 60, and 45 degrees; each of these holes has the degree incised near it. Into these predefined positions a t-shaped pin fits to make adjusting the stop easy. This t-shaped pin is often missing from the board. Mine is not. There is a stop on the board, which can be adjusted through an arc of 45 degrees (degree markings are incised along the arch-shaped portion of the stop). There are two holes in the board at which the stop screw can be positioned; at the first hole the stop can be adjusted from 45 to 90 degrees, while at the other the stop can be adjusted from 45 to 0 degrees. Attached to the stop is a plate that slides latterally relative to the track. This plate is adjusted based upon the setting of the stop so that the wood can have the proper support behind it as it is planed. When the stop is adjusted from 90 degrees to 45 degrees, the plate is slid away from the track lest the plane slam into it during operation. The plate is locked in place with a nickel plated wing nut. Attached to the face of the plate is an L-shaped hold down clamp. This clamp is locked in position with the same kind of thumb screw as that used to secure the plate. The clamp is provided to hold the workpiece in position as it is shot true. The clamp has a hole drilled into it so that a screw may be driven into the workpiece for real holding power. The clamp is often missing on these boards, and its absence greatly diminishes the value (for collectors) of the tool.  On Nov-26-08 at 16:40:29 PST, seller added the following information:  I got my information from a wonderful website which is very useful and informative. http://www.supertool.com/ Patricks Blood and Gore         Place a Bid!