Just to say hello

Hi to you all

I've been lurking on the site for a good while I've had to retire on ill health grounds and I've only done metalwork at school Many years ago. So I've bitten the bullit & started to fit out a workshop Will keep you posted on progress from Complete novice to hopefully complete novice that is allowed to use the machines instead of the broom

Kind Regards to all

John N

Welcome and best of luck with the workshop. Do please let us know what you end up with.

Hello John,

Nothing like a workshop to keep you fit and active!

Neil

Hi & many thanks for all your replies & positive comments Nick I live in the lovely seaside town of BIRMINGHAM not doing to bad on the workshop it's built I've got hold off an old Boxford lathe. & an Elliot Omnimill..but having

A few problems sourcing a 3 phase power set up at the moment. It's only for the mill but that has 4 motors !!!!!!! So having to think hard to solve the problem Although not insurmountable I hope

Kind Regards John

John.

sound like loads'a fun.........all the best.....Clogs.......

John depending on the depth of your pockets Transwave are in Brum and very helpful. I am in between Lichfield and Burton and run one of my machines on Transwave kit.

Started out on the design of my new workshop after a house move last September robbed me of the old one. All the kit is in storage in a nearby friends barn.

The new garden is quite small (albeit pretty) with a lovely outlook over open pastures, so I'm constrained both by size and appearance; a common or garden shed would look awful, so the idea at the moment is to make it look like a summerhouse.

In fact it will be a summerhouse, but better insulated and more secure.

If it works out and doesn't look too twee I'll post a pic or two.

Eug

Hi Guys

Thanks for the warm welcome have been to see the chaps at transwav but bank account taking a bashing at the moment. So see what comes up not in any rush still got plenty to do. You know what it's like you work out your budget the you find the little bits £5 hear £12 there soon mounts up into the £100s Mill all put together lathe the same just starting the lighting & electrics now. Half of screfix in the back of my Discovery today Will be going back for the stuff I've forgotten about Wednesday already remembered the 16 amp plugs & socket s for the welder. Drop you an update soon. Kind Regards John N