On 2019-02-19 9:30 a.m., Kirk Eppler wrote:
>> Could the maker have miscalculated when boring a hole
>> for the bed? That's my first thought. I guess you could
>> hold another tool in there, but that seems odd.
>>
>>
> Adam
>
> Good thought, and that's not one which crossed my mind.  It seems the angle
> is a bit off, with the slot getting less deep as it progresses up the body,
> and stops before exiting the top of the plane.  Will do some measuring and
> report back in a day or two.


It seems to me that if the maker actually messed up that badly, the 
blank would have ended up in the workshop heater.

Don

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