There's no connecting piece on the hnt from side to side, each
abutment is independently mounted. BTW, the ece jointer, bought from
Dieter within the last 6 months, doesn't have one of these, although
the cap iron has a horizontal metal spacer. So it must be a fairly new
development.
Pam
paul womack wrote:
> Louis Michaud wrote:
>
>>Nuno shamlessly showing off...
>>
>>>http://members.optushome.com.au/nsouto/photos/gidgee04.JPG
>>>
>>I notice the HNT has brass abutments held in the cheeks with
>>pins. I guess these can pivot to adapt to the wedge's angle,
>>manufacturing way to get a good fit real fast ? How are the
>>abutments held in place, outside of pin is peened ?
>>Nice design!
>>
>
> Well spotted. I've seen something very similar (and
> recently) on ECE planes. And they claimed a patent...
>
> http://www.ecemmerich.com/hobel.html
>
> BugBear
>
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