Reply To: Stanley #4 restoration issues
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The rivet rides in the slot in the iron. In normal use, I don’t think it rubs on anything as long as it isn’t thicker than the iron. the washer on the lateral sdjuster should also be completely in the slot.
But make sure when you install the cap/ iron assembly in the plane the depth yoke is in the slot in the cap iron and the lateral adjuster washer is in the long slot in the iron.
I usually install the iron so you can see the yoke tip in the cap iron, then “waggle” the lateral adjuster until it is obviously moving the iron back and forth.
Then I install the lever cap. That needs to be snuggly adjusted, but the iron should still move freely.there is such a thing as too tight.