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As they get flipped & repeated etc I nudge the fence closer when needed. On the final pulls they come through just barely being kissed by the drum.
Did wonder about rigging up some kind of screw adjuster for the fence gap, but haven't tried to do one yet. It'd be more like a mini drum sander then I guess.
Ps - I love that No7 plane too - mine is probably my favourite tool. Great for edge jointing. Just bought a thick Ray Isles blade and new cap iron for mine.
I've got an Isles iron in my 5 1/2, very nice, stays sharp a good long time. The 7 was a lucky local boot sale find for cheap, dated it to the '50s, keeps an edge for ages. I keep finding good stuff there. Last time I met a tool dealer who had a No.1 with him, a little jewel that was. £1k among collectors.
Best one I've got is a #6 from the 1890s, the iron is quite short from years of use but also keeps a demon edge for ages. But the 7 gets more use.
Blackguard is held up waiting on parts for my overarm router. Starting another neck, a consequence of figuring out the new quick-shaping with the helicopter router cutter.
Alder/maple-top Esquire is top-bound and the neck mostly shaped bar final going-over and smoothing, rolling etc
Shooting board. Arty pic. Kind of, maybe.
And pickups decided, Tele bridge with a tron-size Goldfoil in the neck, from Mojo -
And the binding got done though yet to be scraped in
I decided the blackguard could do with a choice of necks so made another, the new one's more of a pie-eating chunk at about 24.5mm / 25.25mm. The first one will be a bit slimmer.
Btw this mini sled is what does headstock thinning among other things. I've got a few of these, with different sets of rails, I've made like 1.5mm wood with them for trussrod covers, or thinned control plates and all sorts. Cheap and easy.
I like Elu, the 177s are way cheaper than a DW625 and some claim are still better - I wouldn't know - had to replace the bearings on one but it's from 1986 and still runs smooth and true. The pin router has an Elu motor (could do with another for spare, Dewalt also copied that but it's rocking horse plop rare).
I've got an Elu 97 which Dewalt still make a version of, a 1/4" one, I really like it. The extraction runs through one of the plunge pillars and works really well.
The Esquire is going to be light blue with a more LPB back I think, I was tempted by shell pink tones but got a feeling more people like the idea than buy them so backing out of that idea. The blackguard'll be the usual tones, and not at all sure on the lines & stripes one yet - see what it looks like with a sealer coat on and decide then I guess.
The Esquire got primed/sanded and some colour squirted on the back. The top'll be a different shade. Custom mixed pearl & candy blue, so it looks a bit different depending on the light. Also I'm rubbish with a camera.
^sun came out so quick pic after first sealing layer of lacquer today. Didn't get the spangle too well but..
colours are a bit funny-looking.. but hey