Hello to all you plane guru’s I picked up a used Clifton #7 jointer plane. Seems like a nice tool but I noticed that if I put a straight edge across the bottom there is gap of about .002 in a few places using leaf style feeler gages. The bottom seems nicely machined just not completely flat. Shoud I try to lap this beast flat or not. Also the tote and knob are not as nice as the old Stanley rosewood ones do you know if the old ones will fit.
thanks
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No Rush
There is (just my take on it) theoretical flatness and functional flatness. The theoretical one is not obtainable in physical world. Instead one aims for 'good enough'.
Thus: Plane some wood. If the plane behaves well enough for you or it does not - you can take it from there, I hope.
Best wishes,
Metod
Clifton Plane
Good call Metod, last night I compared the new Clifton plane to my old Keen Kutter K7 jointer plane and it has similar gaps or lack of flatness. So I made sure both plane blades where freshly sharpend and tried them both out on a piece of 1.5 wide cherry that was 24 inches long, I was able to get a very thin shaving the width of the wood the entire length of the board so I think I should leave well enough alone.
Pragmatic
Troy,
I am glad that you found 'your way' .Enjoy both planes.
Best wishes,
Metod
Of course now I need to decide if I keep the Keen Kutter #7.
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