Dave in Fairfax wrote:

the lever cap. If you get chatter, try adjusting the levercap
hold down screw, assuming that your frog placement is correct and
that the blade is SHARP.

And also, silly as it sounds, make sure your cap iron has a spring on it. I
bought a blue ('60s vintage, after their quality went in the tank) Stanley
#5 on eBay and the cap was defective. No spring. That thing chattered
like a ******* until it finally dawned on me that it didn't have a spring
on the lever cap. Duh.

(You already know this Dave. I'm talking to the OP.)

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