April 30, 201313 yr comment_13964 sometimes it don't.  Spent most of the last two days, just trying to get a plane to work right:Iron out of square?   reground it square, TWICE ( Strike ONE!)Frog moving around to the side, making a skewed cut?  Checked bolts, one was the wrong kind, replaced with the correct bolt and washers.   Loaded up the iron and tried again to get a decent shaving.......TILTED to the side, AGAIN!   ( striiiike TWO!)Reset both items, but the more I worked on it, the worse it got.   Got it to cut on the right side. Ok, adjust the iron ALL THE WAY to the other side.......not cutting at all.   Adjust depth of cut?   Back to square one, and cutting a narrow strip of shavings on the right side, again..... Steeeeerike THREE!So, a Union #5A is now sitting on Ebay, with a $16 + S&H price tag on it.    I am going to let someone ELSE try their luck with this PITA plane.  Will I miss it?   Not really, you see, I do have three #5 Jack planes ready for work, and two WILL cut a full, see through shaving in Oak.  Sometimes, it is just better to "Call the Ball" and move on....Planer? I'm the 'planer', and these are what I use... Report
April 30, 201313 yr comment_13968 I agree Steve, move on indeed! Sounds like just something inherent in the plane from day one that may have been there since the day it rolled off the line.John MorrisThe Patriot WoodworkerProud Supporter of Homes For Our Troops and Wounded Warriors Project Report
April 30, 201313 yr comment_13967 I thought about you Saturday Steve. A friend of mine bought a box of planes for $10 at an aution we were attending. There were 7 planes in the box.Ron DudelstonSite AdministratorAbove and Beyond WoodWorks Report
April 30, 201313 yr comment_13966 Sounds like a Chevy I owned once.Gene'The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.' G. K. Chesterton Report
April 30, 201313 yr Author comment_13965 Do you have them refurbbed yet?   I MIGHT know a guy who does that kind of stuff...Ron Dudelston said:I thought about you Saturday Steve. A friend of mine bought a box of planes for $10 at an aution we were attending. There were 7 planes in the box.Ron DudelstonSite AdministratorAbove and Beyond WoodWorks Report
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