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Broken Bedrock 607 C
Philip Duffy
>Having acquired the 607 (with a hole drilled in the bed for hanging on a nail) the question comes up; what to do about the broken lateral attachment point on the frog. Very thin casting right there and I doubt it could be welded. Could it? Replace the whole frog? Sources? I would hate to see it become just a broken plane. All ideas welcomed. Phil
Re: Broken Bedrock 607 C
David Miller from Iowa
>Unfortunately, this may become a parts plane. I don't think the frog can be satsifactorily repaired. Obviously, it is possible to find a frog or a whole plane with a non-frog defect that it would make sense to buy. However, it may be best to just start again. The frog screws, wood and lever cap on ebay could help defray the cost
two ends of the price spectrum
John Truxell-Svenson
>Bob Kaune is likely to have or be able to get one in fairly short order, but if you post a WTB on Old Tools you would probably be able to do better on price. Patrick Leach would be another dealer who might have one, as is Sandy Moss.
No affiliations with any; good experiances with all.
/jvs
Re: Broken Bedrock 607 C
Dale Stansbery
>If you're looking for a user, you can adjust it laterally just like the pre lateral planes, by a light tap on the top sides of the blade. Or you can look for a frog on Ebay. The last one I sold for a 607 only went for $15.
Re: Broken Bedrock 607 C
John Vancil in Silverdale, Wa
>Philip I broke my upper right corner of my frog for my Winchester fore plane. I repaired it by silver soldering. I could have used the frog broken but without the lateral adjuster. You could have gunsmith repair your frog or try silver solder it yourself. There is a article on silver soldering the WC articles & reviews under shop topics, the article name is Two how-to's for silver sodering. Silver soldering isn't that difficult. Also I don't know but I wonder if a LN #7 frog might fit your plane body. Good luck with your plane. John
Re: Broken Bedrock 607 C
Jonathan Peck - N.Y.
>I'm not sure exactly what is broken here. Are you saying that the pin that holds the lateral adjuster in place is not doing it's thing? I've always found this to be an advantage. If you can remove the adjuster, you can easily lap the frog's bed flat on your lapping surface. Then when you replace the adjuster and insert the pin from the bottom, the blade will hold the adjuster in place when you engage the lever cap.
Re: Broken Bedrock 607 C
David Linnabary
>Start using it without the lateral adjuster immediately. Get it all fettled to suit yourself and then if a frog comes available later on you'll already know if it's worth the money to you or not. Another plus is that you'll realize that you like the plane and stop feeling bad about the damage.
David
Re: Broken Bedrock 607 C
William R. Duffield on the Cohansey
>I don't think LN frogs will fit the bodies of Stanley Bedrocks. Otherwise, L-N would have been seriously backordered on the high angle frog for their #4 1/2, #7, etc., and I never heard a word anywhere about anyone improving the performance of their Bedrock by such a strategy.