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  • 4 August 2019 at 19:37 #422589
    oliver p.
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      Hi guys,

      I am new to the forum, and it seems to me that it is usual here for new members to introduce themselves

      So I am an electronics engineer, and at work I have only rarely to do with mechanics. But I my family owns a machine factory and so I have access to CNC lathes and milling machines and even spark erosion machines, and so one of my hobbies is to make different mechanical things; i.e. I have already made some Stirling motor models and I am now planning for something more advanced. This is why I joined the forum to ask questions

      I don't have a particular use for my engine models, I make them just for fun

      Best

      Oliver

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      4 August 2019 at 19:37 #40591
      oliver p.
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        4 August 2019 at 20:05 #422592
        Brian H
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          Welcome Oliver to this excellent forum. Please ask away and you will be sure to get some answers.

          Brian

          4 August 2019 at 20:43 #422597
          Neil Wyatt
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            @neilwyatt

            Welcome to the forum Oliver,

            Neil

            5 August 2019 at 21:58 #422777
            lfoggy
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              Wow, your workshop facilities sound amazing.

              6 August 2019 at 14:15 #422880
              oliver p.
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                Posted by lfoggy on 05/08/2019 21:58:00:

                Wow, your workshop facilities sound amazing.

                thank you. However don't expect too much As I said, it is a machine factory owned by my family, and they make heavy (and large…) special purpose machines. Therefore, most of our machines in the workshop are big (there is a lathe for parts in the order of 1m diameter), so it can be a bit of a hassle when small parts need to be made. (there are smaller machines, though, but not many.) So the precision mechanics possibilities are a bit limited.

                6 August 2019 at 16:08 #422895
                Bazyle
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                  @bazyle

                  If it were me the factory would acquire a 'prototype workshop' equipped with some small machines despite it turning out that they were a bit small for the normal work. Oh well just have to leave them there in case someone does find a use for them. And maybe have a 3D printer and CNC machine for training.

                  6 August 2019 at 16:35 #422901
                  Howard Lewis
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                    @howardlewis46836

                    Welcome!

                    Don't worry, you are not alone in being someone who makes things because, "It seemed a good idea at the time", and then they see little use.

                    We do it for the job satisfaction. The pleasure of having designed and made the only Mk79 Widget in the world!

                    It may be based on the Mk78, but our mods, make ihe Mk79 and unique to us.

                    Howard

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