Ding-Donggggg!!! Lie-Nielsen calling

Re: Ding-Donggggg!!! Lie-Nielsen calling

Jim Shaver - Oakville, Ontario

>Hi Bob,

Cool!!

:-)

take care,

Jim

Re: Ding-Donggggg!!! Lie-Nielsen calling

Brian Cargnelli

>Hi Bob

I bought the same plane exactly at the Cloverdale show back in October. I use it in combination with my 4.5 with standard angle. I have found that the two are really a great combination. I thought that I would also set it up as an interchangable frog situation, but in practice I have found I really haven't had to at this point. The 5.5 is a fantastic smoother in its own right and anything that I can't use it for, the 4.5 handles perfectly. Having both set up as smoothers is a real luxury. Maybe another 4.5 with a york pitch is what we need. LOL. Maybe a second blade with a back bevel is also something to think about rather than changing the frog. A little easier to change the blade rather than the frog.

Have fun and let us know what you think of the plane in use.

Brian in Merritt BC

Re: Ding-Donggggg!!! Lie-Nielsen calling

Bill Murphy/Reading,PA.

>I just ordered the 5-1/2 with standard frog at the Edison show, to go with my 4-1/2 with York Pitch frog. :o)

Bill

Re: Ding-Donggggg!!! Lie-Nielsen calling

Dan Clermont in Burnaby

>I own the 5.5 york pitch and love it.

Thinking about getting the 4.5 Bronze if it actually makes it to market for a reasonable price. I figure the Bronze 4.5 should weigh slightly less then the 5.5 in a smaller package for small projects

Then yet again, I don't want to alienate my 5.5 cause it is soooo nice

Merry Christmas

Dan Clermont

Re: Do I have to purchase another?

Marc in Luxembourg

>What the 5.5 does bring more, if I have a 4.5 with york pitch and back bevel and a 6 (lightly cambered iron for use as fore plane, but frog and iron interchangeable with the smoother). Any experiences?

Marc

BOB!

Scott Burr in Ben Lomond,CA

>You suck!

Merrey Christmas, and enjoy!

Re: Ding-Donggggg!!! Lie-Nielsen calling

Bob Dodge

>Hi Brian,

I struggled a bit over that York pitch frog choice in the #5 1/2, but I did feel that it would be nice to have for use with my 4 1/2. I, like you, am not too keen on having to swap out frogs. I much prefer a dedicated set-up. I also have the L-N low-angle smoother #164, which I bought mostly for smoothing dovetail and box joints.

http://www.lie-nielsen.com/catalog.php?sku=164

With a few spare blades for those planes, I should be well prepared for most smoothing situations. I suppose I will from time to time, be using the 5 1/2 as a heavy smoother, but for the most part, I'll be using it as a dedicated jack with the standard pitch frog.

http://www.lie-nielsen.com/catalog.php?sku=5_5

I'm slowly building up my bench plane arsenal, and not 100% sure where I'll go next. I may get either the L-N #6, or a L-N # 8. Eventually, I'll get both, but I do have a fairly well set-up #7 Stanley at the moment. Bed length on the #6, is 18".

http://www.lie-nielsen.com/catalog.php?sku=6

Once I'm done with the heavier bench-planes, I'll tackle the small end. I'd like a #4 in bronze, and probably a #3. I have those sizes already, but in very low-end models.

Once my bench-plane selection is fairly complete, I'll probably revisit the "smoothers" again. I'd like to get my hands on a few light-weight "woodies". The ECE Primus Improved, with it's 50 degree bedding looks interesting, and not too expensive. I don't see much talk about this plane however.

http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=1&p=32688&cat=1,41182,41187&ap=1

I'd also like to try the Clark & Williams smoother, or building my own Krenov style panes.

http://www.planemaker.com/sample/smooth/smindex.html

Bob