REED Bearing Depth Adjuster (Howard adjuster)

This is a Depth adjuster with a bearing that will fit Lie Nielsen Planes as well as many Clifton, Preston, Record, Taytools and other companies. The bearing removes any lateral movement caused by the adjuster. It also has a tighter press fit, so there is no slop in the movement. They come in 3 different styles.

1. Large, designed for the Larger LN black planes (62, 60 1/2, 9 1/2, 140, etc.)

2. Small, designed for the LN 102 with 1/4-28 threads (101, 103, etc.)

We also offer an adaptor stud that adapts from the 10-32 or 1/4-28 thread on the plane and reduces the size to work with the other adjuster. We used to sell a 10-32 adaptor, but due to low demand, we only offer the 1/4-28 adjuster now.

Large-size fitting for other planes. Note: We have tested this in almost all of the Lie Nielsen block planes and the Lie Nielsen #62. it also works on the orange Jorgensen 60 1/2. The bearing is 4mm thick, but we have found a small variance in some of the Lie Neilsen irons. And in one instance, the slot in the iron was slightly too small to house the bearing. If you find this is the case on yours, you can grind the slot a bit bigger to match the bearing thickness. If you find this to be the case on your plane and you do not wish to make modifications, we will gladly issue a refund for the purchase price once it is received back in unused condition. You can see more info on the measurements in this PDF https://drive.google.com/file/d/1G6-tPRCJhAhGZkntSAImvDtzoHm4DtW-/view?usp=sharing

For more information and fitment on the smaller size, here is a PDF with Fitment information: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tw7_5ez-I8tlaf51fXblmdjKUoNXQW3N/view?usp=sharing

This adjuster is commonly known as the Howard adjuster and used to be available from Henry Eckert. They no longer sell just the adjuster, but you can see them in use here: https://www.thetoolworks.com.au/product/no-65-adjustable-mouth-block-plane/

You can find more info in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qkk9WnIc70

These parts are made by REED Planes and distributed by Wood By Wright. Feel free to contact either of us at any time with your questions. James Wright: JamesWright@woodbywright.com Jeffrey Warshafsky: reedplanes@gmail.comA bit about REED Planes:

Reed Planes was developed from my frustrations of using Stanley planes and old tired Norris planes. My goal was to create a hand plane that would solve the shortcomings of these planes as well as a way for them to be adjustable due to wear over time. I have adapted many of my improvements for replacement parts that can easily modify a Stanley hand plane.