I've got an old Stanley 78 that I've never used because I can't get it to work. I bought the Stanley new, about 10 years ago before I knew anything about hand tools. When I couldn't get it to work I threw it in a box and forgot about it. Well, I'd like to have it working now and I thought I would give it one more try before spending the money on a new plane.
When I position the iron and tighten the cap iron, the cap iron simply slides up the iron until it pops off. If I leave the cap iron loose enough that it stays on, then the iron is too loose and it is unusable. Does anyone have an idea on how to fix this?