Knob
Traveller
Adjuster Shaft
Tip of shaft concealed
inside traveller.
Pivot
Frog
Cap Screw
Hole in cap iron
Cap Screw
Note bevel side.
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Although your plane comes with the blade carrier in the
correct location, it will need to be removed and adjusted
whenever you sharpen the blade. (For light honing, the
blade carrier does not need to be removed.) Remove
the button-head screw and the cap iron, loosen the cap
screw, and then slide the blade carrier down the slot in
the blade to take it out.
To reattach the blade carrier to the blade, nudge it through
the hole in the blade, as shown in
Figure 3
, and slide
the blade carrier about halfway up the slot. Clamp the
cap screw just enough to prevent the blade carrier from
sliding off the blade, but not so tight that it cannot move
freely along the slot.
Figure 3: Locating the blade carrier.
Figure 4: Zeroed adjuster.
Figure 5: Securing the blade carrier to the blade in
the plane.
Before reinstalling the blade assembly onto the adjuster,
you will need to turn the adjuster knob until the tip of
the adjuster shaft is concealed inside the traveller, as
shown in
Figure 4
.
With the plane sitting on a fl at surface, place the blade
carrier onto the traveller pin. Press the blade against
the frog and slide it through the mouth until the cutting
edge touches the fl at surface. Tighten the cap screw, and
install the button-head screw. See
Figure 5
.
Cap Iron Setting
The cap iron is used when planing either reversing grain
or wood that is prone to tear-out (e.g., when smoothing
hardwoods). For other operations, such as fl attening
and jointing, the plane is used
without
the cap iron.
Note:
You will need to adjust the projection of the oval-
head screw in the frog when switching between using a cap
iron and not using one to provide space for the lever cap.
To mount the cap iron, remove the button-head screw,
place the cap iron onto the blade such that the top hole
of the cap iron fi ts over the cap screw, as shown in
Figure 6
, and then secure the cap iron to the blade
carrier with the button-head screw.
Figure 6: Mounting the cap iron.
Important Note:
Always
use
both
the cap screw and
the button-head screw to ensure the blade is secured
to the blade carrier.
