Member postings for Trevor Harris

Hi Swarf, Mostly,

I think you were probably correct. I was a bit of skill in judging how far to push your luck! The bigger the project the harder it was.

Years ago I had a colleague making a Go- Cart for his son , The chassis was a team effort, welders, fitters and machinists being called in to help. It only just fitted under the bench, hidden by a dust sheet.

Trevor

Hi Neil,

No Worries about a late welcome. Just pleased to see model engineering still thriving. In Craftsmen of my generation the boundaries of engineering work and leisure were often blurred. If you did not have lathe in the shed at home projects were often done as 'Government Work' in the lunch hour away from the Foreman's eyes.

Trevor

Hello All,

Just to say hello and looking forward to tapping into this vast 'Knowledge base' and perhaps chipping in with my two pennies worth every now and then.

Writing this post I have just realised that I have been in engineering 47 years both as employment and as a leisure pursuit. Though an experienced machinist I consider myself a novice in my main interest of clocks. The current project is a John Wilding 8 day weight driven clock. I have made plates and pillars main shaft barrel and pendulum. I also have an interest in general machining, making jigs and fixtures to help a project along.

Apologies if a similar post appears twice, I clicked on code of conduct and my draft thread disappeared!