My old Stanley 78 rabbet plane finally gave up the ghost on a job in Boise

The lateral adjustment lever snapped clean off when I was working on some oak window trim last Tuesday. I've had that plane for almost twenty years, bought it from a retired guy's garage sale. Ended up finishing the cut with a router and a straight edge, but it just wasn't the same. Anyone have a good source for vintage parts, or should I just retire it for good?

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shah.evan9h ago

Tried to fix a broken lateral lever on my old plane last year. Found a guy on eBay who sells vintage Stanley parts from his own collection, he had the exact piece I needed. Took some careful fitting with a file but it works like new now. Search for "Stanley plane parts lot" and you might get lucky.

sam_harris686h ago

Nice find, @shah.evan! My buddy had the same luck with a missing depth adjuster nut for his old No. 4.