Hi guys,
Just been given the OK to join you all. I had been lurking on "that other" site for awhile soaking up all the freely given how to's etc & was really enjoying what I was reading. Like others was a bit devastated the all the brown stuff hit the rotating thing. Have lurked here a couple days & see that many of the you have come over & I am hoping that you will bring your how to & build logs over as there is loads of more than useful info in them.
OK a bit about me. I've been playing at model engineering for about 30 years.....is it really that long. I've no formal machining training.....just make it up as I go along & hope (a) it turns out how it supposed to & (b) I don't break anything, me included in the process. I prefere steam but after spending many happy hours reading what & how some you make I.C. Engines I could almost be persuaded to change, if it wasn't for a rather large pile of casting that has been aging under the bench for some years, just wait for the household stuff to be finished or at least reduced so I can spend some time in the shop.
I work in the petroleum industry which is fun. According to some friends kids...just like Homer. Basically get to play computer games for a living BUT with a very expensive bit of kit hanging on the other end of the fiber. I'll have a read on how to post pics & when I get it sorted post a pic of the new compressor we are getting, a bit big for the Homeshop as it needs 3.5 megawatts to spin, & a couple of how crank shafts are made full size.
Well that's about, thanks for having me on board.
Cheers Kerrin