Stanley 45 missing sliding section - Are all sliding sections interchangeable?

[Jim Koepke]

On larger cutters it will likely cause the blade to flex and chatter.

With a beading cutter it may clog with shavings.

jtk

[Tony Zaffuto]

As an aside, if looking for parts for the 45, Fine Tool Journal, in its tool sale section, always has spares and partially complete planes for sale. Prices are extremely reasonable.

[steven c newman]

Ok...decided todo a bit of work with my Type 20 SW Stanley 45...that has that same cutter bed "Defect"
Making Grooves, Cutter bed.jpg
Look familiar?
Had a choice of cutters, tonight.
Making Grooves, cutter choices.jpg
a 3/16" or a 1/4" cutter...
installed the 1/4" cutter..
Making Grooves. Cutter in place.jpg
Hmmm, no gap behind this cutter?
Making Grooves, cutter centered...jpg
Cutter is centered between the skates...and away we go...
Making Grooves, widening the grooves.jpg
Grooves in the Ash Drawer fronts needed widened, they were a bit too tight...however, on the Pine Drawer Sides...
Making Grooves, Pine Noodles.jpg
Where the groove did not exist, yet..made perfect Pine Noodles...

Methinks this all is like a Shakespeare Play..."Much ado about nothing"

[steven c newman]

BTW: A Type4 was in use, yesterday..
Drawer Building 101, Dados, working on it.jpg
Set up to make 3/4" wide Dados..
Day Trip, Nickel Plated 2.jpg
and the Dado?
Drawer Building 101, dado done.jpg
No issues.

[Will Mullendore]

Thanks for the pictures, Steve. I had already returned the first skate and the second came in today. It's got the STANLEY name cast into the handle on the skate, but still has the same difference between the two skates. Now that I've seen that yours has the same difference, but clearly doesn't have an issue, I'm going to keep this setup. I just need to find a new spur as this one only has one prong remaining.