Thread: A Big Thankyou to Lie-Nielsen Australia

Good on"em!1 Good to see companies looking after customers.

Good to hear.

So LN actually have guys on the ground here? I took the website to be presented as local but just a pipe to overseas.

Ern, Phil and David are always at the show to help me empty my wallet. Their assistance has always been very good IMO too.

Thanks Greg.

Or maybe it's best not to know this ... have resolved to stop wallet emptying for the next project til the bl**dy paw shows some faint capability of undertaking one.

New toy.

(note to self - go visit Col for vicarious tool fix)

Yes, very helpful guys, its all part of a rather dastedly evil plan and I've fallen for it. Started with a dovetail saw at the Sydney show, then I found the web site, all the while Phil is being very helpful, oh that ones out of stock, I'll send you one of these. 14" Tenon saw, Rabbet block plane, oh the standard one is out of stock, I send you the new one with the nicker, various other small offerings all the while there evil plan is seeping through. Then the other day it was the No7 jointer. Yes, nice has been used for evil porposes, now I find I am selling things on epray to get more money for more niceness. I am a LN nice addict, I am waiting for things on back order, thinking of buying cheap air fairs to get to the wood shows for another fix. The web site just doen't have the same effect. Yes, Lie Nielson IS in Australia, for EVIL.

(Thanks for the great service guys)

Oh and I almost forgot, for a quick fix the freight is overnight or at the most two nights.

A #7 ..... good grief, you need an exorcist Mr Craw.

Phil the made me do it

Wouldn't normally be that extravigant but I have sold of a few other bits and pieces to cover the sin.

Col, what was wrong with your 4 1/2?

Originally Posted by Claw Hama

Col, what was wrong with your 4 1/2?

I had issues with new parts fitting an early model. Over the years LN must have tweaked the castings and I had an alignment problem that wasn't allowing the plane to function 100% to my liking. I made the problem worse with a bit of ham fisted filing. I solved an alignment problem but created a huge backlash in the blade adjustment and tight lateral adjustment. All is good now.
I agree with the earlier posts that LN is habit forming. Thanks (not) to Groggy I caught the LN bug and have now got a 4 1/2, 5, 6, 40, 60 1/2, 140, dovetail saw and a titemark gauge and a modified Stanley 8 with LN blade and chipbreaker. Not to mention the Vesper stuff. Out with the old and in with the new which will see me out. A 3 and a 7 ( I will get rid of the modified Stanley 8) will finish my LN collection later in the year. While waiting months for a replacement buzzer and thicknesser and not being able to do any actual woodwork it has been a case of idle hands spending up. They just feel right in the hand, are nice to look at and have and are a pleasure to use. I was saving my dough for some Lee Valley Veritas planes later in the year but having held a few planes they just don't suit me as the feel and handle shapes don't fit my small size hands.

Col

Originally Posted by Col

... Thanks (not) to Groggy I caught the LN bug ...

Pleased to hear there is still some good old fashioned service out there. Goodonya LN

LN are great.

The blokes helped me out in spending some money

There is a 10 1/4 Rabbet calling me, calling calling (steady itch that just won't go away) oh bugga here we go again.