You may have read my post a few months ago about the quality problems I found with an Anant plough plane that I recieved as a gift.
I finally recieved a reply from Anant concerning the quality of thier product. I had e-mailed them and wrote a letter to the president of Anant. I’m curious to see if the replacement that they are sending me is any better than the first.
SW
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We are very sorry to know you found our Plane No. A52 to be almost completely in accurate. It is a matter of great concern to us, we will check our production line as per the points mentioned in your e-mail and definitely will come up to the level to your complete satisfaction. <!—-><!—->
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Goodness Gracious Me, mmmmm, definitely a step in the right direction (;).
Let us know how the "Fresh Piece" turns out.
I wander if I would be finding a few rupees as A Consultant? (,)
Philip,
You ponder: "I wonder if I would be finding a few rupees as A Consultant [to Anant]"?
However, the naughty men of Anant would not revise their methods, materials or machines but would merely put "Marcou-approved" on their thangs. That would be The End of your rep and them Anants would still annoy us guls as bought one.
"Marcou, you rascal!", the guls would snap, as the errant "plane" was hoyed in the skip.
Lataxe
Lataxe old top,
I'm always looking for new techniques, wherever I can find them. Could you possibly instruct me, so that I can learn to hoy in the skip, too?
Ray, with breath bated
Ray,
It's the latest dance craze sweeping across Europe! Then men dawn wigs and the women shave their heads whilst doing hand stands on a giant beach ball.
Regards,Bob @ Kidderville Acres
A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!
Ray,
How to hoy summick in the skip (to hoy oot):
Gaan aleng tiv the tatter's ind gerra birra cack, eh rag. Gerrahowld onnit thin klie it ower yer heed so it gaans flyin' ind lands wirra geet sploosh in the skip borrom.
Easy!
Lataxe, cudda been a binman.
PS Did you know that they used to speak Japanese in the Tyneside shipyards?
"Howman! Hoy a hamma owwa heeya"
Laraxe,
Aw. Howcum dincha say so offa bat?
Read a conversation between two Scots, meeting on the way to market. One sees the other has a large bag on his back, and asks, "Oo?" The answer, "Ay, oo." "Ah oo?" "Ay, ah oo."
Translation: "Wool?" "Aye, Wool." "All wool?" "Aye, all wool."
Cheers,
Ray, novice skip hoyer, wi a geet hamma, an nobbit ta hoy it ta.
Indeed.
Once at Victoria terminus I and my family needed to catch a train to a village near Hampton Court. We were confused as to the platform, and wandered haplessly onto the wrong one. Recognizing our problem we stopped a trainman who, in the friendliest possible way, but in a broad north country accent, gave us extensive directions of which we could not understand a word.
We missed the train.
Joe
I worked for a Glaswegian for 10 years. You are almost understandable.
Ray ,
I'm awaiting Lataxe to enlighten me on the exact sound of the "lake pipes roar "
dusty , who lays in waite
oldusty,
It sounds like a Little Deuce Coop!
An I'm not braggin babe so don't put me down, but I got the fastest wheels in town. When somethin comes up to me she don't even try. If I had a set of wings then I know she could fly.............................
Regards,
Bob @ Kidderville Acres
A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!
