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This is only a guess, but maybe you are pulling the saw back through the cut on an angle and not perpendicular to the kerf. This would cause it to flip back and forth at the tip until the saw was drawn all the way through.
I think having it set too much on one side can cause this also. Of course, I could be way off, but I had a saw do this and I took the set out (Like Paul describes in one of his videos) and re-sharpened and re-set the teeth and now there is no flipping back and forth.
YMMV.
TadI’m sorry that I just ran across this. For others reading this and for future purchases on eBay- I would have pushed the problem back on the seller. I don’t see how you could have caught that from the pictures and if the vice was sold in “working order” it is not buyer beware.
Just my opinionDoug, you can fill the holes in the dovetails with a “plug” made from a piece of scrap material. Paul shows how to do this in this video:
Jump to 20:40 to see how he did it.
It is actually fairly easy to do and if you get the grain close it is very hard to see.
It works kind of like repentance – very acceptable in a church setting.Mark, your assumption was correct. The file bit into the steel above the brake and at the break and below it would skate more (I say more because it still bit a little, more than expected but nowhere near like above. I also noticed some discoloring or change in the look of the metal on the unbroken side of the iron across from the break (see the pictures) It doesn’t look like grinding marks either. It could be the weld you discussed.
Thanks,
TadAttachments:
You must be logged in to view attached files.Ed, to be totally honest I haven’t tried. I’d be worried that I would screw something up worse (like the plane itself). I did find a used replacement on eBay and bought it, but wanted to have a backup because of the scarcity of the iron.
- This reply was modified 6 years, 1 month ago by Tad.
Thanks larry,
That would work if the plane was made after the 20’s, but before that, Stanley only made irons that were sized only for the 4 1/2. I can’t remember sitting at the computer the exact size (or dates). Researching online didn’t turn up new replacement for that era plane. -
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