Cor, always wondered what it was like inside the HAND TOOLS section
Finally got my blades back from the sharpeners, and installed fairly easily. Although I have wound out the 6 adjuster screws on each blade and just used the three per side machine screws and nuts.
Its definitely a finger shortener for the unwary
Set it all up and shaved off a 2 mm wafer from a piece of Bubinga, although I had to put both shoulders to work.
But (there is isnt there? theres always one) The etched angle markings on the base are for general guidelines only, which is a very big disappointment.
I had hoped that by buying a vintage (possibly antique) machine I had bypassed the chinese accuracy problems.
The 45 degree is more than 1 degree out. Multiply that by eight and pictures frames are rubbish.
Of course theres no calibration except by eye so now I have to spend a day or two trialling and erroring before I can mark new degree lines.
Aint nuffink simple, is there?