DrChops

there are several things which bother me about this. lack of hearing protection and incorrect blade tension have been mentioned, but there is no outboard support. where he's standing, he'll have to reach way out to catch the board as it goes through, putting his body much too close to the blade. also, the table doesn't look to be set horizontal. finally, i hope he has some form of dust collection hooked up, or (1) he'll end up breathing it, and (2) dust will get between the blade and the wheel tire which will skew the blade tracking even more.
cheers, bert

i'm quite disappointed with this turn of events. for the last several years, most of my woodworking dollars have gone through mike and carol cunningham's woodcraft store (dublin, ca) where i have always gotten excellent service. they've had no problem opening the LN plane case and letting me demo the planes in their shop/classroom area. as a result, i've bought more than a dozen LN planes. i'd like to have more, but i'm not sure i'd want to just order a plane based on an internet sighting. nor do i really want to drive 45 minutes to alameda and cultivate a new relationship with JWW. i think this move will ultimately end up hurting both woodcraft and LN, neither of which is strong enough that they can afford to throw away customers. so, let's hope they can work through their differences.