1、BRITISH STANDARD BS3623:1981 Incorporating Amendment No.1 Specification for Woodworkers metal-bodied planes UDC 674.056:621.911.2034BS3623:1981 This BritishStandard, having been prepared under the directionof the Mechanical Engineering Standards Committee, was published underthe authority of the Exe
2、cutive Board and comesintoeffect on 27February1981 BSI12-1999 First publishedMay1963 First revisionFebruary1981 The following BSI references relate to the work on this standard: Committee referenceMEE/120 Draft for comment79/76759DC ISBN 0 580 11723 5 Cooperating organizations The Mechanical Enginee
3、ring Standards Committee, under whose direction this BritishStandard was prepared, consists of representatives from the following: Associated Offices Technical Committee Department of the Environment (PSA) Association of Consulting Engineers Department of Trade (Marine Division) Association of Hydra
4、ulic Equipment Department of Transport Manufacturers Electricity Supply Industry in England and Association of Mining Electrical and Wales Mechanical Engineers Engineering Equipment Users Association British Compressed Air Society Federation of Manufacturers of Construction British Electrical and Al
5、lied Manufacturers Equipment and Cranes Association (BEAMA) Health and Safety Executive British Gas Corporation Institution of Gas Engineers British Gear Manufacturers Association Institution of Mechanical Engineers British Internal Combustion Engine Institution of Plant Engineers Manufacturers Asso
6、ciation Institution of Production Engineers* British Pump Manufacturers Association Lloyds Register of Shipping British Steel Corporation London Transport Executive British Steel Industry Machine Tool Industry Research Association British Valve Manufacturers AssociationLtd. Ministry of Defence* Cbmp
7、e National Coal Board* Chartered Institution of Building Services Oil Companies Materials Association Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Process Plant Association Administrations Railway Industry Association of Great Britain Department of Industry, Mechanical Society of Motor Manufacturers and
8、 Traders Engineering Limited Department of Industry, National Engineering Telecommunication Engineering and Laboratory Manufacturing Association (TEMA) The organizations marked with an asterisk in the above list, together with the following, were directly represented on the Technical Committee entru
9、sted with the preparation of this BritishStandard: British Institute of Certified Carpenters Furniture, Timber and Allied Trades Union Federation of British Hand Tool Post Office Manufacturers Amendments issued since publication Amd. No. Date of issue Comments 8816 October1995 Indicated by a sidelin
10、e in the marginBS3623:1981 BSI 12-1999 i Contents Page Cooperating organizations Inside front cover Foreword ii 1 Scope 1 2 References 1 3 Nomenclature and definitions 1 4 Materials 1 5 Heat treatment and hardness 1 6 Manufacture 2 7 Dimensions 2 8 Tolerances 3 9 Tests 3 10 Marking 4 Appendix A Safe
11、ty 23 Figure 1 Diagram illustrating the term “mean true plane” 3 Figure 2 Nomenclature of adjustable bench planes 5 Figure 3 Bench and bench rabbet planes. Length of sole and width of cutter 6 Figure 4 Corrugated sole 7 Figure 5 Nomenclature of adjustable circular planes 7 Figure 6 Cutters for bench
12、 planes 8 Figure 7 Cap irons for bench planes 9 Figure 8 Cutter for bench rabbet planes 9 Figure 9 Cap iron for bench rabbet planes 10 Figure 10 Nomenclature of adjustable block planes (with lateral adjustment) 11 Figure 11 Nomenclature of adjustable block planes (without lateral adjustment) 11 Figu
13、re 12 Cutters for adjustable block planes 12 Figure 13 Nomenclature of non-adjustable block planes 13 Figure 14 Cutters for non-adjustable block planes 14 Figure 15 Nomenclature of cabinet makers adjustable (shoulder) rabbet planes 15 Figure 16 Cutters for cabinet makers adjustable (shoulder) rabbet
14、 planes 16 Figure 17 Nomenclature of cabinet makers adjustable (bullnose) rabbet planes 17 Figure 18 Cutters for cabinet makers adjustable (bullnose) rabbet planes 18 Figure 19 Nomenclature of duplex adjustable rabbet and fillister planes 18 Figure 20 Cutters for duplex adjustable rabbet and fillist
15、er planes 19 Figure 21 Nomenclature of side rabbet planes 20 Figure 22 Cutters for side rabbet planes 21 Figure 23 Nomenclature of side rabbet planes 21 Figure 24 Cutters for side rabbet planes 22 Table 1 Cutter seat angles for metal-bodied planes 2 Publications referred to Inside back coverBS3623:1
16、981 ii BSI 12-1999 Foreword This BritishStandard, which has been prepared under the direction of the Mechanical Engineering Standards Committee, specifies requirements for those components of metal-bodied planes whose design and construction affect the functioning and life of the planes. This standa
17、rd is a metric revision of BS3623:1963 which is now withdrawn. No attempt has been made to lay down all the features of metal-bodied plane design. Such control is considered to be unnecessary and would possibly inhibit future design and production development. However, careful attention has been giv
18、en to those components which directly affect the efficient functioning of the tool and those which are subject to wear, and sufficient control has been placed on cutter dimensions to ensure that cutters from different manufacturing sources are interchangeable within plane bodies of similar designs.
