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If it’s a Bailey Pattern Bench Plane (No.3, 4, 5..) watch Paul’s Restoration of a Stanley No.4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYyV6IUpsYk and reassemble yours.
It could be:
1. Frog not aligned with mouth. Too far forward/rearward? Turn frog-adjusting-screw a turn or two, or loosen frog-screws then move frog to align it.
2. Third party iron doesn’t seat well on the cam of the yoke? So yoke travel has little effect on depth of iron. See Paul’s blog: https://paulsellers.com/2015/02/thick-irons-beware-the-unequal-yoke/
3. Iron completely exhausted? Worn too much to project through mouth? Measure from cutting-edge to screw hole. Post your measurement here, and we can tell if it’s likely to be too far worn. Replace iron.
4. Yoke refitted back-to-front after restoration? Turn yoke around.