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Thursday, January 7, 2016

If the chipbreaker does not adhere to iron

Is ......
likely that the thin chip is stopped between the two irons with
resulting
plane mouth clogging. It is therefore necessary to carefully flatten the surface portion  of the chipbreaker that 
adheres to the blade and ensure a perfect fit between the parties. The problem is that sometimes (if not frequently) the chipbreaker is not regular and after the iron screw has been
tight the
blade may show non contact areas, despite having flattened with
care.  Being soft iron, we can try to straighten the chipbreaker in the vice but
this is a little difficult job. 
Another method is to create a burr on the chipbreaker edge, by which we can close any (small) residual gap. The procedure
plans to keep the chipbreaker with an angle respect to a flat surface on which we attack a sheet of 150 grit abrasive paper. Move repeatedly backwards until the metal burr forms. So
use a small screwdriver (electrician models have
the right thin measure) and pass it along the contact line between the two iron until they adhere perfectly.
The process takes few minutes!




   



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Saturday, January 2, 2016

I could not start otherwise!


Yeah, the plane, the tool I love more than others! I have many, most in use.I love hearing the sound of the blade cutting fine and fragrant wood chips. No matter if you need to sweat a bit: the satisfaction of obtaining a bright, smooth and above all ready for finishing surface content with every effort.The model shown in the picture is a Marples, glorious mark of the best English tradition, a deluxe model, with a hardwood button to facilitate the removal and setting of the cutting unit and the rear lowered to allow an optimal distribution of power while planing.


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