Post by john100 on Oct 10, 2020 15:40:31 GMT
A short introduction.
During my working life I started off an an apprentice Electrical Fitter and ended up as Senior engineer doing aircraft electronic systems stuff. Oh and I was born and lived for my first 20yrs next to the old SER loco works in Ashford.
I completed a enlarged 'Titch' (0-6-0 saddle tank) in 1987 plus a smaller 16mm loco but inevitably life got in the way. About 10 years ago I started a Brighton version of Masie but again it stalled. I had just got the workshop (in the cellar!) rearranged for retirement but decided to have a go at some more University stuff. Eight years later at 70 I ended up with a PhD in literature and a pile of house jobs to do and still no progress on Masie. Now the house is sorted - well mostly, so model engineering is back on the agenda. I have small Perfecto lathe, bought on the knock from the wages of my first job, plus a decent 50 year old ML7, a Warco Chinese mill, a couple of pillar drills and somewhere a hand shaper. So there really is no excuse now not to finish poor old Masie.
John
During my working life I started off an an apprentice Electrical Fitter and ended up as Senior engineer doing aircraft electronic systems stuff. Oh and I was born and lived for my first 20yrs next to the old SER loco works in Ashford.
I completed a enlarged 'Titch' (0-6-0 saddle tank) in 1987 plus a smaller 16mm loco but inevitably life got in the way. About 10 years ago I started a Brighton version of Masie but again it stalled. I had just got the workshop (in the cellar!) rearranged for retirement but decided to have a go at some more University stuff. Eight years later at 70 I ended up with a PhD in literature and a pile of house jobs to do and still no progress on Masie. Now the house is sorted - well mostly, so model engineering is back on the agenda. I have small Perfecto lathe, bought on the knock from the wages of my first job, plus a decent 50 year old ML7, a Warco Chinese mill, a couple of pillar drills and somewhere a hand shaper. So there really is no excuse now not to finish poor old Masie.
John
