STEP 7.
Allow to cool, place in the vice and file off the protruding brass
and solder...
...down to the
steel
STEP 8.
Carefully file off the upper and lower faces until a zero backlash
fit is achieved with the chipbreaker slot.
STEP 9.
Refit the lever using the drift as a temporary pin. Try out the
blade and breaker for fit.
Step 10.
When you are happy with the fit, replace the proper pin in the
plane's frog. After all this bashing about, the frog will need to
be checked for alignment so that the blade fits squarely in the
mouth.
Finished Article.
Handles are Stanley in Beech, stained red and repolished with brown
shellac and Danish Oil. Finish is Wilkinson's Satin Black over Grey
Primer. Edges and ends are polished with Dremel fine sanding drum
and finished with fine wet/dry paper. Blade is Ron Hock in cryo A2
supplied by Classic Hand Tools., as is the 3mm thick chip breaker.
Cap is from Lie-Nielsen.