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.
In the photo below, you can see the nicker protruding from the side of the plane.
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.
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.
Easy fix, brother. That's exactly what I did; file the nicker. Just make sure the bevel is facing the right direction and it's in line with the blade. That's a really nice looking plane; in great shape. I really like my 78.
I would probably file where the nicker sits… that way you can sharpen the nicker on it's 3 "legs"(?) and just rotate it until you have to re-sharpen. But that's just me. I also didn't have this issue on my #45 (only plane I own with a nicker)
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.
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?
It looks as if the blade is sticking out a good bit out from the body and past the nicker. If that is the case, the nicker is not doing you any good anyway. It is hard to tell from the pics. Like Al said the nicker and edge of the blade need to be aligned for optimal performance.
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.
After lining up the blade with the nicker. I went for a test run.
Very smooth, nice to push, and leaves a silky surface.
I want to thank you guys for all your inputs. Thanks a lot!
Doncha hate it when your knickers get in a wad?
Good (and correct) fix.
Bill
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