Stanley 12-960 Contractor Grade Low Angle Plane

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Stanley 12-960 Contractor Grade Low Angle Plane

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Pros & Cons

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Pros

The blade steel on the new tool is better than on my 50 year old tool. To me that means durable and serviceable. The plane works well and is easy to adjust once you fine tune the tension screw.

Even if it takes an hour to tune up this stanley, $150. Live and learn, but this plane is decent value for the money. With a bit of a tune up they are actually pretty decent. I recommend it.

Cons

The base looks like someone went back and forth on 40 grit sand paper. The sole of the plane is also severely warped, it looks as if someone had sanded/ grinded on it unevenly.

The packaging for the plane is labeled made in mexico. No stamped country of origin identifiers on the body of the plane. Compared to my 25-year-old low angle stanley, the new version is shoddy and inferior. The plane i received is lower quality then ... Read More

All of them are superior to this piece of junk. Disappointed with this plane.

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Quality

Heavy duty and very easy to use

Solid brass adjustment knobs on the new tool vs.

On the bright side honing the iron takes less than 5 minutes once the bevels are established.

Stanley quality is not what it used to be.

Price

Value wise i am happy with it.

Anyway, this little stanley is an awesome little plane for the price and i recommend it.

This is a great product for the price.

For the price they will work if you know how to do some work to improve their quality a little filing and touch up and of cours... Read More

Competitiveness

I have another other lower angle block plane made in canada.

I compared this made in mexico plane with my 50 year old stanley 60-1/2, and here are the important differences:1.

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plane, sole, good, quality and iron.

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Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.

This product had a total of 560 reviews as of our last analysis date on Nov 16 2024.