Marples M5: cracked casting
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That kind of crack resulted in my throwing away a 4 1/2…and it really pissed me off to do so but I didn’t see how I could possibly be confident enough in the performance of the tool with a gaping crack right at the mouth. Agree with the others here, no matter how much you paid for it.
Thank you all for your input. Its really a shame, but it seems as this crack was caused by delivering service. It feels really well made and i would have loved to try this plane on real wood. Compared to my record no5 this plane is so well machined and feels just great. I am really sad to send it back, but so it will be…
It can be fixed, but even if you do, the plane would have little value.
Send it back.