Stanley No. 66

Universal Hand Beader Plane

Country of origin
USA
Material
Iron
Condition
Good
Reference
#508-552B-C5

Universal Hand Beader – Basic Smoothing Plane

Designed for grooves in curved wood. Cast body with flat sole and vertical back wall with side handles. Sole measures 32 × 113 × 5 mm, flat with a 6 × 97 mm cross slot and iron recess 11/7 × 8/23 mm.

Back wall has two 6 mm holes next to the iron bed. Iron holder is loose but not removable. Two clamp brackets at right angles on crossbars with 5 mm threads and wing screws.

Side fence is adjustable 9 cm left and right. It’s secured in a cross slot beneath the sole with a wing screw. Fence uses a U-shaped iron 84 × 15 × 12 mm with 5 mm thread and a rib with an iron recess.

Handles are 88 mm long, curved, and oval-rounded with an 8 mm hole on the left. Mark and patent are cast on the handle.

Iron: 5 mm wide, 16.5 mm shaft Bevel: approx. 20° Cutting angle: 100° bed + 20° bevel ≈ 10°

(Featured in: THE STANLEY PLANE. page 93)


Weight in Grammes. Measurement in millimeters. Figures approximate.
Weight Length Width Height
470 55 295 80
Weight: 1.04 lbs, 16.58 oz
Length 2.17 in Width 11.61 in Height 3.15 in

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