Can a $15 dollar Kobalt plane work for fine woodworking
Can a $15 dollar Kobalt plane work for fine woodworking
My thoughts on my new Kobalt block Plane I bought from Lowes for $15. Should you make the same purchase.
Can a $15 dollar Kobalt plane work for fine woodworking
My thoughts on my new Kobalt block Plane I bought from Lowes for $15. Should you make the same purchase.
So I just bought this planet. I ha e be we used one before. I thought they were fairly self explanatory. I bought it mainly to smooth and square up board edges and surfaces. After reading the "instructions" I am more confused than ever because it’s just not cutting no matter how I diddle with it. I’m sure this is user error but with all these knobs and levers to adjust , I don’t know how to set it to just… Cut. Suggestions?
I’m from Indonesia, if you want to buy something like that, how do you do it?
I decided to make some hand dovetailed boxes for some friends, and am only now realizing the size of the project I was taking on. Everyone seems to agree I should make them a little proud and use a plane to take down the excess. If I’m making these out of quality hardwood is one of these going to end up more trouble than it’s worth or am I fine if I take the time to properly true and sharpen the blade?
Suggestions?
Thank you so much.
This is just a blade sharpening video and says nothing about the plane.
I’ve got this exact plane.
And I hate it!
Maybe you got a better one than I did, but it is really sloppy in the hole.
I’m a new WW. But I can’t get it to stop angling to the side. One side of the sole cuts a huge shaving or should I say a chip.
While the other side of the sole cuts nothing.
Maybe I’m setting it up wrong.
This one very thin, I want more weighted planner. thanks.
Nice video man its real.. But its more to how to sharpening blade and stone diamond tutorial than reviewing a plane
I made it too. Want to know how ? just go to woodprix webpage.
Mine came flying out of the package and landed on the concrete floor when I opened it.
Where l can by it..15 $
I just returned one I bought yesterday…pretty inferior, clunky, stamped out imitation tool…not worth the many hours to bring it up to being just a mediocre tool.I thought the price was worth it at first but it’s not.Good deal if you have hrs. and hrs. to piss away trying to true the thing up.
Focus your camera your blinding me!!
Thanks 👌
I’ve always been a fan of budget tools. all these guys out there spending money on tools that can be had much cheaper, they just don’t say "Grizzly" on the side. Half the tools I own were either picked up at yard sales or bought at Harbor Freight, and I’ll tell ya the only tool that has ever failed to do its job right was me.
What do you know? The man did not say it was junk, He said it was pretty good
Bro learn how to focus!!
That plane is a pretty rough start. Yea it can be brought into reasonable service but frankly it’s a piece of junk.. I have one,it works ok but still it’s a crappy tool…BTw there is no good $15 dollar plane that’s new.. Better off to buy an old plane and work it up to full function,,,takes less time and in the end you have a tool that will last your lifetime.
Sorry maybe its been asked but the device you put the blade in to sharpen on stone, what’s that called to I can order?
I need a small plane and You have sold me. Thanks.
Young je showed how to make one of these sing like a canary.
Poor video.
"This isn’t really a sharpening tutorial video" he says repeatedly while spending seven minutes of a ten minute video sharpening the blade…
I was hoping You would have done more assembly and adjustment demoing. I got one of these and was looking for help on it all Not just blade sharpening.
click bait title – you never really answered that question –
These planes really are "kits" that give you some roughly finished plane parts. You have to do the final work yourself.
In my case:
The sole was not flat around the mouth and needed extensive work.
The blade was not ground square.
The blade will not sit square in the opening. I have to push the adjuster all the way to one side.
The opening is not square and straight.
The sliding mouth is not square.
All of this is very fixable. Again, think of this as a $15 plane kit and you won’t be disappointed. After all, how much work would you have to do to make/buy all the parts separately? It’s kind of a bargain.
I am going to buy one of these
I am going to build a boat and can use a block plane
I accidentally seen this video
Yes I agree these planes work just fine !
