I've got a no-name No7c plane that pretty much a complete rip off of
the stanley model. The plane itself is in very good shape and I'd like
to use it. The problem is that the blade is no longer flat. Its a bit
concave/twisted. I tried to put a replacement blade from Veritas on
it, but the new blade was so much thicker than the old one that the
depth adustment arm couldn't engage properly. Anybody know of an
online source that sells replacement blades that are standard
thickness? I tried stanely, but they're online site won't ship outside
the US (Canuck here). My local hardware store can get me a blade from
stanely, but its going to take months to get it. Its a 2 3/8 blade
BTW. I keep any eye on ebay, but frankly I'd just rather order a
replacement.
If anyone has and ideas, I'd really appreciate it. Or if anyone has
any ideas about how to flatten the old blade, I'm all ears...
cheers
Matt
Matt wrote:
> I tried to put a replacement blade from Veritas on
> it, but the new blade was so much thicker than the old one that the
> depth adustment arm couldn't engage properly. Anybody know of an
> online source that sells replacement blades that are standard
> thickness?
Hocktools has blades that are not so very much thicker (3/32") than the
original stanley blades:
http://www.hocktools.com/products.htm#BP
And they work fine for me in (real stanley) old planes.
leevalley(veritas) has many plane blades:
http://www.leevalley.com/wood/Search.aspx?c=2&action=n
which ones did you try?
er
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> the 2 3/8" model
>
Matt, these are nice and thin at 5/64" thick: http://japanwoodworker.com/dept.asp?dept_id=12943
Real easy to sharpen, and they hold the edge long too. Get the one made for Stanley. You should
return your blade to LV, wouldn't cost a $1.25 to send it.
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