I just picked up a Stanley 4C plane and am cleaning it up. When I removed the tote, the hairline crack became two pieces. I can fit the two pieces together and bairly see the seam. Would this be strong enough if I were to just glue it? Or should I remake it. That would be an interesting project. Hmmmm.
In a related question, if you had a plane with a wider throat opening, would it be better to move the frog closer? Thereby closing the throat, but losing the support of the back of the throat close to the edge. Which is better?
Jay
Returning to wodworking after too long
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Jay - Use two part clear epoxy and glue it back. After applying the glue, then reinstall it and let the brass nut force the two halves together. After the epoxy has cured, then sand and refinish. It will be stronger at the glue line than before the crack.
I figure that if a wider throat was better than they would have made them that way in the first place??? Kinda hard to go back after making it wider.
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Forgot to say to put a little oil on the threaded rod so the epoxy won't stick to it!
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