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1st Feb 2023, 01:43 PM #1New Member
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Hello from the Blue Mountains, Australia
Hi all,
A quick introduction and first post, I'm Garry and have recently retired after working 20+ years in IT. Prior to that, I did a Fitting and Machining apprenticeship straight out of school, and worked as a tradesman for a few years before starting and completing a Mechanical Engineering degree. Worked as an Engineer in various locations including power stations and was involved in process control which became more and more computerised, hence my drift to IT.
Now that I'm retired I have time to refresh my machining skills, and while I own more woodworking machines, for metal working I have a bench grinder, a bench drill, a MIG welder and I have just bought a lathe. I also have a fair smattering of hand tools, some still from my fitting and machining days.
I will probably start a new thread on my lathe selection and some minor mods I did to it.
Cheers,
Garry
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1st Feb 2023, 02:56 PM #2
Welcome Garry, how far up the hill are you?
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1st Feb 2023, 03:13 PM #3New Member
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I'm in the mid mountains, about 20 minutes drive from Katoomba.
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1st Feb 2023, 04:48 PM #4
I'll keep an eye out for your lathe thread. I'm about to start one as well as I just acquired my first lathe.
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4th Feb 2023, 04:31 PM #5Senior Member
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- Rockhampton, QLD
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Welcome to the forum Garry.
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