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The right-hand side of the cutter should sit inside a slot in the main body of the plane. It should be flat all the way up.
If the slot has an obstruction inside holding the blade proud, remove it, but be careful.
The protuberance of the side of the blade over the side of the body should be only about 0.5mmm – the thickness of a couple of sheets of paper – no more.
The screw at the left of the blade is an additional blade clamp that holds the blade straaight when adjusting its depth and does nothing to adjust the final alignment of the blade. It should be only finger tight or a light turn of the screwdriver at the most.
You can get a PDF copy of Record’s original instructions for the plane here, (about half way down the page) which tells you about the various screws and their intended use:
http://www.cornishworkshop.co.uk/combinationplanes.html
The Record 044 is not equipped with a nicker-blade and in my experience doesn’t cut well across the grain without prior peparation. The usual technique here is to pre-score the sides, pre-cut with a saw then excavate the trench or the rebate.
Good luck