Edited 8/23/2007 8:41 pm ET by KiddervilleAcres
Edited 8/23/2007 8:41 pm ET by KiddervilleAcres
Dusty;
I could be wrong, but all these years I thought it was late pipes.------------------------------------
It would indeed be a tragedy if the history of the human race proved to be nothing more than the story of an ape playing with a box of matches on a petrol dump. ~David Ormsby Gore
LITTLE DEUCE COUPE....Beach BoysLittle deuce CoupeYou don't know what I gotLittle deuce CoupeYou don't know what I gotWell I'm not braggin' babe so don't put me downBut I've got the fastest set of wheels in townWhen something comes up to me he don't even tryCause if I had a set of wings I know she could fly.She's my little deuce coupeYou don't know what I got(My little deuce coupe)(You don't know what I got)Just a little deuce coupe with a flat head millBut she'll walk a Thunderbird like it's standin' stillShe's ported and relieved and she's stroked and bored.She'll do a hundred and forty with the top end flooredShe's my little deuce coupeYou don't know what I got(My little deuce coupe)(You don't know what I got)She's got a competition clutch with four on the floorAnd she purrs like a kitten till the lake pipes roarAnd if that ain't enough to make you flip your lidThere's one more thing, I got the pink slip daddyAnd comin' off the line when the light turns greenWell she blows 'em outta the water like you never seenI get pushed out of shape and it's hard to steerWhen I get rubber in all four gearsShe's my little deuce coupeYou don't know what I got(My little deuce coupe )(You don't knowwhat I got)She's my little deuce coupeYou don't know what I got(My little deuce coupe)(You don't know what I got)She's my little deuce coupeYou don't know what I got
Regards,Bob @ Kidderville Acres
A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!
Hiya Bob ,
Thank you for the exact verse of the term , I forgot brother Lataxe is a Beach Boy's fan , likely that is where he got it , do you think ?
regards dusty
OD,
I was once in the Jan & Dean fan club (aged 14) but it didnae last as my taste in haircuts changed. Just after that, the idea of fan-dom became a bit naff in my mind's eye so the liking for Beach Boy's ditties must be regarded as a philosophical aberation.
When I am panting down the gym, trying to keep up with the Muscle Men, I have "Don't Back Down" or "Be True to Your School" and similar exhortations on the ipod, as I sweat and listen for heart-rends (of the literal kind, not the romantic gush one feels when "Don't Worry Baby" comes on). I have no idea what they're on about but it sounds suitably West Coast gung-ho (ie very "intense" but no one gets hurt, except fashion-wise).
I play Astrid Gilberto and Stan Getz in the changing rooms.
Lataxe, caught in his own past.
I play Astrid Gilberto and Stan Getz in the changing rooms.
Ah, wonderful music that. They've been on the CD player late at night while I've been alone in the shop--the boys and jazz don't mix.
Time to Take Five...because that's right there with Gilberto and Getz. Heck, might even throw some Buena Vista Social Club on now as well--it's always nice when rasping.
Take care, Mike
I like all of the artists named -- and once saw Buena Vista live in Ft. Worth, with front row dead center seats. With many bands, that would not be good, as the music can break up that close. With them, it was wonderful -- about five feet away from Ferrer. However, if you REALLY want some music to rasp by or do any any other work at a rapid pace, try Benny Goodman, especially with Gene Kruppa on the drums. I once shellaced the h*ll out of our dining room floor listening to a vinyl of the long cut of "Sing Sing Sing" among other things. Never knew the brush could move so fast.Joe
Joe,
Gene Kruppa on the drums.
And I thought hearing /seeing Fleetwood Mac live B4 they were big was great!
Incedible!
Regards,Bob @ Kidderville Acres
A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!
Ah, the 1938 concert. Krupa before the split playing like a wildman. I have the 78s, 33 1/3s and the CDs of that concert.
Buddy Rich ain't bad for working music either, speaking of drummers.
And along with the other message I read where Bob mentions Fleetwood Mac...Peter Green and Black Magic Woman...So much good music.
One of my favorite pieces of vinyl from the last few years...Beastie Boys, recorded in France. Most ripped straight away from Jimmy Smith, but with a tad more attitude.
Well, back to worky.
Take care, Mike
Edited 8/26/2007 11:48 pm by mwenz
Mike,
Buddy Rich, now that brings back some memories.
How about Lou Gramm's Midnight Blue? Have Ya sawn any Foreigner lately? We're all over the place!
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Regards,
Bob @ Kidderville Acres
A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!
Edited 8/27/2007 12:17 am ET by KiddervilleAcres
Just how did this topic on Anant morph into music? Hey, don't care... this is better.
