STANLEY Surform Moulded Body Block Plane (155mm) with Blade for Wood Aluminium Copper Plastics and Laminates 5-21-104

Good, Cheap and Does the Job

Bought to square off 3 newel posts. Did the job quickly and effectively. The screw holding the blade is plastic and the tool body is bending where the blade screw is, but at just over a fiver, I'll treat it as disposable anyway.

Had to plain a little of a door and didn't want to spend big for a small job. This worked perfectly, easy to hold and sharp rasp type blade. Due to its compact size it can glog up although easy to clean out. **Recomend light smooth and log stokes for and even finish** Overall good value and recommended

OK - first up, I'm not a competent tradesman, so this review is based from an amateur DIY'er. When I say amateur, I use that in the loosest sense of the word. If it's something I think I can have a go at, and not have to spend hundreds of £'s on a tradesman to fix afterwards, I'll give it a crack. So I got this in the hope of shaving about 1-2mm of the side of a door (in one section?, as it was sticking when closing (had warped over tome). In terms of performance, it was in the middle ground of a sander, and a proper planer. It probably would have taken the desired amount off - but it would have taken some time to achieve. Don't get me wrong though, it was big enough to do the job, and was really comfortable in the hand, but just not as effective as hoped. Blade was really easy to change with a simple screw (i know this a inreleased it to get it out of the packaging). Overall I think this is probably really good for light applications, but just wasn't fit for shaving 1-2mm off a door quickly.

Now that the colder weather has hit our bathroom door had swelled up slightly meaning it was hitting the doorframe. To say I am NOT a confident DIY'er would be a massive understatement so the thought of tackling it myself was giving me anxiety! After a bit of research online I found this 'rasp' solution meaning the door could be shaved down insitu. I read that a rasp was a better solution as a standard plane would get caught on the end grain. A couple of days after arriving I plucked up the courage to give it a go. I only wanted to shave a couple of millimetres off as once the colder weather goes the door will unswell (is that a word?) so I didn't want to be left with a big gap! I got to work with what is essentially a mini cheese grater! It is more than sharp enough to get the job done. I had shaved off enough for the door to open and close with out hitting the frame in no time. A brilliant quick and easy solution which has me questioning why I was so worried! Don't forget to repaint anything you shave off to protect the wood from moisture absorption, which helps prevents swelling, sticking, and rot!

I needed to shave off a little from a warped interior door and smooth over some filler. This little thing handled those jobs perfectly.

A little flexible and the handle is painful in hand for extended use, but overall it get the job done well enough.

Alright, just snagged myself the STANLEY Surform Moulded Body Block Plane, and let me tell you, it's like the Picasso of smoothing things out. I'm no carpenter, just a person who occasionally needs to pretend I know what I'm doing with wood. First off, that 155mm size is just right – not too big to be unwieldy, not too small to feel like a toy. It's like the Goldilocks of block planes. I used it to tame a rough piece of wood for a DIY shelf, and now it's looking like something straight out of a Pinterest dream. The molded body feels like they've considered the human hand. It's like they asked, "Hey, how can we make this comfortable to hold for more than five minutes?" It might seem like a small thing, but when you're sanding away, that comfort goes a long way. The Surform action is where the magic happens. It eats through wood like it's on a mission. Smooth, consistent strokes without feeling like you're wrestling with the thing. I appreciate that it's not high maintenance – no complicated adjustments, just grab and go. Plus, it's surprisingly light. I can go at it for a while without feeling like I've just finished a workout. And the blade – sharp as heck. No need for a PhD in sharpening to get good results. Honestly, the STANLEY Surform is a game-changer for me. It makes smoothing out wood feel less like a chore and more like a satisfying art project. If you're into DIY and want a block plane that won't give you a headache, this one's a solid choice.

Snygg färg

Compré esta herramienta en dic/2015 por unos 5 € (vendedor del MarketPlace). Y, curiosamente, se puede encontrar esta misma herramienta en varios anuncios más del MarketPlace: - Stanley Surform moldeado corporal Plano Hoja Bloque Longitud: 140 mm Longitud: 155 mm - Stanley - Planer Surform Pla ?? Stico 155Mm - Stanley Moulded Body Surform Block Plane 521104 by Stanley La gama Surform de Stanley se caracteriza por su excelente capacidad para arrancar una gran cantidad de material en poco tiempo, y sin embozarse. Es bastante más agresiva que las escofinas de grano más grueso. Tienen una excelente aplicación para moldear piezas de materiales tan diversos como las maderas duras y blandas (lógicamente, en éstas últimas el arranque de material es mayor), el yeso laminado (cartón-yeso, Pladur...), plásticos de todo tipo (comúnmente en espumas de poliestireno y poliuretano) y composites. Hay raspadores de distintos tamaños y formas: 1 - Stanley 5-21-296 - Cepillo standard Surform metal 315mm 2 - Stanley 5-21-122 - Cepillo lima metal Surform, 3105 mm 3 - Stanley 5-21-103 - Cepillo plástico 270mm 4 - Stanley 5-21-102 - Lima plana plástico 300mm 5 - Stanley 5-21-291 - Redonda 250mm 6 - Stanley 5-21-115 - Mini-lima 185mm El Surform 5-21-104 es uno de los raspadores más compactos de esta gama, y sus dimensiones (cuchilla de longitud 140 mm) lo hacen idóneo para trabajar sobre zonas de acceso limitado para una herramienta de mayor tamaño, o bien para conseguir un mejor control del arranque de material. Si le damos la vuelta a la hoja, desencajándola del mango y orientando el borde delantero hacia atrás, conseguiremos cambiar el sentido de arranque de material (al tirar en vez de al empujar). Por cierto, la hoja es reemplazable, y éste es el repuesto: Stanley 5-21-398 - De corte fino 140mm Un pequeño truco de aplicación en todas las herramientas Surform es que variando el ángulo de ataque se puede atenuar el arranque de material en cada pasada. En cualquier caso, el acabado que dejan estas herramientas es aún más basto que el conseguido con una escofina, por lo que probablemente querrás suavizarlo después usando algún bloque o taco de lijado.

Great plane came from UK faster than some places in USA very happy

Articolo interessante, fa molto bene il suo lavoro, più che una pialla è una raspa ma consuma il legno una meraviglia creando dei piccoli riccioli, molto efficace. Ero un po’ scettico ma devo ricredermi, tanto è vero che ne ho comprata un altra e lame di ricambio.

very usefull for swollen door which prevented it from closing