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? on a Stanley 5 1/4
Clay C in Miami
>Will the iron/lever cap/lever cap screw from a Stanley #3 plane fit a #5 1/4? If they do fit, are they identical?
(I checked the archives, and B&G, but couldn't figure out a search request here that worked.)
Thanks,
Clay
Blade will fit, unsure on lever cap
Andrew F in Australia
>Clay,
The distance between the hole for the lever cap retaining screw and the bottom of the lever cap may be different in a #3 and #5 1/4
The blade, however, is interchangeable.
If you've got a No3 available, try a test fit of the lever cap.
Cheers,
Andrew
Re: ? on a Stanley 5 1/4
Todd Hughes
>In my experance the blade, frog, and lever cap are the same on both planes. Don't know if I remember right but think the tote is the same as well and that the 5 1/4 tote like the no.3 is the type that doesn't have the screw in the front......Todd
Todd's got it...
Scott Burr Ben Lomond,CA
>Their the same, I just checked;)
Thanks all ... *LINK*
Clay C in Miami
>Unfortunately, my ISP crashed just before the beater 5 1/4 I was looking at closed on eBay ... but thanks for the help - next time I'll already know!