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APPLICATION SMOOTHING PLANE:

For finishing, and general purpose work.

Lift lever cam 

(17) (Fig.1)

and remove

lever cap 

(16) (Fig.1)

. Remove the cap

iron and cutting iron 

(8/9) (Fig.1)

and

place on bench. Slacken cap iron screw

(15) (Fig.1) (see Fig.2)

. Slide back cap,

turn and remove. Iron is now ready for
honing.

IMPORTANT:

IRON MUST BE
HONED BEFORE USE.

1. HONING THE IRON

The iron is supplied at a ground
angle of 25˚. Hone on a good
quality, flat oil stone lubricated
with light machine oil.

(a) Place ground 25˚ bevel flat on

oil stone and raise 5˚ to honing
angle of 30˚ 

(Fig.4)

.

(b) Hone the bevel along the stone,

until a burr is formed on the
back of the iron.

For easy honing of plane irons use
Draper HG1 honing guide
Stock No.12400.

HONING THE IRON

PREPARING THE IRON FOR
HONING

BENCH PLANE

Fig.2

Fig.3

Fig.4

Summary of Contents for P5

Page 1: ...SMOOTHING PLANE STOCK No 57590 PART No P5 05 99 INSTRUCTIONS IMPORTANT PLEASE READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY TO ENSURE THE SAFE AND EFFECTIVE USE OF THIS TOOL ...

Page 2: ...COMPONENTS Fig 1 ...

Page 3: ...g IMPORTANT IRON MUST BE HONED BEFORE USE 1 HONING THE IRON The iron is supplied at a ground angle of 25 Hone on a good quality flat oil stone lubricated with light machine oil a Place ground 25 bevel flat on oil stone and raise 5 to honing angle of 30 Fig 4 b Hone the bevel along the stone until a burr is formed on the back of the iron For easy honing of plane irons use Draper HG1 honing guide St...

Page 4: ...become necessary if the edge is damaged the bevel rounded or the angle changed Wet stone grinding is recommended to prevent overheating Follow procedure described in the preparing the iron for honing section in reverse order For general purpose work the cap iron 9 Fig 1 can be positioned approximately 1mm from the cutting edge on the flat side of the iron For very hard or very soft timber the cap ...

Page 5: ...the plane section Apply hand pressure to move the frog Hold the desired frog position while removing the lever cap and double iron then re tighten frog clamping screws 7 Fig 1 1 DEPTH CUT Hold the plane as in Fig 10 Adjust the depth or iron protruding through the mouth by turning the depth adjusting nut 4 Fig 1 so that the amount showing is approximately the thickness of a hair 2 ALIGNMENT Sight d...

Page 6: ...e base in line with workpiece Set to minimum shaving thickness Plane in same direction as the grain Work from edge to middle when planing end grain Keep bright parts oiled when not in use Do not clear shavings from mouth with a metallic object To protect iron always lay plane on side when not in use Do not drop 1 PROBLEM Mouth jams with shaving REMEDY Too coarse a cut reset depth of cut Poorly fit...

Page 7: ...ROBLEM Tram lines or scoring marks on work surface Fig 15 REMEDY corners of iron too sharp should be honed to a radius Iron may be hollow on edge Iron may be damaged re hone or re grind Lateral adjustment poorly set 4 PROBLEM Plane skids over surface REMEDY Iron may be dull and require sharpening Clean base with solvent Check depth of cut Fig 14 Fig 15 ...

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