I finally found a good 78 body!
Stephen Kirk in Quakertown PA
>I saw one of the regular flea market tool vendors with a nice 78 body for only a few dollars. It only had the blade screws and the depth adjuster screw, but since I don't have one yet, I figured a solid, rust free body is a good place to start. Looks like Lie-Nielson sells replacement blades, and Stanley can supply all the other parts. I figure it won't cost my than $40-50 total for a complete working plane, and I've wanted a rabbeting plane for a while now. All the 78s I usually see may have more parts, but are rust covered nightmares selling for way more than they are worth.
Oh, it's the later model with the depth adjustment lever.
