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Stanley - Stanley Sweetheart No. 62
Once tuned up the plane cut well, but it suffered because of the poor machining and a cast aluminum cap-iron screw that was not easy to grip
Sep 30, 2015
The back of the blade was mounded in the middle, but I was able to flatten it. The adjustment mechanism had a lot of slop and backlash, and allowed very limited movement. I had to file the bed of the plane a little to allow the blade to sit square. The sole of the plane needed a fair amount of work to get flat and the sides were not square with the sole. Once tuned up the plane cut well, but it suffered because of the poor machining and a cast aluminum cap-iron screw that was not easy to grip.
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