Comments on: Stanley 12-960 Contractor Grade Low Angle Plane http://popularhandtools.com/stanley-12-960-contractor-grade-low-angle-plane Get the right tool for the job Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:21:59 +1000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: J. C. http://popularhandtools.com/stanley-12-960-contractor-grade-low-angle-plane/comment-page-1#comment-218 J. C. Sun, 06 Dec 2009 09:28:50 +0000 http://popularhandtools.com/stanley-12-960-contractor-grade-low-angle-plane#comment-218 good quality. this plane is perfect for shaving down the tops of doors that are sticking. Rating: 5 / 5 good quality. this plane is perfect for shaving down the tops of doors that are sticking.
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> By: D. Mead http://popularhandtools.com/stanley-12-960-contractor-grade-low-angle-plane/comment-page-1#comment-217 D. Mead Sun, 06 Dec 2009 06:40:09 +0000 http://popularhandtools.com/stanley-12-960-contractor-grade-low-angle-plane#comment-217 Bought as a gift for husband and he uses it in his woodworking shop. Great! Rating: 5 / 5 Bought as a gift for husband and he uses it in his woodworking shop. Great!
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> By: Robert B. Lenzen http://popularhandtools.com/stanley-12-960-contractor-grade-low-angle-plane/comment-page-1#comment-216 Robert B. Lenzen Sun, 06 Dec 2009 04:13:01 +0000 http://popularhandtools.com/stanley-12-960-contractor-grade-low-angle-plane#comment-216 I just purchased this neat little plane and I love it! It's well made,feels great in my hand, and does a nice job.You'll never find a better plane for the money.I mean NOWHERE!!!!!!!!!! Certainly not a Lee neilsen ,but who cares?? I buy tools do use, not to brag about having. Rating: 5 / 5 I just purchased this neat little plane and I love it! It’s well made,feels great in my hand, and does a nice job.You’ll never find a better plane for the money.I mean NOWHERE!!!!!!!!!! Certainly not a Lee neilsen ,but who cares?? I buy tools do use, not to brag about having.
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> By: Shannon Brown http://popularhandtools.com/stanley-12-960-contractor-grade-low-angle-plane/comment-page-1#comment-215 Shannon Brown Sun, 06 Dec 2009 01:59:12 +0000 http://popularhandtools.com/stanley-12-960-contractor-grade-low-angle-plane#comment-215 After reading all the reviews, one might wonder if everyone is talking about the same plane. Well, they are and aren't. Let me explain. <br /> <br />I own 12 different bench and block planes (#1,3,4,4 1/2,5,5 1/4,6,7, standard angle block plane, the low angle block plane, and small trim plane), all but two are new Stanley's (the #1 which is a Lie-Nielsen and the 5 1/4 which is from the late 70's) and the quality of the planes are all over the place. <br /> <br />My #3, 5, and Low angle block plane are great. I love them and couldn't ask for better. The #6, and 7 are exceptable, while 4, 4 1/2, 5 1/4, and stanard angle block could defiently be better. But to be fair, even my Lie-Nielsen #1 gives me fits (the frog screws work lose and the lever cap keeps popping out). The real fact of the matter is that buying any tool is a crap shoot. Some work great, some don't. I don't know why that is in an era of modern machining. Every tool should preform as well as any other made by the same company, but it's not. <br /> <br />All I can say is this; my low angle block plane has worked great from day one and I love it. But I can't garantee yours will. Which at the end of the day says it all. Rating: 5 / 5 After reading all the reviews, one might wonder if everyone is talking about the same plane. Well, they are and aren’t. Let me explain.

I own 12 different bench and block planes (#1,3,4,4 1/2,5,5 1/4,6,7, standard angle block plane, the low angle block plane, and small trim plane), all but two are new Stanley’s (the #1 which is a Lie-Nielsen and the 5 1/4 which is from the late 70’s) and the quality of the planes are all over the place.

My #3, 5, and Low angle block plane are great. I love them and couldn’t ask for better. The #6, and 7 are exceptable, while 4, 4 1/2, 5 1/4, and stanard angle block could defiently be better. But to be fair, even my Lie-Nielsen #1 gives me fits (the frog screws work lose and the lever cap keeps popping out). The real fact of the matter is that buying any tool is a crap shoot. Some work great, some don’t. I don’t know why that is in an era of modern machining. Every tool should preform as well as any other made by the same company, but it’s not.

All I can say is this; my low angle block plane has worked great from day one and I love it. But I can’t garantee yours will. Which at the end of the day says it all.
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> By: Matthew E http://popularhandtools.com/stanley-12-960-contractor-grade-low-angle-plane/comment-page-1#comment-214 Matthew E Sun, 06 Dec 2009 00:19:00 +0000 http://popularhandtools.com/stanley-12-960-contractor-grade-low-angle-plane#comment-214 This is an example of modern crap! <br>It is the most poorly designed machined hand tool I have ever seen with the name Stanley on it.<br>The excentric cam (it tightens the blade) on my old stanley low slope broke and I thought I'd replace it (knowing I'd never be able to by the part...through it away and replace, we don't "fix" anything any more) I purchased this item. What junk ! I regret owning this. After much filing I can now actually retract the blade for storage and extend it for use without having to take it apart. The adjusting and tightening mechanisms have been redesigned and function lousey. Rating: 1 / 5 This is an example of modern crap!
It is the most poorly designed machined hand tool I have ever seen with the name Stanley on it.
The excentric cam (it tightens the blade) on my old stanley low slope broke and I thought I’d replace it (knowing I’d never be able to by the part…through it away and replace, we don’t “fix” anything any more) I purchased this item. What junk ! I regret owning this. After much filing I can now actually retract the blade for storage and extend it for use without having to take it apart. The adjusting and tightening mechanisms have been redesigned and function lousey.
Rating: 1 / 5

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