by jimhanna » 10 Aug 2022, 21:25
Below are just some comments re cutter compatibility. Bold I own or have owned in the past, the rest is just a summary of my internet gleanings.
Metal Plough plane cutter adjuster compatibility. For plough cutters only.
Record 043 / Mitor 88 - no adjuster, anything up to ½” size is prob OK
Record 044 Flanged nut underneath the blade engaging in cross slots under the blade
Stanley 50 Two toothed swivel lever engaging in cross slots under the blade.
The Record 044 can use Stanley 50 blades with increased backlash in the adjustment, the 50 cannot use Record 044 blades.
Record 050 Blades need a slot on the LH edge of the cutter looking from the rear.
Unique but a slot could be easily cut
Mitor 95 Flanged nut above the blade engaging in cross slots on top of the blade, unique I think
Lewin Blades need a slot on the RH edge of the cutter looking from the rear. Medium and large cutters are probably compatible with the group below. Smaller Lewin sizes have a wider top, therefore 45/405 etc small cutters won’t work.
Stanley 13-050, Record 044C, 045C and 050C Blades need a slot on the RH edge of the cutter
Stanley 45, Record 405 and Stanley 55 looking from the rear.
(some modern Veritas blades have a similar slot)
"The Veritas Combination Plane is supplied with a 1/4” wide, A2 tool steel grooving blade, and a selection of blade profiles is available separately. It will accept the right-hand (and unhanded) blades available with the Veritas Small Plow Plane, as well as the blades used with the Stanley #45 and most of those used with the Stanley #55."
Above is excerpt from 05P5901-brochure.pdf (veritastools.com)
Stanley 13-050 blades are a bit shorter than the older 405/45/55 blades but there should be enough adjustment capacity to let them work. Certainly the 13-050 can use 405/55 plough cutters and vice versa.
Beads and flutes cutter profiles differ slightly from the 13-050 to the 45/405 because of the difference in bed angle 45 v 50 degrees.
Bed angles
043, Mitor 88, 13-050, 46 all at 45 degrees
405, 55 50 degrees