Hello Folks,
This site was recommended to me by one of your members (Stilldrillin) and i decided to join.
Let me start by saying that i have had no formal machine training or skills , however because i started a hobby collecting steam engines about 10 months ago , the need to make some parts was my primary push and not long after i bought a little Emco compact 5 lathe. Prior to this , i had never even seen a lathe let alone operate one .Since then a few other machines have found their way into my workshop which up till then had only hand tools. I have researched the web myself (thank god for Youtube
) , asked questions to everyone who listened and basically taught myself from the good old trial and error principle. I have successfully built a few engines and can make a few of the small parts i need myself.
I now have a basic workshop and i daily encounter challenges that make me yearn for more information.
Your forum seems to be rich with tips and tricks and i hope to suck up as much as i can, kindly pardon my silly questions from time to time.
Greetings from Copenhagen , Denmark.
