Stanley No. 45, set up for a groove

[steven c newman]

Lets see, dig the box out of the tool cabinet...
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And open it up..
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Need the Main Stock and the Short Rods, and that screwdriver..
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Screwdriver to fix the rods in place...
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Add the Sliding Stock....for this groove set-up, it will go right up against the Main Stock...then the fence..
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in the lower holes...for this set up, I spaced the fence about a 1/4" from the edge of the #12 cutter...
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Give the cutter a quick hone, and install...
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Depth of cut was set at 1/4".....set the cutter for a fine cut....don't want to do the cut in one pass...
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The ones in the background were too thick...the ones on the plane seemed to be about the right thickness...and a lot less work.

And that was all I needed to do, to set up to plow a few grooves...Add a bit of candle wax as you go along...:D

[Blake M Williams]

I used mine to make some groove joints. Lots if setting and checking but I do admit, once it is setup it is comfortable to use.

[James Pallas]

Nice little tutorial a Steven. 45s are easy to set up once done a couple of times. It looks like you store yours in pieces as I do also. It makes it easy to set up for the task at hand for me. Just add the pieces you need. 5 minutes including a light hone if needed. A little longer to set up for some of the T & G tasks.

[David Eisenhauer]

I find on my 45 that a light lube of the rods helps quite a bit when making the width adjustment due to the close fit tolerance between the rods and the sliding fence. And I need to be careful/patient when adjusting the width of the fence setting so as to not cock the fence on the rods as I slide it to position. Waxing the skates and the fence definitely help as Steven C says. He knows that plane.