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Offline 19114ME

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Hello from NW Arkansas USA
« on: January 03, 2011, 09:21:56 PM »
I'm a fulltime gunsmith with a modest machine shop, I stumbled onto this forum and it looks like a good, and importantly fun, place to learn. I'm mostly self taught although I did a spell working in an automotive machine shop, valve work, crankshaft turning, and learned my way around some machine work.

My mother is English my father was a yank serving in the Air Force, I was born in Lancashire so hopefully even thou I was transplanted to the Colonies I can be allowed to stay.  :wave:

Ross
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Offline Brass_Machine

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Re: Hello from NW Arkansas USA
« Reply #1 on: January 03, 2011, 09:36:57 PM »
Hiya Ross  :wave:

Welcome to the collective :borg:

Whatcha into?

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Offline 19114ME

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Re: Hello from NW Arkansas USA
« Reply #2 on: January 03, 2011, 10:06:52 PM »
I like to learn better ways of doing things, always thinking of some way to make jobs easier, I guess I just an information junkie. As far as guns go I do more work on Colt 1911 style pistols than anything but do just about everything else too including rifles and shotguns. 
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Re: Hello from NW Arkansas USA
« Reply #3 on: January 04, 2011, 04:02:15 PM »
Hi Ross  :wave: Welcome to the club.


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Re: Hello from NW Arkansas USA
« Reply #4 on: January 04, 2011, 06:49:24 PM »
Hi Ross  :wave:


So.... To do all that work there must be pictures?


 :worthless:    Well, in the correct area of course   :thumbup:




And we don't mind where you're from (but you're a Brit :thumbup:    :)    ). As long as you're nice and have fun....



See you around the pages,





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Offline Rubes

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Re: Hello from NW Arkansas USA
« Reply #5 on: January 04, 2011, 07:36:15 PM »
Hi Ross...OK you can tell us, how did you make all those birds just drop dead out of the sky :scratch:  :poke:
I'd like to build a 1911 someday.
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Re: Hello from NW Arkansas USA
« Reply #6 on: January 05, 2011, 02:16:58 PM »
Hi Ross  :wave: Welcome to the forum.


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Offline 19114ME

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Re: Hello from NW Arkansas USA
« Reply #7 on: January 06, 2011, 12:56:55 AM »
Quote from: Rubes on January 04, 2011, 07:36:15 PM
Hi Ross...OK you can tell us, how did you make all those birds just drop dead out of the sky :scratch:  :poke:
I'd like to build a 1911 someday.


The economy being as bad as it is around here, I suspect the birds starved to death mid air trying to fly to greener pastures, but I could be wrong. On the positive side fast food joints are running specials on blackbird pie.

Thanks all for the warm welcome,

Ross.

I forgot to mention in my introduction that lately motorcycles are starting to interest me again. I enjoyed riding in the past but an explosion a few years ago messed me up pretty good so I haven't thought about them much until recently I got a new guy in the shop who builds choppers and street fighters. He's a real innovator and seeing his bikes has got my interest and finally cafe racers are beginning to be discovered here. So I may just have a bike build in my future. I could post a pic of his turbo charged kawa street fighter in the right place if anyone is interested.
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Offline Rubes

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Re: Hello from NW Arkansas USA
« Reply #8 on: January 06, 2011, 07:21:27 AM »
 :lol: :doh:
Quote from: 19114ME on January 06, 2011, 12:56:55 AM
...On the positive side fast food joints are running specials on blackbird pie.

Pictures of anything done in or on the shop are always cool...post away :thumbup:

my pal Steve (S_J_H on here) is just finishing up a turbo Kawasaki 650 street fighter type build.
http://s109.photobucket.com/albums/n48/S_J_H/1978%20kz650/?evt=user_upload_approve&sort=ascending
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Re: Hello from NW Arkansas USA
« Reply #9 on: January 27, 2011, 08:19:59 PM »
And another Welcome Ross.

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Re: Hello from NW Arkansas USA
« Reply #10 on: January 29, 2011, 04:15:59 PM »
HI and enjoy   regards from bob  :nrocks:
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