> Kelly's better advice to Greg:
> >I got a replacement blade for my #80 from Lori at Stanley, but the
> >thumbscrew is a different story. The #80 now comes with a screw with a
head
> >like a knurled cylinder (slotted for a screwdriver). It isn't long enough
to
> >push on the blade on my older #80. So apparently it is thumbscrew or
nothing
> >for us owners of US-made #80's. I asked Lori if there was any other
Stanley
> >screw that would be suitable for this application, and she couldn't think
of
> >any.

Not sure that it has to be a Stanley thumbscrew ... just measured the one on
my 1990 vintage #80 ... it's a 10-32 x 3/4" thread ... might be able to find
that at a fastener supply house, but I'd also consider taking a 5/16
thumbscrew, grinding or filing off the threads and running a 10-32 die down
what's left, getting a large head on your new thumbscrew in the bargain.
Wouldn't be a "pure" Stanley.  Then again, we're not talking about a "pure"
antique tool to begin with and our venerable ancestors used to modify their
tools all the time.

Charlie