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14th Apr 2020, 06:28 AM #1New Member
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G'Day from Sunny Somerset England
Well - Somerset has been sunny these past 3 weeks whilst we self-isolate, which has made a very pleasant change.
Only came across this website because I was directed here by a good mate Down Under, goes by the user name on here of Don @2480, a superb machinist and engineer - see this thread on a Aveling IC Road Roller, great stuff.
I am a retired marine engineer, back in the day when the UK had a decent merchant navy, with fond memories of Oz having first visited back in 1964; sadly not been back since 1979. Since leaving the sea I worked in the milk, food and horticultural industries as an engineer before retiring.
Having been an engineer all my life I always wanted my own workshop but it was not until retirement I could realise the dream - how often has that been said? Now trying to learn machining on the lathe and mill - even though I've always been in engineering this is a discipline I've never had to learn, other than how to operate a lathe, so things like work holding, machining techniques, machining sequences etc are a whole new engineering world; great stuff, keeps the little grey cells ticking over - too busy now ever to go to work, the tale of retired folk all over.
Looking forward to learning and reading interesting stuff on this forum, from what I have see so far there is a lot to see!
Chris
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14th Apr 2020, 07:13 PM #2
Hi Laurentic.
Welcome to our Metalwork Forums.
The following is a guide to getting started on the forum.
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A pull down menu appears by clicking Forum Home.Forum Home and it takes you to a scroll -able page.
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We are privileged to have a group of big hearted and helpful folk here.
Welcome to the group
Grahame
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15th Apr 2020, 09:53 AM #3Member
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G'Day Chris,
Welcome to the forum.
This is a great place to show us all your radial engine as it progresses & also to read & comment on all the great stuff being done in Oz.
Regards,
Don.
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15th Apr 2020, 04:53 PM #4Senior Member
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Welcome to the forum.
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16th Apr 2020, 08:06 AM #5New Member
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Thanks old1955 and Grahame.
Don - I know from personal experience a load of great stuff is done in Oz, that's why I loved it, that and it's attitude to life! So you want to see progress on the 3 cylinder radial - so no pressure then eh?
Chris
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17th Apr 2020, 04:47 PM #6
G'Day Chris,
Welcome to the forum from the warm centre of Aust.
Cheers,
Mark.
Ratty 05/2004 -05/07/2010 COOPER 01/08/1998-31/01/2012
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17th Apr 2020, 10:02 PM #7New Member
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Thanks Mark, from now (today) very rainy Somerset!
Chris
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