Hi All,

I have a Stanley 4 1/2 Type 15 bench plane with a broken frog screw. I got it that way maybe 25 years ago and didn't think much of it at the time. Somewhere I got a wild hair to fix it more because I feel like it than because it would make a difference (I tend to set them and leave them). The plane is a nice, clean user and not worth much. That screw probably broke because it was frozen and someone used too much torque so I'm expecting a fight. My first thought was to punch a center mark, drill through it with an aircraft bit so I can dribble liquid wrench into both ends of the threads and use an easy out. Retapping the hole isn't appealing -- I'd get a new body first.

The best option is to ignore it for another 25 years but if someone has a better idea for removing the original screw, I'd love to read your thoughts. Thanks, Skip