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   roy.unit8c | Sep 10, 2021 08:52am | #1

   There's a little rectangular hole in the blade (not the long hole) that must have a metal part to fit in at the top of the frog. If that metal part in not in the hole, you can't adjust the blade.

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   user-7879936 | Sep 10, 2021 09:35am | #2

   I have it seated in the hole it just doesn’t want to retract all the way up

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   c_jarl_hanson | Sep 10, 2021 09:46am | #3

   Is the chip breaker tightened against the blade? I recently went to use a plane that had been in my till for a while and when I tried "adjusting" the cut, nothing changed. The screw connecting the blade and the breaker had loosened and while turning the depth adjustment screw, only the chip breaker was moving. Give that a look.

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   user-7879936 | Sep 10, 2021 07:23pm | #8

   I tightened the Dept adjustment screw fully counterclockwise and the blade is still not fully retracted

   
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   mrme2051 | Sep 12, 2021 06:20pm | #11

   From your video, it appears that the blade IS fully retracted. It may be visible from beneath, but if the edge is retracted into the plane body (I.e. it won’t cut wood when you push it) the blade is likely retracted enough for flattening.

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   mikeinohio | Sep 10, 2021 02:12pm | #4

   Is the long sharp edge of the blade on the top? Like in my picture?

   
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   user-7879936 | Sep 10, 2021 04:00pm | #5

   I have it on the bottom of the chip breaker bevel down

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   user-7879936 | Sep 10, 2021 07:25pm | #9

   Yes

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   Jkatzowitz | Sep 10, 2021 05:04pm | #6

   Is your frog aligned correctly with the mouth opening?

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   user-7879936 | Sep 10, 2021 07:31pm | #10

   I’m Relatively new to hand planes and took penalty of pictures during the disassembling process and now it won’t fully retract. I set it up the same way it was before

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   roy.unit8c | Sep 10, 2021 06:12pm | #7

   If the lever cap is fastened, sometimes the blade will not adjust. Try loosening the lever cap and see if will retract then tighten it. You can also sometimes overtighten the screw that holds the lever cap. It should be snug but not overly tight.