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Member postings for Steve Kirkwood

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Thread: New Member
06/11/2021 09:14:26

Hello David,

Thanks for your good advice -I think I have a lot to learn. One question springs to mind: what do you do with the swarf you produce? I can find an answer to that one and suppose the council would take umbrage if I put it in with the tins etc. I read swarf is dangerous stuff for cuts and a plastic binbag no protection against it's sharp edges.

I'll shortly be ordering some bits of material to practice upon.

Regards

Steve

06/11/2021 09:00:54

Hello Brian,

Thanks for the welcome!

Not too sure yet where to start on my new hobby - something not requiring a mill. I think learning to properly use the lathe is sufficient for now.

A simple steam engine (run from compressed air) is what I'll likely start to practice on, there are plenty of simple looking designs on the web to choose.

Many thanks

Steve

05/11/2021 11:24:24

Hello from Anglesey,

Just a brief introduction and hoping to learn something useful regarding model engineering.

I'm a retired BT satellite communications engineer and formerly a merchant navy radio officer of some 20 years before satellite coms superseded traditional morse transmission and reception.

I know very little regarding model engineering and even less of lathe operations.

I have bought a Warco WM240 lathe, a set of HS tools, a tailstock chuck and one or two other bits to get me going.

Anyway a quick intro for now.

Regards

Steve

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