This is a copy of a Record block plan in all. If I remember that the adjustable shoe is short to the slot compared to a Stanley etc. This meant when you adjust the shoe to close the throat down you expose the milled horns at the front on the sole of the plane body! These are very Sharpe and dangerous if not careful! I took mine back I feel this is a design flaw to the Record and Kolbolt block plane. Do your home work! The devils in the details always! You can get the stanley used for less and better block plane! Same amount of work to prep!
Mine never cut true. It did cut smooth but not true. I finally checked the blade and the cutting edge was NOT perpendicular to the side of the blade. It was way off. It took me an hour to square and sharpen the blade. Cuts great now. I want to find tune my shavings. Right now I am taking .014" per cut.
Barry
Nice video. Couple places I might have made different choices on editing and I’m OCD as hell on blades but – then again, I didn’t make it 😎.
I defy enjoyed your work, keep it up.
I own one of these it does a good job
"You get what you pay for."
"But, I have no money."
I love the mantra of blacksmiths: "Need a tool, make a tool." The plane looks well many, but I think the cost cutting goes into not finishing a product. This was one of the issues with the $600 metal lathe. A YouTuber found nearly all the parts unfinished.
Mine was NOWHERE near that good out of the box
You just can’t focus 🙁
Thanks, you answered my question on the Kobalt block plane.
Meanwhile here in Australia we pay $178 for a Stanley 6" Block Plane.
Mine does great out of the package (25 microns) 40 normally, cant wait to fettle it. Hopefully I don’t ruin it. but if i do they will give me a new one so it’s a win win win
Do you use straight Windex for lapping fluid?
Camera be like "nope, I’m focusing on the background "
What a great video! I have some really nice planes, but watched anyway. Great instruction. I am also told that even a Lie-Nielsen plane needs sharpening before first use and that’s a high end plane.
Sure it can . It’s gonna take you hours of work to do it. 25 bux for the plane plus 5 hours of work.
Buy the lie neilsin plane for a 100 bux , ready out of the box.
Those medic scissors cut just about anything. I’m a medic, so I keep a pair. Are you a medic or do you have a medic or nurse in the family? I used that plane today. Works great. The blade sharpened easily. Seems to be a soft metal.
I bought it before I watched this video
where can I purchase this product?
Wood planes are not rocket science. So plenty of manufacturers can make them. The key is certainly having a good edge on your iron. Having a sharpening system that works for you is critical in woodworking.
Hi sir. What do you call that thing that holds the blade at an angle?
I had the same issue with my kobalt small 4 inch plane needed it for smoothing something at the time that was small now I have more wood planes and others lol
The Kobalt plane isn’t Bad and after all, ti is justa block plane, isn’t it. A few years back i bought an old Stanley block plane (also fixed mouth) a #4 and a #5 1/2 for $12 at a flea market. Used and not in the best of shape including some rust. A few hours of work on each and a full day on the #5 1/2 and i had three planes that cut shavings at just under .001 on some decent poplar I had around. If getting a big box store suits you and all you really need is a very average block plane. Be aware though that at Highland Hardware’s web site you can get a BRAND NEW Stanley #9 1/2 Block Plane or the #60 1/2 low angle block plane for just $45 each. The choice is yours – Kobalt that lasts until it breaks and delivers OK cuts or a Stanley that you’ll have from now on.
I love my Kobalt plane. Well worth an hour flattening the sole, and the bottom of iron, plus honing iron on diamond plates. After getting adjusted, this little bugger was peeling off tissue-thin shavings. I mostly use for edge planing. https://photos-us.bazaarvoice.com/photo/2/cGhvdG86bG93ZXM/d0d2c284-fab3-5394-8287-a7b918e3aa22
Great informative video. I learned more on how to hone a blade than I did use the tools. Ha Ha
Where did you get the guide tool for honing the blade? I always used light oil for honing. I’ll have to try cheap window cleaner. It sure is easier to clean off the table top using window cleaner than it is oil.
Barry
Holy auto focus