Hello from Holland

Hello, I'm new to this forum. I'm a retired mechanical engineer. My great-grandfather, my grandfather, my father, myself and my son did mechanical engineering at Delft University. It may not be really a very important profession but running in the family greatly facilitates communication between the generations. I worked as works engineer and managing engineer in the Netherlands and finally as consulting engineer for machine shops across the world. Upon retirement we relocated to the family-farm in the country where I had finally enough space for a nice workshop in the open farm-shed: enclosed area 4x10 meter in the back, covered area 5x11 meter. Wood stove driving floor heating, Schaublin 102 VM lathe, Myford Super Seven Lathe, Taig lathe, Aciera F3 mill, Wabeco F1210 mill, Gotha Tool grinder, Tormek Wet Grinder, SOLID Pillar Drill, Nabertherm programmable Heating Furnace up to 1200 degrees Celsius. I'm finding that actually making something is quite different from talking about it as I did for 40 years.

Welcome to the forum, Peter, I'm sure you will be able to help with advice as well as being able to call upon other members for when you need help.

Welcome to the forum

H

Welcome to the forum Peter, You have a fine assortment of machinery. It my not be much help but are you aware of the stoomgroep Holland and it's forum. We are a happy bunch and will help where we can. Best wishes, Noel.

Thanks for the welcoming words. Yes, I'm aware of the fine forum of Stoomgroep Holland. Actually I'm more into tooling and Horology. As a member of the 'Klokkengroep 's-Hertogenbosch' I cannot resist the urge to point out our website www.klokkenbouwen.nl , on which you may find many nice examples of the clocks our members make!

Peter,

Welcome.

Engineers are VERY important. DON'T be shy, Be proud to come from a family tradition of Engineering!

You can make, and repair things that many others cannot!

Without Engineers we would not have the world as we know it today.

Ploughing would still be by forcing a deer antler through the soil, living in caves, wearing animal skins, and wading across rivers

Engineers brought us textiles, railways, motor vehicles and aircraft. (The list is almost endless! )

Howard

Peter

Welcome. I hope you find this forum fun and not too serious.

My sister's husband did a PhD at Delph and I attended the award ceremony. Looking round the museum attached to the mechanical enegineering department I found a little lathe (Lorch).

Did you ever play cricket at university?

JA

I did do rugby. Slow and heavy my main duty was blocking attackers by driving them in the mud.

Welcome to you Peter.

Perhaps earlier than your time, my first visit to Holland was for ten days in late ‘62 when the autumn colours were at their best, photographically speaking.

Would KSPLD (Koninklijke/Shell plastics laboratorium delft), ring any bells?

Cheers,

Sam

Hello Sam,

About everyone I know has some connection with the octopussian organization of Shell, with me as sole exception!

Greetings,

Peter