I needed to come somewhere where some woodworkers had some real world experience on an issue I'm facing.
So I have Stanley #3 , #4, #5 ,#6 and a 9 1/2 planes. I bought all these used for a real good price, I have less than 100 dollars tied up in all 5. Given that I had to learn how to restore these planes. To the best of my ability I followed the instructions of Paul Sellers that he uses for sharpening/restoring.
The blades will cuts awesome however, the blades on all these planes come out of adjustment very easy, and no matter what I do, I'm not able to joint 90 dead flat stock. I speculate that my planes may adjustment mechanism may just be plain worn out.
So my questions are:
A.) Has anyone bought Veritas/Hock Blades and Breakers and had it fix this problem?
B.) Anyone near Jacksonville NC that I can visit to try a blade before buying one?
C.) Should I sell the whole set a collector and get Veritas or Lie Nielsen planes?
So I have Stanley #3 , #4, #5 ,#6 and a 9 1/2 planes. I bought all these used for a real good price, I have less than 100 dollars tied up in all 5. Given that I had to learn how to restore these planes. To the best of my ability I followed the instructions of Paul Sellers that he uses for sharpening/restoring.
The blades will cuts awesome however, the blades on all these planes come out of adjustment very easy, and no matter what I do, I'm not able to joint 90 dead flat stock. I speculate that my planes may adjustment mechanism may just be plain worn out.
So my questions are:
A.) Has anyone bought Veritas/Hock Blades and Breakers and had it fix this problem?
B.) Anyone near Jacksonville NC that I can visit to try a blade before buying one?
C.) Should I sell the whole set a collector and get Veritas or Lie Nielsen planes?