At a local yard sale, my daughter found a Craftsman rebate/fillister plane for a couple of dollars and brought it home to me.
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(this not mine but it is a pic of one I found like mine)
I didn't think to much of it, at first but.... after cleaning and tweeking it, I found that I could get it to work and work pretty well. I have used it on projects three times now, each time getting a better feel for using it.
My questions are
1) I can not seem to get a thin enough shaving (maybe a 1/64 ") after I get down to this, the next step is nothing ... is this as good as it gets? Am I doing something wrong? Is there anyplace where I can get some more info on set up ( I have Garret Hacks book and the one by Schwartz)
2) The rod and screw that hold the fence in place were missing and have been replaced with junk box screws, with the result that the fence "wobbles" and will not hold true. I noticed on the Stanley site they still sell these parts for the 78 fillister... does anyone have any idea if these parts will fit the Craftsman ( I think the Craftsman was made by Record but not sure)
Thanks
Jeff