On Wed, 15 Sep 2004 21:58:18 +0100, Andy Dingley wrote:

Mainly though, it's a question of technique. The screw holding down the
cap iron is a crucial adjustment, because it controls the friction that
locates the iron (and it's _only_ this friction that holds it). Think of
the adjusting fork as a "poke" to shift the iron along in either
direction, not as the nut representing the actual position of the iron.

Listen to the man. My Baileys behave themselves much better after I
understood this point. You also want to always end your adjustment by
bringing the blade forward. If you don't, the blade will slide back up;
more slop.

Thoughts on using some loktite on the cap lever screw, once the best
position is found?

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