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In my opinion, if it seats firmly and the plane operates well, you’re done. “Not operating well” would probably look like chatter or if the frog cannot be tightened down properly or moves during operation. Arguably the frog isn’t “ideal” but if you don’t have any issues during operation, use it and enjoy it 🙂
Aaron
@jcovais this is common on the later Stanley planes, I’m guessing that the machining wasn’t quite as consistent as it could be. I’d wager you’re probably not going to notice it during operation though. You could possibly sand the contact points down so they make better contact but I would try it out first to see if it’s problematic before modifying the plane.
Does the frog wobble side-to-side when it’s in place in the sole? Or does it seat fairly firmly?
Aaron
I’ve had both varieties: Handyman planes that (once set up) were pleasant to use and performed almost as well as any plane I own, and others that, after hours of tuning and fiddling, couldn’t take even a shaving out of straight grained pine without chatter and serious effort. I think that consistency probably was the worst problem with this generation of planes. I still grab them when they’re cheap enough and try to tune them up. When they are decent I think they’re great for someone starting out but not sure they want to invest a lot of money into tools, or for my kids who tend to knock their planes on the floor from time to time 😉
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