Have I completely messed-up the cap-iron of my plane?

[Jacob]

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Jacob says it doesn't work! ...
Jim

It doesn't on my LV LAS (as lateral adjuster) unless I loosen the cap iron, but even then it has too little leverage for fine adjustment.
The Bailey pattern works perfectly on all my other planes.

 

[bugbear]

It doesn't on my LV LAS (as lateral adjuster) unless I loosen the cap iron, but even then it has too little leverage for fine adjustment.

I didn't think that plane (BU and all that) had a cap iron.

BugBear

 

[Jacob]

It doesn't on my LV LAS (as lateral adjuster) unless I loosen the cap iron, but even then it has too little leverage for fine adjustment.

I didn't think that plane (BU and all that) had a cap iron.

BugBear

Mine has, though it may go by another name.

 

[bugbear]

Mine has, though it may go by another name.

Your humpty-dumpty approach to well known terms has been noted before.

BugBear

 

[Jacob]

Mine has, though it may go by another name.

Your humpty-dumpty approach to well known terms has been noted before.

BugBear

Sorry Alice!
Some people are so easily confused. :lol: :lol: :roll:

 

[bugbear]

Mine has, though it may go by another name.

Your humpty-dumpty approach to well known terms has been noted before.

BugBear

Sorry Alice!
Some people are so easily confused.

Especially newcomers who might be looking for advice, perhaps looking at captioned diagrams. A little consideration would be of greater benefit than more wriggling and "witty" argument. Still, feel free to argue further if you think it helps anyone.

BugBear

 

[Jacob]

Alice
I think nobody but you would have any problem at all in understanding what I meant by "cap iron" on a LV BU plane, as the blade is actually "capped" with a piece of iron, which could just as well be called a "cap iron" as anything else.
You really shouldn't post so much boring nit-picking nonsense, if you haven't anything useful to say*. I'm sure nobody else wants to read it either.

*It's known as "Trolling" BTW.

 

[Racers]

God you two, stop it, can't you just ignore each other.

Pete

 

[bugbear]

Alice
I think nobody but you would have any problem at all in understanding what I meant by "cap iron" on a LV BU plane, as the blade is actually "capped" with a piece of iron, which could just as well be called a "cap iron" as anything else.

<gollum> it's a cap iron, it's a cap iron, it's a cap iron. Not listening, na na na </gollum>

Or not.

Sigh.

BugBear

 

[Benchwayze]

Why do so many people have so many problems with Bailey type planes?
I accept that not every new plane is equal and some fettling is usually necessary.
But I have never found a faulty cap-iron/lever-cap on a reasonable quality plane.

Which is why when reading baldpate's post, I think he was referring to the chip-breaker rather than the cap-iron/lever-cap. If I bought a new plane that had a faulty cap-iron/lever-cap, I would want a replacement plane.

Regards
John

 

[Jacob]

Why do so many people have so many problems with Bailey type planes? ..

They do demand a bit more attention than the modern BU planes, which are relatively ***** proof and hence good for beginners, although very expensive.
The BUs also cut better on difficult grain (sometimes), but for all normal purpose the Bailey pattern is superior, once you have got the hang of them. Having one BU in you collection is a good idea (for difficult grain) but there's no point in having more than one IMHO.

 

[Vann]

...when reading baldpate's post, I think he was referring to the chip-breaker rather than the cap-iron/lever-cap.

Err John, the chip-breaker is the cap-iron...

Reading through the rest of the thread it's apparent that the chip-breaker/cap-iron was the problem, not the lever-cap.

Cheers, Vann.

 

[Benchwayze]

...when reading baldpate's post, I think he was referring to the chip-breaker rather than the cap-iron/lever-cap.

Err John, the chip-breaker is the cap-iron...

Reading through the rest of the thread it's apparent that the chip-breaker/cap-iron was the problem, not the lever-cap.

Cheers, Vann.

It's my age Vann.
I had an Intellectual Intermission! :lol:

John