1. Positioning the cutting edge
Loosen the lever cap screw and remove the blade assembly-including the lever cap, cap iron and blade-from the plane. Then loosen the cap iron screw and slide the cap iron on the face of the blade to leave a gap of about 1/16 inch between the end of the cap iron and the cutting edge of the blade. Tighten the cap iron screw. Next, place the blade assembly in position on the frog. The gap between the front edge of the blade and the front of the mouth should be about 1/16 inch. If not, loosen both frog setscrews about 1/4 turn, then turn the frog adjusting screw with a screwdriver to set the proper gap. Lock the blade assembly in position.
2. Centering the blade and setting the depth of cut
Holding the plane as shown, shift the lateral adjusting lever to one side or the other to center the cutting edge in the mouth. To set the cutting depth, turn the depth-of-cut adjustment knob so that no more than about 1/32 inch of the cutting edge protrudes from the mouth. Check the depth of cut by eye, then confirm the setting by making a test cut on a scrap board. The shavings should be paper-thin; the finer the cut, the more transparent the shavings. Adjust the cutting depth, if necessary.
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