Trying to type this and eat supper ( my own cooking) at the same time....so, here goes.

 

been having a bit of trouble with one of the planes..

As the lateral lever kept going to the side as I used the plane, just to get an even shaving...

Leaning way to one side.   Was having trouble with stuff getting jambed up, as well.   Took the plane apart..

Look like a mismatch going on.  Took things apart..

Back has a hollow to it.  Chipbreaker has burrs..

Edge of the iron was a little out of square, too.    Set up the first tool I use for this,,

Have the platten set to about 25 degrees or so.  I also had a big bowl of water handy   Hollow grind a bit until the square was "happy"..

I had cleaned up the parts with that wire cup on the drill press.  I used the MK1 jig to set the bevel at 25 degrees.    The sander?    Well, I run it to sand out the hollow grind, and make sure the bevel is what I want.  I can also flatten the back of the iron,  Fingertips tell me when the steel is getting too hot, then a dunk into the water.    Once the bevel looks even, I can put away the sander, time for one of these..

Squiggle of 3in1 oil.  Stone is a 600 grit medium India stone.   Iron is left in the honing guide.    Moosh the iron around a while, until the grinder/sander marks are gone.  Then onto these..

I found out that IF there is a layer of oil still on the stone, the sandpaper will "stick" there, and not move around.   Went through the 1000 grit, and the 2000 grits.    I spent as much time on the bevel as on the back.   Getting both polished up..

The corners have a slight radius, to keep them from digging in.  The leather sitting there is an old work belt, now serving time as a strop.  Just bare leather, maybe a touch of oil.   Time to put the plane back together, and do a test run..

Much better?   The coils sitting there are called Moxxon TP.    The lateral lever?

A little more centered.  I think this one is about ready to go back to work?    Now, as for this old plane...

That "boat hull" of a body has a big curve to it.    Only the area around the mouth is in contact.    I can push down either on the front end, or the stern.   Sooo, next time, I will have to flatten this sole..

Yep, it is that ugly, even the camera didn't want to look at it.   next time I get to the shop, a tune up will happen to this old Ohio Tool Co. 035 Razee.....yep, it do have a tapered iron...

Edited September 20, 20169 yr by steven newman

Thanks for sharing your journey on making that plane "right" again.

That my friend is a very long discussion in and of itself! There are a dozen things that can be off and tracking them down is an art. You just touched on one of many reasons. Great explanation.

Guess you got it figured out after all...my first inclination was that plane is a left hand and you being right handed an all...  would need to send it to me, a certified left hander to get it to work properly.

Good recovery, so I guess you'll be keeping it. Thanks Steven for the pics, story and technique. Well done!

Need to find some fellow named Gumption.....too nice a day outside, to go hide in the Dungeon Shop.....yet, I still have that #035 Razee plane to work on....maybe a new thread for that type of plane?  

Nice journey on tuning a plane.  Thanks.