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Stanley #78 possible fix?

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#1 · (Edited by Moderator)
This is my #78, which I just got this week. It creates rabbets without problems. A little hard to push, though. So I looked closely. It's got some wood fiber jammed between the nicker and the plane body.

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In the photo below, you can see the nicker protruding from the side of the plane.

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I look closely at the space for the nicker, among the grooves (if I may) for the nicker, one is shallower than others. I guess that's why the nicker is protruding and the jammed fiber.

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Right now I am thinking of two possible ways to fix this.
1. file the groove down, to the same depth as others.
2. file the nicker itself to fit the shallower groove.

Does anyone ever encounter such problem? What would you do if this is your plane?

Any thoughts is welcome!

English is not my language. So, If my writing causes any confusion. I'll try again.
 

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Brett, it's a great little plane; excels at rebates, but does little else, of course. The trick is to get the nicker aligned with the blade edge; and it can be tricky since there's no cam on the lever cap. I've got a Sweetheart era one and a newer one. The Sweetheart is clearly superior. I've never used the duplex feature.
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I usually don't like veritas, but I really like their rebate:
http://www.leevalley.com/US/wood/page.aspx?p=59999&cat=1,230,41182,48945
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At $240, it's about $200 more expensive than the #78, though, lol. But you get the skew.
 
#9 ·
Thanks for the inputs, guys. I posted this before I went to bed last night. I was hoping this morning I can get a clear idea what I am going to do with it.

However, we've got two votes for filing the nicker, another two votes for filing where the nicker sits. Does that means either way is good as long as the nicker sits nice and tight in its position?
 
#12 · (Edited by Moderator)
A follow-up report.

I decided to file the nicker first. It's too long. I would have to file it down a bit.

When the nicker is short enough, I put it in the spot. I realized that in order to fit it into the spot perfectly, I would have to make the nicker very thin, probably too thin for planning.

so I file the plane body.

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After lining up the blade with the nicker. I went for a test run.

Very smooth, nice to push, and leaves a silky surface.

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I want to thank you guys for all your inputs. Thanks a lot!
 

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