Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
Speaking of Planes....Parts????
Barry Irby
I have been fettling my planes and have found I need some parts.
I have a Stanley 601/2 block plane and another similar one that need the "mouth adjuster". One of them needs the whole thing. The other one needs the little pin that goes in it. Any sources?
Also, the Cap Screw on the 60 1/2 seems short. Perhaps the threads in the shoe have failed but a screw about an 1/8" longer would solve the problem. Any idea what the screw is? Where to get one?
Re: Speaking of Planes....Parts????
Andy Lincoln in Dearborn,MI.
Barry,
Send me an address and I've got a 60 -1/2 and a 65 I'll send along as parts planes. If you can get the needed parts off ,all the better ,if not 2 more projects will land on your bench 
Re: Speaking of Planes....Parts????
Barry Irby
Thanks, that's a great offer.
I sent you my address by E-mail.
The plane thing has become fascinating to me.
For example, I flattened the bottoms of them and then watched Paul Sellers video again and realized I did not leave the iron snapped in but retracted. He claims the pressure of snapping the cap iron in may warp the sole. I will snap them in and check again.
Part of this is I am having a hard time believing a thousandth of an inch can possibility matter much. OTOH, you are trying to take a shaving that may be a thousandth of and inch , so maybe it does.
I can tell you the planes are a lot better than they were and a lot sharper.
Thanks for the parts. (Knowing me, I will have to try to resurrect your planes also.)