Time in the workshop is synonymous with Jazz. I have a hi-fi in the corner. With handtools in use, music can be appreciated. I love early Saturday mornings as a local Perth radio station plays a couple of hours of non-stop Jazz. Sunday mornings usually have Blues on a program "Sunday Morning Coming Down". Seems appropriate to me. Inbetween these my Ipod is connected to the amp and playing all my favourites, from Bill Evans to Miles Davis, Duke Ellington to Ella Fitzgerald, and Steely Dan to Van Morrison.
Woodworking: A religeous experience.
Regards from Perth
Derek
Yeah, Van Morrison. First time I saw him was with John Lee Hooker. Last time was with Dylan. Both great shows.
And let's not forget those rainy days in the shop with Billie Holiday, Madeleine Peyroux, Miles Davis and Kind of Blue.Take care, Mike
PS...here's my local station, Derek. The blues show starts on Friday afternoon, runs to Saturday morning...Streaming to you from a local college.http://www.kmhd.org/
Edited 8/27/2007 7:46 am by mwenz
Mike,
Now if I could only get DSL............
Love the Blues.
Regards,Bob @ Kidderville Acres
A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!
Lataxe: Don't Back Down, I think that was by Jackson Browne. If you haven't listened to it by him, it's a must. That along with Stay. They'll rock you with your Marcous!
I play Astrid Gilberto and Stan Getz in the changing rooms. Ah Mike W. and Lataxe, Girl from Ipenema . Another plane rocker! Mix in a little CSNY, some Alman Brothers and how about some Beatles w/ a bit o' Stones just for grins.
Then some Skynard to top off the set.
Doesn't get much better,
Bob @ Kidderville Acres
A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!
Edited 8/26/2007 9:13 pm ET by KiddervilleAcres
Edited 8/26/2007 9:14 pm ET by KiddervilleAcres
Hey Dusty,
The Beach Boys are THE group/band for me.
I listen to them all the time in the woodshop. When I graduated from high school back in '64 I actually played drums for them during a practice session for an upcoming concert they had in Las Vegas. That's a long story but it was one of the most exhillirating (sic) experiences of my life!
I was a country bumpkin at the time and I still get chills up my spine thinking about it.
I couldn't resist posting that as I've got all their albums, yes vinyl with a turntable to play 'em; pipe the sound up to the woodshop I do. Oh, and Jan & Dean sang backup on many of their songs.
Regads,
Bob @ Kidderville Acres
A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!
Bob , Now a day's when the kids say that's really sic , they mean it's boss or cool or otherwise they like it .
I posted an Old Iron post on my Davis and Wells hefty 6" jointer in the machinery and power tools folder and said it purred like a kitten . Sir Lataxe replied back " does it purr like a kitten till the lake pipes roar "
What do you say should we all appoint Lataxe as our official "word Smith " here on Knots ? It could sort of be like a Knighthood thang , we won't make him drink Bobcat Blood or anythang like that , rather just Crown him .
dusty
Hey Dusty,
One of my favorites
Wouldnt it be nice if we were olderThen we wouldnt have to wait so longAnd wouldnt it be nice to live togetherIn the kind of world where we belongYou know its gonna make it that much betterWhen we can say goodnight and stay togetherWouldnt it be nice if we could wake upIn the morning when the day is newAnd after having spent the day togetherHold each other close the whole night throughHappy times together weve been spendingI wish that every kiss was neverendingWouldnt it be niceMaybe if we think and wish and hope and pray it might come trueBaby then there wouldnt be a single thing we couldnt doWe could be marriedAnd then wed be happyWouldnt it be niceYou know it seems the more we talk about itIt only makes it worse to live without itBut lets talk about itWouldnt it be nice
Remember Brian Wilson singing this? Man I'm getting old but it feels nice!
Regards,
Bob @ Kidderville Acres
A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!
