Hello from new (and old member)

[Dog on wheelsParticipant @dogonwheels]

Hello everyone. I was a member (though an infrequent poster) on here years ago but that account appears to have been removed.

I've made a new account and hope to get more involved in the discussions.

I've been a subscriber to the magazine on and off for years. I tend tend to spend my workshop time pottering about making tools, jigs and fixtures for projects that never get done.

[Dog on wheelsParticipant @dogonwheels]

[Dog on wheelsParticipant @dogonwheels]

I forgot to say, I'm based in north Leicestershire, though I'm originally from South Yorkshire.

[Brian HParticipant @brianh50089]

Hello Dog on Wheels and welcome back. I'm not too far from you near Mansfield, Notts.

What sort of projects do you get involved with?

Brian

[Dog on wheelsParticipant @dogonwheels]

Hello Brian,

Mostly just playing. I enjoy making tooling and other bits more than anything. I did have a set of castings for a Stuart No.7 vertical steam engine but I ended up selling them because I realised that I would never get around to building it myself. Besides, I really hate machining cast iron.

I have a rotary broach underway at the moment. It is my own design but is heavily influenced by pictures that I've seen of the Hemmingway kit. I have no immediate use for such a tool but what does that matter! Next on the list is some sort of squareness comparator.

[old martParticipant @oldmart]

Hi, D o W, welcome, I also like making tooling for the machines at the Helicopter Museum at Weston Super Mare where I help out as a volunteer.

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