I bought Hock blade and cap irons for the Stanley 7C I just got off Ebay. I'm having the hardest time getting everything adjusted right though. Is there anything special you have to do to use the Hock irons? It's proving to be a pain to get the frog set right since I have to move it back some to allow for the thicker iron. I know zero about Stanley planes but it sure seems like everything is awfully loose in there. I'm holding the plane on end trying to see whether the blade is lined up with the throat and trying to put a little bit of pressure on the lever to keep things from sliding around. I'm also having trouble with the blade sliding backwards just a bit when I snap the lever down. I think I'm missing something fundamental here with setting up a plane. It can't be this hard. Or have the nice Veritas planes just spoiled me already?
Thanks, Chris