Worked awesome out of the box, then even better after sharpening it. I made a pretty amateur mistake of leaving it on a piece of wood I had just planed. I oiled it before I left for the night, but when I came back in the morning I had the teeny tiniest spots of rust.
I "cheaped" out and got the LAJ from Stanley (the Sweetheart No. 62). I think Rex Parker(?) on YouTube had a good comparison of a lot of the "fancy" low angle jacks (as did a million other people). I settled on "good enough". I do this for fun, and so far that plane has been quite fun and easy to use. I love low angle jacks now.
I stopped woodworking because of the noise and the dust, and the kickback I got from the router once that scared the woodworking out of me. Stupid, I know. I'm now saving up for hand tools and your work is inspiring!