Definitely "Lake pipes". Lake pipes is a generic term today, also called side pipes. They are typically chromed or stainless exhaust pipes that run down the side of the car and were originally made by Lake Manufacturing. The pipes had removable caps that would allow free-flow exhaust to relieve back-pressure. Jim"There are two spiritual dangers in not owning a farm. One is the danger of supposing that breakfast comes from the grocery, and the other is that heat comes from the furnace." - Aldo Leopold
Learn something new every day! After reading your post I was inspired to Google Lake pipes and spent an enjoyable hour or so reading their history etc. Thanks for the nudge!------------------------------------
It would indeed be a tragedy if the history of the human race proved to be nothing more than the story of an ape playing with a box of matches on a petrol dump. ~David Ormsby Gore
Hi,
They were refering top the straight out (no muffler) side pipe put on when they took the cars out to the salt lakes. Noisy, but very fun.
As long as their primary customers buy (ask for?) sub-par planes they will produce sub-par planes.
Is it wrong of me to take great delight in the sometimes loose translations of English from some Far Eastern tongues? I laugh whenever I see something like "a fresh Piece of plane".
It's not malicious, I swear.
Most nights are crystal clear, but tonight it's like he's stuck between stations.
Nothing mbetter than a nice piece of plane, especially if you hoy to the skip to enjoy it.
J
Almost as delightfully fun is the nearly untranslatable English from the other side of the pond.
Most nights are crystal clear, but tonight it's like he's stuck between stations.
I take it those of you scoffing this bloke's English can speak Hindi as well as he speaks English.
As a true Englishman who speaks the language correctly, my main source of amusement is what passes for English out there in the colonies ;-)))
Then you'll have a blast in Baustun & Havad Yahd!
Regards,Bob @ Kidderville Acres
A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!
Believe me, sir, I share your concern with what passes for English these days here in the colonies. Especially living in "New England".
As far as my ability to speak Hindi, well, I can't. And I applaud anyone who can get by in more languages than their native.
Still, when I stumble across something like this website:
http://www.gwm.com.cn/eng/
I can't help but chuckle.
It has nothing to do with their incomplete command of the language, but the interesting way their interpretation software converts from Chinese to English. Some things just don't translate, and the result is often funny.
Most nights are crystal clear, but tonight it's like he's stuck between stations.
They were scoffing at a translation device the "bloke" probably used. Not his actual English.
-Ryan C.
For another perspective, I take pleasure laughing *at* people who use english incorrectly when they are paid to do so, especially if I am the payer. No different than not knowing the product. Conversely, I am not paid to speak anything other than english. Plus, I are a engineer so I am expected the odd slip. "what passes for English out there in the colonies"Are you kidding? Some of us here in the great white north watch Corrie St, you know. :) Andy
Are you kidding? Some of us here in the great white north watch Corrie St, you know. :)
Gerrawaywiyerman!
No, but they will reciprocate when you try to speak in some Far Eastern tongue. Personally I would consider laughter a major success, usually I get blank stares...
Is it wrong? Absolutely not, as long as the laughing is with and not at the speaker. Ofcourse it must be remembered that the "foreigners" also have much to laugh about and what better source than The Propah English Gentleman?".
"I laugh whenever I see something like "a fresh Piece of plane".
How about "a nice piece of ash?"
Philip Marcou
My Anant was so bad that I don't believe that even one worked over by the factory would be any good.
Barry in WV
While you are busy slagging each other off, perhaps you could use a spell checker.
With respect to the origin of the thread, could it not now be moved to the "Hypocrite" section of the forum? I thought this section was for hand tools.
Andy
In your honor, I removed the message and the irony that went with it. The whole thread can now be moved to the "engineers without irony" section of Knots. Thanks for the hand tool content in your messages, too. ;)
-Andy
P.S. "Plus, I are a engineer so I am expected the odd slip." Could you explain that?
Edited 8/25/2007 1:06 pm ET by VTAndy_
I did post a message without talking about hand tools. Perhaps more of a sin, I think I posted a previous message in this section that mentioned router bits. Sorry. :) I have a couple of nice hand planes (just to mention hand tools) but have not had the time to learn them properly. If "I are an engineer" does not mean anything to you, it must just be a Canadian thing. Most student and working engineers (a title protected in law here) where I am are almost functionally illiterate in their mother tongue. Andy
Can't be a Canadian thing. I live in good ol' 'Murrica and I get it.
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