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[BC ProfParticipant @bcprof]

Andrew

Please don't stay away for long. Remember "sticks and stones ……"

Brian C

[Ian Skeldon 2Participant @ianskeldon2]

I am extremely sad to hear of your decision Andrew, you have been one of the very helpful people that I referred to in the very same thread, your knowledge and willingness to help will be greatly missed by those genuine forum members, hopefully your absence will be short lived. So until your return I wish you well and hope the building of those traction engines continues so that you might share a video of them running.

Best regards,

Ian

[speelwerkParticipant @speelwerk]

Andrew, Your posts are always interesting to read, I sincerely hope you will continue, Niko.

[peak4Participant @peak4]

Andrew, It would be a shame to leave because a (very) small minority of others fail to think of the consequences of their posts, or how they may be interpreted by others.

Fortunately this forum has a lot less than some I frequent, though it does feel like it's happening more of late.

Sad to say, It's not just on this forum, I've seen it increase elsewhere too, but can't really understand why.

All the best

Bill

[Phil super7Participant @philsuper7]

I too will miss your input to the forum, i myself find them very interesting, although i do understand how you must feel. I have been a forum member for quite some time but don't post much as i find people are ridiculed by experts! . Silly me thinking this was a hobby and a forum to exchange ideas and help each other. Come back Soon,

Phil

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

I've exchanged messages with Andrew.

It's better that someone takes a break leaving the door open, than they hang around to get wound up even more and storm out slamming the door shut.

I'm convinced the hot sweaty weather combined with the confrontations to be seen in public life wherever you look these days are making us all less easy going.

Neil

[Bob McParticipant @bobmc91481]

Andrew I hope you will reconsider, I can only class myself as an amateur/hobbyist and rely on experienced people as yourself to let us know how a professional tackles some of the problems…. as stated previously I find your input quite interesting and well presented… Its sometimes the case that people say things they don't really mean.

Anyway….best rgds for the future….Bob.

[Chris BradburyParticipant @chrisbradbury76252]

Hi Andrew I can't express how much I will miss your practical and sensible advice. As a newbie to model engineering I need experienced people like yourself and the other knowledgeable people to on here to keep me on the right track. I read the offensive comments that a few, from time to time, put on this site and like many others dismiss them out of hand. As others have said please return soon.

Chris.

[DanielParticipant @daniel]

Posted by Neil Wyatt on 18/07/2019 20:51:02:

I've exchanged messages with Andrew.

It's better that someone takes a break leaving the door open, than they hang around to get wound up even more and storm out slamming the door shut.

I'm convinced the hot sweaty weather combined with the confrontations to be seen in public life wherever you look these days are making us all less easy going.

Neil

Thank's for letting us know that, Neil

[Ian WelfordParticipant @ianwelford58739]

I wish you well whatever you decide. Thanks for your input and for explaining things .

regards Ian

[Martin King 2Participant @martinking2]

Andrew,

I must add myself to the list of members who are hoping you will reconsider.

I have always enjoyed your posts and learnt much from them.

Come back soon!

Regards, Martin

[Mark RandParticipant @markrand96270]

Well, bugger! I guess I ought to leave too. Looking around the shed, the only non (ex-) industrial machine in there is the ML7 that Dad told me was my 10th birthday present (odd how he played with my present more than me in the first few years) and even that's the long bed version with a gearbox.

I missed the deleted posts, but it's obvious, with the best will in the world, that folks making large scale models aren't going to be using Seig machines from Ketan or even Myfords or Boxfords. It's also obvious that some of us (well, me at least) like industrial machines, even if they arrive in the form of rusty basket cases and take years of work to return to the condition they left the factory in.

Yes, we're all jealous of the tools you've got and the progress you are making on the traction engines, and flying an aeroplane when not occupied in the shed as well!

Come back in, shake the snow off your coat, spit on the cat and call the rug a bastard…

[not done it yetParticipant @notdoneityet]

Mark, you make the point that these are all models – and Andrews just happen to be of somewhat larger scale than the, presumably ‘machine-challenged’ individual who was complaining.

I still think the wrong person is contemplating leaving the forum. Put them in the tea room with the 300 ton crankshaft!

[Chris Evans 6Participant @chrisevans6]

I have been away on holiday so have missed all the posts over the last week. Andrew I respect your decision and will miss your input. I to use large machinery for my motorcycle work and being a retired toolmaker have some knowledge to pass on. Your leaving will be the forum's loss.

