Hi from Hampshire

Hi, my name is Adrian, I live in Horndean, near Portsmouth. I have been into modelling since an early age, starting with gliders an rubber powered planes, boats and cars. Being tutored by men flying powered aircraft with new fangled escapement r/c gear, nothing quite like the smell of the diesels! Bought myself a Simat 101 lathe back in the 80s, which I didn't get much chance to use until about five years ago, when we moved and I got a shed! Two years ago bought myself a Arc CJ18 and last year a Clarke CMD10 mill. Have built a 'wobbler' and just finished another simple reciprocating engine, but am looking forward to starting my next project which is a retirement present from my firm, (29 years!) It is a Stuart beam engine, so will be a bit of a challenge. I am sure that I will be using this site to ask lots of questions, and hope to learn a lot from you members. Thanks in anticipation

Adrian

Excellent choice of retirement present! You already have all the tools ready and now you have the time to enjoy building it as well. That's good planning.

Welcome to the forum and good luck when you start cutting metal,

Dave

Greetings from down the road at Portsmuff,

George

Hi from even less further down the road in Lovedean. In case you haven't found it yet, there is a local ME group.....

http://www.portsmouthmes.co.uk/

Dennis

Welcome to the forum Adrian, take the beam engine a step at a time and you will be rewarded with a wonderful final result.

Neil

Hi from Cowplain, another newbie just starting a 5" gauge Aspinal, but a 30 year modeller in 4 mm scale EM gauge.

Regards

Dave