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my eldest lad just cut his first on tha lt40 :)
36bf of larch as 6x1 flooring just as it was getting dark
he was real non-plussed about it
but it was the first thing he told his mum about when we got home changed the subject when i came through the door ;)
(its not cool to enjoy it to much when your a new teenager ::)) :D ;)
    

 iain

My oldest son has helped us out at the mill off and on over the past 10 years.  He is a pretty good hand and sees what needs to be done.  A couple of years back when we got the LT40 Super with Accuset, etc.,  I gave him a short corse in running it.  He was doing fine.  A little bobble here and there but nothing a little experiance wouldn't overcome. Sawed a couple of logs. Then Mary got back and put a stop to letting him saw.  She didn't want him to break anything.  She hardly trusts me to saw with it!

I think it's a good deal to let everyone saw at least some.  Gives them a lot better understanding about the whole opperation.

Teenage years are always filled with "be cool rules".  But reality always checks in one way or another.
As was shown with your son's excitement to his mom. 8)

I agree Bibby everyone needs the opportunity to both appreciate and respect the equipments abilities.
(Provided Mary is not watching)  :D :D

Steve, they are always watching, be they there or not? :-/

Bibb,

Sounds like you are practicing your speech on us till you get the nerve to give it to Mary :D :D :D

We don't let our boys use the mill yet.  But they hang around it enough.  

The youngest already knows what to say.  At dinner we pretend to load the broccoli trees onto the Woodmizer to get him to eat and he asks  "No nails Mommy"  

Tammy

this is the first time alex has shown any real interest in any thing work related
 he's got lots of projects on the go at the workshop some for almost 2 years waiting for the next bit of design insperation ::) which must be genetic on the fathers side ::) :D
where as tom (8) has got his space marked out in the workshop for when he leaves his schooling and has his list of things the need doing from linda and at the speed im getting through some of then he'll have his work cut out ;)

      iain