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   lwilliams | Apr 28, 2002 07:21pm | #1

   MWINKLE,

   I bought a new #92 and used up a new diamond stone lapping the bottom to where the toe and heel sections  were in the same plane. Others have reported problems with the blade locking devise with new #93 and #92 planes.

   Prices are all over the place on old ones. The #94 is discontinued and only available through the old tool sources. One common problem is the bridge across the body to which the toe is attached is often cracked at the screw hole. Be careful with #94's because they have other common problems. It's probably best to buy them somewhere where you can inspect them before the purchase.

   Walter's big Stanley book lists the prices as follows for old 90 series planes as: #90 - $50 to 125, #92 - $75 to $150, #93 - $100 to 200 and the #94 - $200 to $500. There are other #90 series planes but they're mostly collector planes and probably not of interest to you. There's a #90 steel-cased rabbet plane that's very rare to find in good condition and the #90A and #90J planes that don't have a removable toe. These last three are expensive and probably not what you're talking about. Walter's big book has some prices that are a little out of date but I don't have any of the annual pocket guides that would have more current price ranges.