Hand Plane Chatter Lunar

[Fenton Murray]

Terry,
After this eclipse, I'm thinking's your plane might be working now. Give it 
a shot.
Fenton
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Chick" <tune4u at fmwildblue.com>
To: "'Pianotech List'" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 4:47 AM
Subject: RE: Hand Plane Chatter


> Subject: Re: Hand Plane Chatter
>
>
> This is a long shot, but it has worked for me. Assuming your plane iron
> is thick enough for the job, chatter can result from the blade not
> having enough support. It looks like your plane is sand cast iron so
> check the area wherever the blade is supported. Sometimes, in sand cast
> frames, a grain or more of sand remains embedded in the iron frame, gets
> by QC, and keeps the plane iron from bedding perfectly flat and
> supported. It only takes one grain of silica to lift the iron slightly
> or bow it even and cause chatter. If you spot any sand sticking up chip
> or grind it down carefully. There's two cents. Are we up to a dime?
>
> -- Steve
>
> While you have it apart, make sure ALL the parts fit tightly together. A
> common offender is a small drop of paint. Lap the pieces to check and
> correct the fit.  Keep the chip breaker within a half of mm from the 
> cutting
> edge.  All pieces must be tight-keep the cut light (then pray to the god 
> of
> planes).
>
> Paul C
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