19、It is recognized that the ability to remove the cutter from any plane body and to return it to a slightly different position within that body, renders any plane capable of adjustment. Nevertheless, for simplicity and in recognition of widespread custom, the term “adjustable” is used in this BritishS
20、tandard to signify that the cutter is capable of adjustment by mechanical means incorporated for the purpose. (See clause3.) In connection with the nomenclature, attention is drawn to the choice of the term “cutter” in preference to “plane iron”. The former is widely used and is functionally descrip
21、tive. The illustrations of plane bodies in this standard are typical designs, and it should be noted that there are many designs of equal merit which are not illustrated. Work on the standardization of metal-bodied planes and plane irons has been carried out within the International Organization for
22、 Standardization (ISO), and consideration has been given to ISO2726:1973 in the drafting of this standard. Attention is drawn to the recommendations on safety given in Appendix A. A British Standard does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users of British Standards ar
23、e responsible for their correct application. Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity from legal obligations. Summary of pages This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, pagesi andii, pages1 to24, an inside back cover and a back cover. This standard ha
24、s been updated (see copyright date) and may have had amendments incorporated. This will be indicated in the amendment table on the inside front cover.BS3623:1981 BSI 12-1999 1 1 Scope This BritishStandard specifies requirements for the manufacture and testing and certain dimensions of metal-bodied p
25、lanes of the following types: adjustable bench planes, comprising smoothing planes, jack planes, jointer planes, etc.; adjustable bench rabbet planes; adjustable circular planes; adjustable (cut and lateral) block planes; adjustable (cut only) block planes; non-adjustable block planes; cabinet maker
26、s adjustable rabbet planes; duplex adjustable rabbet and fillister planes; side rabbet planes. 2 References The titles of the publications referred to in this standard are listed on the inside back cover. 3 Nomenclature and definitions For the purposes of this BritishStandard the nomenclature given
27、in Figure 2 to Figure 24 applies together with the following definitions. 3.1 adjustable plane a plane incorporating in its design mechanical means (such as a screw or lever) by which the cutter can be displaced in order to regulate the depth of cut and/or the lateral alignment of the cutting edge r
28、elative to the sole 3.2 designating size the nominal width of the cutter 4 Materials 4.1 Body. The body shall be manufactured from grey cast iron complying with the requirements of grade150 as specified in BS1452, or from spheroidal graphite iron complying with the requirements of grade370/17 as spe
29、cified in BS2789, except that the bench rabbet plane seeFigure 3b) shall be manufactured from malleable iron complying with the requirements of either gradeW340/3 as specified in BS309 or gradeB290/6 as specified in BS310. 4.2 Frog. The frog shall be manufactured from grey cast iron complying with t
30、he requirements of grade150 as specified in BS1452. 4.3 Lever cap. The lever cap shall be manufactured from grey cast iron complying with the requirements of grade150 as specified in BS1452. 4.4 Lever cap screw and adjusting screw for cutter The lever cap screw and the adjusting screw for the cutter
31、 shall be manufactured from low carbon free cutting steel complying with the requirements of BS970-1, or stainless steel complying with the requirements of BS970-4. 4.5 Adjusting nut. The adjusting nut shall be manufactured from brass complying with the requirements of BS2874 or BS2872, or from low
32、carbon free cutting steel complying with the requirements of BS970-1. 4.6 Knob and handle. The knob and handle shall be manufactured from a suitable hardwood, such as beech, or from a plastics material. Timber, if used, shall be straight grained and free from deleterious defects, and the moisture co
33、ntent, as determined by any suitable process, shall be not less than10% nor more than15% at the time of manufacture. Plastics, if used, shall have similar mechanical properties and be smoothly finished. 4.7 Cutter. The cutter shall be manufactured from high carbon steel within the following basic an
34、alysis range: 4.8 Cap iron. The cap iron shall be manufactured from hard, bright, cold-reduced steel complying with the requirements of gradeCS4 as specified in BS1449. 4.9 Y adjusting lever. The Y adjusting lever shall be manufactured from grey cast iron complying with the requirements of grade150
