Just bought a hand plane at a garage sale and now want to flatten the sole. Have various sandpaper grits attached to plate glass. The question is whether a difference might be noticed if all the parts are taken off the body versus attaching all parts so as to “torque” the cast iron. Any thoughts??
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Not sure torque is the correct term, preload is probably more accurate.
In theory there will be a small amount of flex of the sole, between the fully assembled, and bare state. I'm not sure it would be enough to make a difference in actual use though.
But if I wanted it truly flat, I would lap the sole with the plane fully assembled, and everything tightened down.
It is best to flatten a plane's sole with all the tension and stress applied to it as is when it is being used. So set up the plane and tighten everything as usualy, but back off the blade.
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