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LN Replacement Blade
Frank Mutchler in Colorado Springs
>Does anyone know if the LN #62 blade is the same as the LN #164 blade? They are both 2" wide. The local Woodcraft guys have a #62 blade but don't have a clue as to whether or not it can be used in the #164. I'm guessing it can but am waiting for a reply from LN before buying it.
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William R. Duffield on the Cohansey
>No, they do not use the same blade. The blades are not interchangeable, in either direction. The #62 blade has a slot at the top end of the back that engages its depth adjuster. The #164 blade has a very long slot in the center, into which the #62's lever cap screw would drop. This slot is not a problem on the #164, which has a small plate screwed to the front of the blade, which engages its depth adjuster and on which the back end of its lever cap rests.
Same steel, same width, same thickness. Everything else is different.
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Frank Mutchler in Colorado Springs
>Thank you, William. I'll order one on line.
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Don Thompson - Cutler Ridge, Florida
>I have not been able to figure out why the smoother is more expensive than the jack. I guess the adjuster is different?
Re: LN Replacement Blade
William R. Duffield on the Cohansey
>Yes, it has the adjuster design from the original Stanley #164. Stanley's idea was that there was not room under the blade and in front of the tote for an adjuster. Look on L-N's site for a diagram of the complicated adjuster mechanism. BTW, the guys at Lee Valley somehow figured out how to make it work with the adjuster underneath, which is a lot more straightforward, with less backlash, and a lot less hassle every time you have to sharpen the blade.
Aha!
Don Thompson - Cutler Ridge, Florida
>I see the difference. The jack uses an adjuster with a threaded rod, like on the LN block plane.