[Gray62Participant @gray62]

I appreciate that we all need to let off a bit of steam now and again but there is no excuse for making derogatory comments aimed directly at any one individual in an open forum.

Anyone guilty of this should their account locked and spend a month 'in the cooler' to re consider their actions.

I also use large ex industrial machinery, I would never get the big bits of a 6" traction engine on a Seig X3 (although I recon 3 X3's would fit comfortably on the table of my milling machine . Why do people think that hobby machining is restricted to small scale stuff!

Andrew, it's a shame you feel you need to make the decision you have, your contributions will be greatly missed, always interesting, informative and well written. All the best and don't be a stranger for too long.

Gray

Edited By Gray on 19/07/2019 08:52:50

[Adrian 2Participant @adrian2]

Hello Andrew, I have not seen the post in question, I gather someone is upset because yours is bigger than theirs!

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I too have always enjoyed reading your posts and will miss your contributions. You can see from the above responses that you will be very much missed, so please stay.

I hope you will.

Kind regards,

Adrian.

[Keith Rogers 2Participant @keithrogers2]

Hi Andrew,

I can only echo all that has been said.

It just proves what a nice friendly group the majority are here on the forum, it's a shame it has to be spoilt by the views of one individual.

I do hope you will reconsider, the forum will be all the worse without your input.

If not, maybe I'll see you at Forncett some time.

Best regards,

Keith

[Anonymous]

Good grief, I'm stunned by the responses. I thought i may get a few "that's a shame" and a couple of "thank gawd for that" replies, but not the flood that has happened. What can I say, other than thank you, very much appreciated. It's really good to know that people find my posts helpful.

Truth be told I'd be really sad to leave the forum permanently. Over the next few weeks I have a fair bit of paid for work to do and I have some family care commitments. So I plan to step back for a few weeks, and then I'll be back, like it or lump it.

It would be iniquitous to pick up on only one of the responses, but I'm going to do it anyway. A special thanks to MartinM for reminding me of the project we did together way back in 1975 at SETC (Student Engineers Training Centre) at RAE Farnborough. I've still got copies of my original reports and sure enough the report I produced with Martin was in my handwriting. It is correct that we failed to achieve a working 100MHz amplifier, although I think the logic for the counter itself worked. Of the three projects i did at SETC only the mechanical one worked; may be that should have told me something.

Once again, thank you for the supportive replies.

Andrew

[Bill StarlingParticipant @billstarling10428]

Dear Andrew,

I only look at this forum now and again, and then selectively, but I always reckon to read your posts. I greatly appreciate your engineering skills, attention to detail and preparedness to take the trouble to write your posts.

I'm very sorry about the incident that caused the problem, which I didn't see. I'm afraid I agree with Neil about the general lowering of standards of behavior – including amongst politicians! The best way to deal with such things must be to ignore them. Reacting may only encourage them.

Like Keith Rogers 2, I hope to see you at Forncett again. (Unashamed plug for Model Engineers' Day there. See: http://www.model-engineer.co.uk/forums/postings.asp?th=143393)

All the best,

Bill.

[Adrian 2Participant @adrian2]

That's great Andrew. Very pleased to hear you will be back.

Adrian.

[brickyParticipant @bricky]

Andrew, this forum thrives on the knowledge of contributors like yourself and I am glad that it will only be temporary.
Frank

[Alan JacksonParticipant @alanjackson47790]

Great News Andrew

Alan

[OuBallieParticipant @ouballie]

Andrew,

Spend the time away 'recuperating' and come back full of Vim.

You have assisted many, me included and glad to hear you aren't abandoning the family.

Do what I do and just ignore the idiots.

Geoff – Not easy sometimes.

[Howard LewisParticipant @howardlewis46836]

Andrew,

We await your return with anticipation.

Hope that all your activities whilst "on leave" go well, and to plan.

Howard

[Bob LambParticipant @boblamb44747]

Andrew,

I did not see the posts concerned and have no idea what it was all about. What I do know is that I have always enjoyed your posts and I am in awe of the quality of your work. They gave me a standard to aim for – pretty hopelessly in my case – but I always found them fascinating or helpful or often both.

It is good to hear that you will not be leaving as it would have been a great loss to us all.

Look forward to reading more when you have the time.

Bob

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