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Is there such a thread? For rare Planes and Trains?
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AN 124 from Volga Dnepr.
 
Yesterday, I saw a 4-engined SAA plane heading in for landing (no idea which it was), but it's the first daytime commercial jet I've seen since before lockdown. SAAF have the odd jobbie taking off from Waterkloof, but those are quite scarce as well.
 
Lupus said:
Nah that's just a parable.
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Its also not entirely true, Stanley UK manufactured a lot of the Sears Craftsman planes under license.
The patents were still in existence at the time held by Stanley.

With both it depends on the dates and whether they were close to the 1st or 2nd world wars. During and around war times there was a deficit of iron available so the quality dropped in most hand tools.
The compositions of the ductile iron used also plays a bit part.

So in short, if its a made in USA Stanley then its almost always better quality, unless its newer then 1980 in which case anything other than Veritas or Lie Nielsen is pretty horrible quality.
 
Rocket-Boy said:
Its also not entirely true, Stanley UK manufactured a lot of the Sears Craftsman planes under license.
The patents were still in existence at the time held by Stanley.

With both it depends on the dates and whether they were close to the 1st or 2nd world wars. During and around war times there was a deficit of iron available so the quality dropped in most hand tools.
The compositions of the ductile iron used also plays a bit part.

So in short, if its a made in USA Stanley then its almost always better quality, unless its newer then 1980 in which case anything other than Veritas or Lie Nielsen is pretty horrible quality.
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I honestly have no idea ;-). The Stanely Parable is a game, the plane itself looks like one we used to use at school and it too was a crafstman.
 
Rocket-Boy said:
Its also not entirely true, Stanley UK manufactured a lot of the Sears Craftsman planes under license.
The patents were still in existence at the time held by Stanley.

With both it depends on the dates and whether they were close to the 1st or 2nd world wars. During and around war times there was a deficit of iron available so the quality dropped in most hand tools.
The compositions of the ductile iron used also plays a bit part.

So in short, if its a made in USA Stanley then its almost always better quality, unless its newer then 1980 in which case anything other than Veritas or Lie Nielsen is pretty horrible quality.
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Here’s my low-knob #4. It’s a type 9, made between 1902 and 1907.
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Rocket-Boy said:
Its also not entirely true, Stanley UK manufactured a lot of the Sears Craftsman planes under license.
The patents were still in existence at the time held by Stanley.
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Stanley UK? It's always been an American company (who ironically now own Craftsman).
 
bwana said:
Stanley UK? It's always been an American company (who ironically now own Craftsman).
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They manufactured in the UK from about 1934 onwards, and carried on manufacturing planes in the UK after they stopped in the USA. They also had a factory in Australia.
 
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