NickfromWI
King of Splices
So I bought me a small hand plane (aka block plane) a couple weeks ago...
Once you are sliding it along the wood, it is fine to use. But it is a pain in the arse to set up. There is a tightening lever, then a set screw, there is an adjustment on the back so you can angle the cutting edge to one side, then another adjuster to set the depth of the cutting edge.
I just want to use the thing with a straight, flat cutting edge, but it is a pain to get set because I have to have all things set right before you can cut. When you adjust one, it messes with the other adjustments.
Is there a simpler model that I don't know of? The only 2 adjustments that seem needed by me are the cutting depth and ...oh....that's it. Maybe one to tighten and loosen the blade.
What else have you all used?
love
nick
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Once you are sliding it along the wood, it is fine to use. But it is a pain in the arse to set up. There is a tightening lever, then a set screw, there is an adjustment on the back so you can angle the cutting edge to one side, then another adjuster to set the depth of the cutting edge.
I just want to use the thing with a straight, flat cutting edge, but it is a pain to get set because I have to have all things set right before you can cut. When you adjust one, it messes with the other adjustments.
Is there a simpler model that I don't know of? The only 2 adjustments that seem needed by me are the cutting depth and ...oh....that's it. Maybe one to tighten and loosen the blade.
What else have you all used?
love
nick