Well hi there folks,
I have been an active member on the forum sceen now for 5-6 years now on about 12 forums all to do with engineering,welding,fabrication and 4X4 modification.
And to my amazement I only stumbled accross this forum last week, So I just had to join.
A bit about me............
I am 37 years young, Divorced with 4 1/2 children living with me, 3 boys 2 girls, And believe it or not its only the girls that are interested in my workshop doings
Oh well they seem to love it anyways.
Their ages range from 16 down to 4.
I am a Chef by trade but left the industry to to a workplace accident a few years ago where I broke my spine in 3 places.
After many trips to surgery and rehab I have been told that I cannot returne to the industry as prolonged standing will do more damage to what already can't be fixed. Plus it would contribute to more pain, And quite frankly I have enough of that already and I really don't want to take more pain killers than I'm already on.
As far back as I can remember I have always had a passion for fabrication and machining, And have been collecting machines and tools for over 20 years, Playing in the workshop at any chance I could get.
As a young bloke I was told if I wanted to leave school I must have an apprenticeship before I left. I was no good at school and I tried for months to get a start in the metalwork trades but to no avail, So I ended up in chefing just to get out of school
Anyways I spend as much of my free time in the workshop as my back and the kids allow me to.
Here are a few pics of my little coplex.
As you can see I am in the process of extending the main workshop as I'm out of room.....AGAIN !!!
I have also added the lean-to for more storage space. Still needs a floor though.
