I've got a no-name No7c plane that pretty much a complete rip off of the stanley model. The plane itself is in very good shape and I'd like to use it. The problem is that the blade is no longer flat. Its a bit concave/twisted. I tried to put a replacement blade from Veritas on it, but the new blade was so much thicker than the old one that the depth adustment arm couldn't engage properly. Anybody know of an online source that sells replacement blades that are standard thickness? I tried stanely, but they're online site won't ship outside the US (Canuck here). My local hardware store can get me a blade from stanely, but its going to take months to get it. Its a 2 3/8 blade BTW. I keep any eye on ebay, but frankly I'd just rather order a replacement.
If anyone has and ideas, I'd really appreciate it. Or if anyone has any ideas about how to flatten the old blade, I'm all ears...
cheers Matt