New member from the Black Country.

I'm Mike and I hail from the heart of the once mighty industrial region known as 'The Black Country' (Central West Midlands). Worked in technology most of my life, but in latter years assembled a modest workshop (known to the wife as my 'TARDIS' as there's always a nut, washer, bit of wire, complex electrical component etc to fix pretty well everything that breaks in the house).
Have built a small number of steam/hot air engine models over the years (including a TESLA turbine - with indifferent results I might say). Have taken MEW for quite some time and enjoyed the articles & tips, and have made several tools or machine mods from same.
Since retiring a couple of years back I decided to take on a 'big' project so as to not get bored with all this "extra time" on my hands (though ask any retiree
what a joke that statement turns out to be!) still, I took on the restoration of a full size Victorian workshop steam engine ( twin 3 x 5 ), which, choosing my words
politley, was in a bit of a state. Still, it's getting there slowly - very slowly! Regards to all, hope I will be able to make useful contributions to the forum in future.

Hello and welcome Mike. Is the Victorian workshop engine a personally owned item or is it somewhere like the Black Country Museum?

I'm a retiree and you are quite right about the joke; I don't have enough hours in the day!!

Please keep us up to date with the restoration.

Brian, (in Derbyshire)

Welcome along Mike, I am a Brummie but have worked in and around the Black Country. Retirement is great but work expands into the time available.

Chris.

Welcome Mike, looking forward to seeing you progress with the engine...

Welcome Michael to the forum from the outskirts of the Black Country WS4 being a member of the Black Country Live Steamers I have many friends from in and around the Black Country

H

Thanks for the warm welcomes! As the dreaded lockdown looms again, I'll perhaps have time to put some info and piccies about the restoration in the 'ongoing projects' section. M