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I hope she does the right thing and buys you a new tractor - with a free hat.

I love everything about wood heat, felling, bucking, splitting, stacking, carrying in a load in the snow, lighting the fire, and the smile on my wife's face. Almost all of that was split with the above axe, I do need diesel assist at times though.

Where are they breaking? A picture of a broken one might help too.

That's a very nice lathe and a good size for a home shop. One of the problems is that these things are too far away, 10 miles is a joke. If the tooling comes with it it's a super deal. Like Foot says, make sure you can run it on your shop power. Or at least know if you have to adapt.

Actually the human eye is most sensitive to green.

Love the video! You are an awesome grandfather. I think that lad is too smart to run with scissors. :)

No need to teach them, they just observe and pick it up.

Well you aren't going to throw away those blanks you have and you are one day going to find yourself in a situation where you need an odd shaped cutter to get what you want. Instead of mastering it in one day, take your time. Watch a couple videos and try grinding a cutter every now and then...

I run an RCR1260 on my L2501. Page 10 of the manual states tractor HP rating = 18-60 which is fine. it's just a recommendation anyway, they don't know what you are cutting. I just cut a new path through thick weeds taller than the hood with no problem.

Trains, planes, or automobiles?

Well, I made a battery holder about the size of a AA and put two 357 batteries in it. The electronic finder draws 60mA which is a lot for these but they are super cheap at the dollar store and Princess Auto. The edge finder works a treat, much easier than the mechanical ones. I'm glad I got it...

Well, I got the electronic edge finder, it's enormous! I knew it had a 20mm shank but didn't realize the overall size. It needs 3V to work properly, an AA fits Ok but then only the audio works, no light. I'll cobble up something with 2 button batteries. I also have to make a sleeve for the 7/8"...

I had a VW that wore out alternator belts like crazy, I fixed it by aligning the pulleys. Problem went away. Also want to say, most folks run V belts too tight, they should be tight enough to not slip or flop around. More than that puts unnecessary side force on spindle bearings. I had a Ford...

I had not thought of that, it works well, thanks. Also, I've got an optical/audible edge finder on order from China. I'll see how it works on a radius - Thanks Dan

Thanks for the replies guys. Wow, Blondi has come a long way, I haven't watched for quite a while. She has better equipment now and has learned a lot.

I'll watch that. Mike

I've done similar but don't have a collet block. That would work in this case but it's just an example, I don't always have a rod to find center of.

I don't have a Kurt but I'm certainly jealous. i like your stop but I can't always have the work pressed against it, the rod was just an example.

It's a knee mill, Bridgeport style but Chinese. Yes I use that kind of edge finder. It doesn't work on a curved surface.

I'm an amateur machinist. Sometimes I need to find the center of a boss where I either don't want a mark in the center or it's too late to dimple it on the lathe. In the attached pic I can use an edge finder to get one axis centered by using the jaw edges but in the other direction I'm not sure...