Someone at ECE is doing some serious experimentation with plane design.
Another example, a recently acquired jack has metal bits at the top of the
bed with the result that the blade rests on these two and on the wood at
the back of the throat and nowhere else. This is quite an innovation.

I wonder if they are testing these planes to prove their new designs, or we
are all involuntary beta testers?

The Jack does work pretty well.

Brent

----- Original Message -----
From: "Pam Niedermayer" 
> BTW, the ece jointer, bought from
> Dieter within the last 6 months, doesn't have one of these, although
> the cap iron has a horizontal metal spacer. So it must be a fairly new
> development.