Record smoothing plane
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Hi to all.
I have recently taken up woodworking and i have a problem that i cannot solve. When i set the iron close to the edge of the chipbreaker i dont have enough play on the wheel to advance the iron, the wheel jams and it wont advance. When i set the iron about 2 or 3 mm from the edge of the chipbreaker it works, but is useless as a smoothing plane. I try to set the iron less than 1 mm from the edge of the chipbreaker to no avail. Any replies greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
Clive Andrew.
I came across something like this once before. If the screw that the adjuster wheel runs on is not fully seated into the frog you will not be able to properly advance the iron but you will be able to reduce the amount of the iron protruding from the sole. It sounds like this is perhaps your problem.