Originally Posted by
steven c newman
Amazing amount of info...without a shred being said in regards to the plane the OP is using....and, I doubt if I am the only one actually USING the Stanley 45.
Next? Someone will be on this thread, telling the OP to buy a brand (insert brand name here)new plane...as the "only" way to cure his "problem" with the original plane.
Asks for advice on one type of plane....and gets nothing but sale pitches?
Simplest fix? make sure the cutter is not set too deep, so the spurs have a chance to do the job they were designed to do. Simple as that.
Skilled with the plane? Nah, just had to learn HOW to use it, is all. Takes a bit of practice, and reading the manual for it....
Be careful Bandit! I got two 45's and the Craftsman (made by Sargent) equivalent. I let them set up for specific jobs. Am I skilled with them? I'm a ham-fisted amateur furniture builder, that was a carpenter (left the trade in 1989), served a four year apprenticeship in the mid-70s.
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