Hamler Miller Peining--Step 4
Jim Reed @ Tallahassee
>OK. Here is the review. Step 1 is chamfer the holes on the blade guard. Step 2 is to prepare the squared end of the pin. Step 3 is to cut off the pointed end of the pin. Step 4 is to pein both sides of each pin. This is where our lesson begins today. First thing is to remove everything you can from the plane body. This is especially true for the depth stop and that pesky depth stop screw. Next thing I did was wrap my plane in shoprags. No need to put extra scratches on the thing. Then find an anvil and a small ball pein hammer. I like to use short pecky strokes because it gives me more control. That leaves out the 10 lb truck tire ball pein. Find a little one so you can keep at it for 20 or 30 minutes. Also find some ear protection. Those sharp little dings add up to hearing damage. Here is a shot of the neatly wrapped plane lying on the *operating table*.
