Help me prepare my new Lie Neilsen planes

[Tom DiBiasio]

So I have finally broke down and purchased two new planes I have been wanting for some time, both from Lie Nielsen:

Low Angle Jack
Rabbeting block

For Christmas my MIL got me a LV shoulder plane and after trying to prepare the plane iron that came with it I posted a question about the MKII honing guide and what I had done to prepare that blade out of the box. Well to my surprise I received many comments in the thread about the fact that I undid much of the good work that LV did to prepare the blade before shipping it to me !!! In an effort to not repeat that again I would like to ask for suggestions on how you would prepare these two planes for their first use?

Do I need to flatten the back?
Do I need grind a primary bevel or just try to put a small secondary bevel only?
Do I do nothing and use as is out of the box?

Here is the sharpening equipment I have in my shop:

300 Grit Diamond plate
800 Grit Diamond plate
1200 Grit Diamond plate
LV MKII Honing guide including narrow blade holder
Tormek T8 with just about all of the jig attachments
scary sharp paper (various grits) and glass plate

Thanks in advance for any suggestion you can give me

TomD