35、as specified in BS1452 or from pressed steel complying with the requirements of gradeCS4 as specified in BS1449. NOTEMaterials with properties better than those specified in this clause may be used provided that the finished tools are capable of passing the test requirements given in clause9. 5 Heat
36、 treatment and hardness Each cutter shall be hardened and tempered to give a hardness reading within the range61HRC to64HRC. Hardness tests shall comply with the requirements of BS891-1, using a machine which has been verified in accordance with the requirements of BS891-2. Carbon Silicon Manganese
37、Sulphur Phosphorus Min. 1.05% 0.2% Max. 1.3% 0.35% 0.70% 0.05% 0.05%BS3623:1981 2 BSI 12-1999 The hardened zone shall extend uniformly across the full width of the cutter and for a distance measured back from the cutting edge as indicated in Figure 6, Figure 8, Figure 12, Figure 14, Figure 16, Figur
38、e 18, Figure 20, Figure 22 and Figure 24. NOTEComparative values of Vickers Hardness (HV) should be made only in accordance with the tables in BS860. 6 Manufacture 6.1 Sole. The sole of each plane shall be smooth finished and shall be flat within the tolerance specified in8.1.1, or corrugated as sho
39、wn in Figure 3, in which case the crests of the corrugations shall be parallel with the side faces and in a common plane. All edges shall be chamfered or radiused. 6.2 Side faces. The side faces of each plane shall be parallel and shall be finished smooth and flat at90 to the face (or common plane o
40、f the crests) of the sole and shall be within the tolerance specified in8.1.2. 6.3 Mouth. The mouth of each plane shall have its major edges parallel and at90 relative to the side faces. 6.4 Frog. The frog shall be capable of being positively fixed within the plane body and suitable means shall be p
41、rovided to enable the positions of the frogs of bench and bench rabbet planes (seeFigure 2) to be adjusted in order to regulate the mouth aperture. 6.5 Cutter seat faces. The cutter seat face or faces shall be machined to comply with the requirements of Table 1 and8.2. 6.6 Cutter. The major faces of
42、 each cutter shall be ground flat and parallel. The cutting edge shall be straight and, unless otherwise indicated (see Figure 22 and Figure 24), shall be square relative to the centreline of the cutter. It shall be within the tolerance specified in8.3.1. The bevel shall be ground smooth ready for h
43、oning in accordance with Figure 6, Figure 8, Figure 12, Figure 14, Figure 16, Figure 18, Figure 20, Figure 22 and Figure 24 as appropriate and shall be within the tolerance specified in8.3.5. 6.7 Cap iron. The locating edge of the cap iron shall be straight, parallel with the inner major face and sq
44、uare relative to the centreline of the cap iron and shall be within the tolerances specified in8.4. 6.8 Lateral adjusting lever. The lateral adjusting lever shall be capable of positioning the cutting edge through a minimum of 130 relative to the face (or common plane of the crest) of the sole. 6.9
45、Adjusting nut. The adjusting nut shall be either knurled or serrated and shall be capable of imparting a minimum of3mm longitudinal movement to the cutter. 6.10 Knob and handle. The knob and handle shall be smoothly finished and, if made from wood, shall be coated with clear polish or lacquer. Both
46、the knob and the handle shall be positively secured to the plane body. 6.11 All components. All components of each plane shall be smoothly finished and free from burrs, scale, flaws and other defects. With the exception of the cutter and cap iron, the unmachined surfaces of metal parts shall be pain
47、ted, lacquered, black japanned, powder epoxy coated, nickel or nickel chromium plated in accordance with the requirements of BS1224 or zinc plated in accordance with the requirements of BS1706. Any exposed bright parts shall be given suitable anti-corrosion treatment in accordance with the requireme
48、nts of BS1133-6. 7 Dimensions The dimensions of cutters and cap irons shall be as shown in Figure 6, Figure 7, Figure 8, Figure 9, Figure 12, Figure 14, Figure 16, Figure 18, Figure 20, Figure 22 and Figure 24, and shall be within the tolerances specified in clause8. Table 1 Cutter seat angles for m
49、etal-bodied planes Type of plane Cutter seat angle Adjustable bench planes Adjustable bench rabbet planes Circular planes Adjustable (cut and lateral) block planes 45 45 45 21 or low angle 12 Adjustable (cut only) block planes Non-adjustable block planes Cabinet makers adjustable rabbet planes 24 24 19 or low angle 15 Duplex adjustable rabbet and fillister planes Side rabbet planes (see Figure 21) 45 7 Side rabbet planes (see Figure 23) 8 and 13BS3623:1981 BSI 12-1999 3 8 Tolerances 8.1 Pl
