Which do I modify - the Stanley 13-050 or the Stanley 55 cutters?
Some background first.
I acquired a Stanley 13-050 combination plane in good condition but with no cutter blades.
So my solution was to monitor the NZ Trademe website (EBay for NZers) to see when something would come up.
After some time, I was lucky and was able to buy at a reasonable price a miscellaneous set of Stanley 55 cutters (blades).
Some cutters are not usable in the Stanley 13-050 due to their end shape, but many (plough, bead, reed) are OK to use with the plane's skates.
However these cutters are too thick (by about 1/10th mm) to fit into the cutter clamping grooves of the Stanley 13-050.
So my question is: what's the best way to get the cutters to fit the plane
Do I grind down the thickness of the cutters on the sides? Do I widen the grooves of the Stanley 13-050?
"Best way" can be measured in 2 ways:
1. Easiest and fastest way to get the cutters to fit
2. Minimum impact on the long term $ value of the plane and the cutters
All comments, especially other people's experience in the same situation, welcomed.
Paul