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30 September 2019 at 3:09 am #613335
Hello,
1. There are special files for the snail. Ex: Nicholson thread files on amazon. Determine your thread size and buy the one with your fit. They will have four sides, each a different thread size.
2. Sharpen the cutters as per Paul Sellers’ video on the video portion of this website.
3. If you sharped the outsides you may be looking for a new bit. Never sharpen the outsides as they assure the correct hole size.I hope this helps.
Ross
4 September 2019 at 12:22 am #605283I wouldn’t be. Inlay some bow ties across it and it should be fine.
3 September 2019 at 3:27 am #605042Hi Carlos,
The mouth is an important area to get flat with the rest of the plane, at least the front portion of the mouth. The shavings need to follow a course to the chip breaker and out the top without any interference. We are only talking about thousandths of an inch, but when a shaving is .001 or thinner it may make a difference. Keep flattening it and see where you wind up. Don’t about the very front, back, or the sides of the sole too much. As much as an 1/8″ (4 mm) of margin is ok.- This reply was modified 4 years, 8 months ago by Ross Hollinger.
27 July 2019 at 3:14 am #593731I missed that in the photo. Try some parts guys on ebay. Greatcatalogue (probably the biggest), perrys-tools-parts, westcoastoldtoolsandparts, and nhplaneparts. Contact them and they will let you know if they have the parts for your plane or can be on the lookout. Good luck.
- This reply was modified 4 years, 9 months ago by Ross Hollinger.
26 July 2019 at 4:17 am #593398Try to find a worn table saw blade the same thickness (1/8″?) of the cutter and fabricate a new one. I’ve had to do this and the cutter I made wound up better than the old one.
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