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New Stanley 62 - would you accept or send this back?
Hi Ho,
I've heard many stories of the new Stanley no. 62 LAJ being a bit hit and miss from the factory, but I'm inexperienced with hand planes, so I'm unsure if the one I just received is acceptable, or whether I should send it back. I can see it's not manufactured to the same standard as LN or Veritas. There's some machine marks on the frog/body, the black coating is patchy in spots, and there's an odd stain or two on the wooden handles. But that's alright, it's half the price, so I'm not expecting perfection.
I think the frog might be skewed. I've loaded the plane iron 4-5 times now. Each time, after sighting down the sole and dialling the blade in to get an even cut across the whole blade, the result is shown in photo. I'm just about maxing out the lateral adjustment too, and I'm being careful to position the iron in the centre of the frog when I load it in.
So:
- Does this suggest the frog is not machined perpendicular to the opening?
- Is there a way to fix it (I'm gonna guess not so much, since the frog is part of the plane body)?
- Does it really matter? Would you accept this or send for replacement?
I think probably a little bit of skew doesn't make a material difference, so long as there's enough adjustment to get blade in the same height across the full width. But I also think it probably should be a bit better than this.
What are your thoughts, experienced hand plane users?
Cheers, -RW
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