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Lee Bailey 107/07/2022 13:03:50
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Hi All,

I was an apprenticed aircraft technician but have winced moved onto flying. Still have the engineering itch though so have decided to buy some rolling when I can and tinker away turning bits of metal into smaller bits of metal. Sounds like a lot of fellow newbies in that I’ll be looking at advice and posts tooling and machining before I take on any projects as such.

All the best to you all and thanks for having me.
Lee

Howard Lewis07/07/2022 21:03:11
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Welcome,

VAST amouints of experience on here, from all sorts of fields

Find a local M E Club and join.

There you will find like minded folk who can advise, maybe even demonstrate, face to face.

Howard

Lee Bailey 107/07/2022 21:07:45
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Thank you very much Howard. That sounds like a plan.

Harry Wilkes07/07/2022 21:32:02
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Welcome to the forum

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noel shelley07/07/2022 23:18:48
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Hello and Welcome, where abouts in Fair Dorset, know it well. There are plenty here who will help with advice Etc. Best wishes Noel.

Nigel Graham 207/07/2022 23:58:14
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Welcome, Lee.

There are three model-engineering societies - including mine - in Dorset (Bournemouth, Wimborne and Weymouth); and if you live in the NE or W of the county, also ones in Yeovil and Taunton.

Jack Lovelock08/07/2022 04:27:01
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Hi,

I'm a professional engineer, having spent most of my years designing structures and machinery.

My hobby has been the construction of a 71/4" Mikado 2-8-2 loco and tender, which is now almost completed.

Weighing out at 600kg and about 3.4m in length (loco + tender). Draw pull 170lbs or 77Kg.


I also enjoy inventing and have filed about 40 patent applications covering various aspects of engineering.

I enjoy technical challenges.

Regards,

Jack

Jon Lawes08/07/2022 06:08:57
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I also live in Dorset but go North to the West Wilts Model Engineering Society; as with the others I strongly advise a Model Engineering society. I plodded along for years trying to learn on my own. Just having a friendly ear to informally chat about how to do things, see their work or get some steaming experience (if thats your thing) is a real boon. I'm also an aircraft engineer, probably at one of the same sites you were!

Welcome.

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