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John Appleton 2	10/07/2017 10:01:33
1 forum posts	Hi - Names John from Manchester, very recently semi retired and looking at trying new stuff and learning new skills. Spent 40 years in selling so I have no practical or even useful skills other than coffee drinking. The forum looks like just the place to get info and get some answers when I get stuck. Have a small secondhand Chester Conquest lathe to learn on, seems to work well. Just completed a small wobbler type vertical engine and now going onto a horizontal variety. Wish me luck !
Ian S C	10/07/2017 12:24:40
7468 forum posts 230 photos	Welcome to the nut house John, good to see you'v started making. Start an album, and show us some photos as you go. Ian S C
John Coates	10/07/2017 12:32:36
558 forum posts 28 photos	Hi John I began knowing nowt in 2009 and followed some tuturials in MEW and on't web or in books (Harold Hallls Complete Lathework and Milling will teach you a lot) so it's a question of getting stuck in (which you already have!) Good luck! The journey is as much fun as the finished item t'other John Edited By John Coates on 10/07/2017 12:33:15
Thor 🇳🇴	10/07/2017 15:40:08
1766 forum posts 46 photos	Hi John, Welcome to the forum. I too started with making wobblers. Good luck with the horizontal engine. Thor
choochoo_baloo	10/07/2017 17:01:51
282 forum posts 67 photos	Hello from a fellow novice. This forum is great for getting detailed answers to many beginner questions! Ask away! Edited By choochoo_baloo on 10/07/2017 17:02:06

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