Hello Everyone,
I just stumbled across this forum, just how I find most things. I recognize a few names from one another group I have frequented.
After looking around little, I find the premise of this group very interesting. It seems like it is geared toward a much broader array of pursuits than most.
About myself:
I currently sell mobile and industrial hydraulic components, mostly farm and construction related stuff. For the first 25 years of my working life i was welder, fabricator, and mechanic in the truck equipment business. Dump hoists, cranes, snow plows, etc.
I have always enjoyed the design and fabrication mechanical things and frankly just about anything! From a clay pot to a moon rocket. When I see some intriguing object or process, my first thought is - How is it done? - The next is could I do it? Now, I know I won't be building moon rockets, but I know that there are many things I can do if I take the time to teach myself by reading, research, and just plain trial and error (hopefully not to much error). Self taught education has it's limitations though. There are many ways to do things, some much better than others. I don't wish to reinvent something just cause I haven't seen how it is done by those that know how. Sometimes the best way to learn is by watching someone else do it (monkey see..). Then you take what you learn and your own skills and abilities and come up with your own method.
I hope I peek over the groups collective sholder and learn how you do things and maybe I'll be able conribute something back sometime.
Allen
Here is a little fun thing I recently made just to see it work:
