My cap iron doesn't sit flush with my cutting iron
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19 November 2014 at 3:38 am #121112
The title pretty much says it all. I can’t get my cap iron to sit flush with the cutting iron and I am at a loss as to why.
1. I have made sure the end of the cap iron is flat and tested it against another cutting iron. They meet perfect.
2. I have made sure the back of the cutting iron is flat and polished. It is a mirror finish, and as far as I can tell is perfectly flat.If you look at the picture though, you will see that it is only meeting on the back side of it. Did I miss a step somewhere? I have done this before with no problems, but for some reason these two just don’t want to meet. Since the cap iron meets perfect with other cutting irons, my thought is the blade must not be flat, but I can’t tell where. When I take it to a coarse stone I get even scratch marks across the entire face of it. Any fresh ideas will be welcome 🙂
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You must be logged in to view attached files.19 November 2014 at 5:05 am #121116I was still typing and it posted a menu bar now is on top left?
The blade has a small arch put it flat upside down put a weg under the end and press it down then try it. Keep repete till it fits.? Best guess
19 November 2014 at 5:16 am #121117I guess it could be bent, but I don’t see how/where is would be. If you look at the image, it I only making contact in one small spot.the white line you see is the gap. It looks larger in the picture, but in reality it is maybe 1/32 at the widest.
If it were bent somehow, wouldn’t the scratch patterns show it?19 November 2014 at 6:52 am #121120It would be a small arch. put it upsidedown on flat metal. Shin a light or use feeler gage. A small arc would flatten when you touched it. Try bend it just a bit. It won’t hurt but it mit fix it
19 November 2014 at 9:34 am #121122Hi,
I’ve had it happen to me and it was caused by the cap iron being bent near the screw.
19 November 2014 at 4:39 pm #121178Bend the cap iron/ not the cutting iron.
Always keep cutting iron flat.
Bend near where screw goes.
Would not take much to do. Just make sure the very front of cap iron comes in contact with back of cutting iron. Also worth polishing the front of the cap iron.26 November 2014 at 4:39 pm #121496I use my combination square to check for flatness. Adjust where nessary to close the gap. If the plane was dropped at sometime it may of landed on the top end of the blade or cap. I have had the same problem with a couple of old planes I restored.
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