I have a stanley 12-920 block plane. It's the $35 model with the adjustable mouth. The sole is flat and smooth and the iron is sharp and cut square. However, I can't get the blade adjusted straight in the mouth. If I move the adjustment lever over as far as it will go I can almost get both edges to cut a shaving the same thickness. Almost.
I never really noticed it before because I'd only ever used it to cut chamfers. I totally disassembled it. Nothing looks out of sorts but I still can't get the iron straight. Looking at the sole, it's easy to see that the cutting edge is not parallel to the mouth. Maybe it was just poorly cast?
I'm not going to put a ton of time or money into a $35 plane but It's so close that it seems like some small tweak might save it from the junk heap. I thought that the issue might be that the frog is slightly angled but I'm not really sure what to work on or how. In addition, there's not much room to maneuver a tool in there.
Any suggestions? Do I just cut my losses and move on or can it be saved?