New member from the Black Country.

[Mike HurleyParticipant @mikehurley60381]

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.

[Mike HurleyParticipant @mikehurley60381]

[Brian HParticipant @brianh50089]

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)

[Chris Evans 6Participant @chrisevans6]

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.

[Henry BrownParticipant @henrybrown95529]

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

[Harry WilkesParticipant @harrywilkes58467]

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

[Mike HurleyParticipant @mikehurley60381]

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

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