1000$ plane

[baroquecello]

Has anyone ever used this?

[Stephan Osthorst]

No, and for $1600 NZD, there is a good chance I never will

[David Burgess]

59 minutes ago, baroquecello said:

Has anyone ever used this?

It looks like they tried to keep the weight down, which I don't think I'd like. I find that a heavier plane makes it easier to keep a continuous stoke going, rather than getting stalled somewhere.

Looks really cool though.

[Michael Szyper]

It is a similar concept to a "fill-in" plane. Looks coole. The sides are separately attached to the cast iron bottom. This might decrease warping and therefore could be beneficial for flatness.

[FiddleDoug]

Since the sole of the plane is semi-discontinuous due to the mouth, and the sides are quite open, I would wonder about the stiffness of the structure. Since I haven't used one, and don't plan on buying one, I may never know for sure

[Mark Norfleet]

As far as I know it’s an American company that has been making interesting stuff for some time.  I think the used to sell cast metal planes, but now it’s all clearly fun with CNC.

https://bridgecitytools.com/collections/planes

[Shelbow]

Interesting design. I like it.

[David Burgess]

5 hours ago, Mark Norfleet said:

As far as I know it’s an American company that has been making interesting stuff for some time.  I think the used to sell cast metal planes, but now it’s all clearly fun with CNC.

https://bridgecitytools.com/collections/planes

I wonder how frightening it would be to look inside that guy's head?

[Davide Sora]

2 hours ago, David Burgess said:

I wonder how frightening is would be to look inside that guy's head?

Nice precision engineering little jobs, but who really needs those planes?

[Don Noon]

Maybe if astronauts needed a plane in space...

[Greg Sigworth]

I am coming to the conclusion that sharp tools are so important, but more important is the hand and wrist that holds it. I worked one summer with a master sheetrock finisher. He could take an old four inch blade in his hand and within seconds perfectly finish a corner where walls and ceiling join. He told me that people offered him hundred of dollars for that well used flexible blade. I laughed inside, it wasn't the blade but the hand that held the blade. 

[Mark Norfleet]

57 minutes ago, Davide Sora said:

Nice precision engineering little jobs, but who really needs those planes?

They’re “Coffee Table” planes.

[vvh]

Do note that their thousand dollar planes are manufactured in Nanjing, China.

[Strad O Various Jr.]

18 minutes ago, vvh said:

Do note that their thousand dollar planes are manufactured in Nanjing, China.

That means a 1000% profit for the company, nice!!

[nathan slobodkin]

For that kind of money a plane should fly.

[David Burgess]

13 minutes ago, nathan slobodkin said:

For that kind of money a plane should fly.

[Don Noon]

For the amount of fancy machining on these things, I think the price is very reasonable.  What's UNreasonable is the amount of fancy machining.

[Kimmo89]

9 hours ago, David Burgess said:

It looks like they tried to keep the weight down, which I don't think I'd like. I find that a heavier plane makes it easier to keep a continuous stoke going, rather than getting stalled somewhere.

Looks really cool though.

This is one thing I have always wondered, why to make all lighter. For examble chainsaws these days, you will make harm to your shoulder by forcing it to cut. For this reason I have many 70-80s Raket's.

Those still dig into wood themselves.

 

I do have many unfinished planes that I try to make heavy as possible. 10mm thick bottom will do fine and stays straight.

[catnip]

It is currently on sale (discounted) for $469

https://bridgecitytools.com/collections/planes

[Strad O Various Jr.]

10 minutes ago, catnip said:

It is currently on sale (discounted) for $469

https://bridgecitytools.com/collections/planes

OK well 469% profit for the company, what a sacrifice!!

[Violadamore]

An idle mechanical engineer's mind is Murphy's workshop.  I'm wondering how many unforeseen ways this plane can break or fail. 

[Mark Norfleet]

52 minutes ago, Kimmo89 said:

For examble chainsaws these days, you will make harm to your shoulder by forcing it to cut. For this reason I have many 70-80s Raket's.

Those still dig into wood themselves.

But if you're making horizontal cuts...

[Kimmo89]

Horizontal cut is the one cut out of the rest 100.
For me its just much easier to handle if it has some weight.

Its just called business to make everything lighter or worse. The plastic will most likely break sooner than aluminium or siluminium like the old saws.
I never had to change the fuel hoses either, they are still very soft after 40 years. These days you simply cant find hose like that. Its too hard already from the roll, not bending itself with the fuelfilter and after one summer of use its cracked.
At new saws you also need to replace some electronics to get carburetor working again or download phone app to get chain sharpened.
All is just so the money will roll forward. Nothing is made better these days. We just have created better tools to start mass productions of cheap or bad objects, so people are forced to buy it again.

[vvh]

48 minutes ago, catnip said:

It is currently on sale (discounted) for $469

https://bridgecitytools.com/collections/planes

From the first time I visited their website some two years ago till now, they have perpetually been on sale.

[Jeffrey Holmes]

Awwww... Their mini block plane is kinda cute.