Tony Wilkins Posted August 30, 2018 Report Share Posted August 30, 2018 I don’t know what I did or am doing wrong but suddenly I can’t get my Lie Nielsen 102 block plane to take a cut. It’s hitting the front of the mouth before it gets to a cutting depth? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted August 30, 2018 Report Share Posted August 30, 2018 Dare i ask if you have the blade installed upside down? The bevel should be upward. Based off the LN website it doesn't appear there is mouth adjustment. Or really any adjustment other than blade depth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortan D Posted August 30, 2018 Report Share Posted August 30, 2018 Like Nut said, there's no mouth adjustment or even lateral adjustment on that plane. However it's not possible to make it work with the blade upside down because there is a notch on the back of the blade, which locks to the depth adjustment knob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted August 30, 2018 Report Share Posted August 30, 2018 1 hour ago, Immortan D said: Like Nut said, there's no mouth adjustment or even lateral adjustment on that plane. However it's not possible to make it work with the blade upside down because there is a notch on the back of the blade, which locks to the depth adjustment knob. Good point. I'd call LN i doubt you'll have asked even remotely close to the dumbest question they've heard and they'll be more than happy to help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prov163 Posted August 30, 2018 Report Share Posted August 30, 2018 Did that one time myself. Flip the blade bevel up and make sure it’s seated on the depth adjustment mechanism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 That’s ridiculous. That’s like putting a bs blade on backwards and no one does that either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Wilkins Posted August 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 The notch in the blade seems to be on the adjuster the only way it could go... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pondhockey Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 You didn't, by any chance, disassemble two planes together in a sharpening session? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Brendon_t Posted August 31, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 1 hour ago, K Cooper said: That’s ridiculous. That’s like putting a bs blade on backwards and no one does that either Or a dado stack in backwards... Her "Honey, is it supposed to make that much smoke" Me "Shut Up, I know" Her "know what?" 2 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 Play with the depth adjuster and which notch it mates with on the iron. I suspect the adjuster does not ride truly parallel to the patch of the iron, so you likely need to adjust it to hit a different notch (just noodling it seems further forward to steepen the angle.) I assume this is possible and the iron has several slots milled in it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drzaius Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 I have a LN block plane that, from the factory, had the edge of the iron contact the front of the mouth just as it started to extend past the sole. I was completely unusable. Fortunately it was a simple matter of using a file to open up the mouth just a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortan D Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 6 hours ago, Tpt life said: Play with the depth adjuster and which notch it mates with on the iron. I suspect the adjuster does not ride truly parallel to the patch of the iron, so you likely need to adjust it to hit a different notch (just noodling it seems further forward to steepen the angle.) I assume this is possible and the iron has several slots milled in it? Unlike some Stanley block planes, LN's have a single notch on the blade, so no way he could do that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnG Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 I bought the Stanley version a while back used. When I got it, it had the same issue. I tried and tried to get it working, but couldn't figure out why that was happening. I stuck in in the back of a drawer, in pieces, because I was so frustrated with it. A couple weeks ago, I pulled it out and put it back together. Remarkably, it went together and works fine now! I have no idea what I did differently, I'm know I had tried everything I could imagine previously. Sorry this doesn't help you at all, but I hope you get it figured out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Wilkins Posted August 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 Took it apart and put it back together and it works now go figure. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted September 1, 2018 Report Share Posted September 1, 2018 Glad you got it figured out that's one of my go to planes, I'm sure you're going to love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Wilkins Posted September 1, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2018 Nit sure I figured anything out This has been my primary block plane for quite a while so it was quite confounding when it wasn’t working. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted September 1, 2018 Report Share Posted September 1, 2018 I truly think your only possibility was not engaging the depth adjustment properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Wilkins Posted September 1, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2018 1 hour ago, Tpt life said: I truly think your only possibility was not engaging the depth adjustment properly. Yes, I believe you’re right - just not sure how I managed that with such a simple, straightforward mechanism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted September 1, 2018 Report Share Posted September 1, 2018 2 hours ago, Tony Wilkins said: Yes, I believe you’re right - just not sure how I managed that with such a simple, straightforward mechanism. Not picking. Just don’t see another way. I am not saying all of my assemblies were always correct. Maybe something as simple as a grain of sand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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