Hi Steven

I too am based in West Yorkshire, Silsden actually, which area do you live in ?

You could do a lot worse than join a model engineering club, I can recommend the Bradford one as they are a very friendly and helpful bunch with a very diverse range of interests and talents.

I have the same lathe as you by the way.

Phil

Welcome along Steven, any questions and someone on here will have an answer.

Welcome Steven. You might be in for a shock. When you retire there is no such thing as plenty of free time. Always something to do in the garden, in the house, in the shed, round the neighbours, away to the doctors, help the family out on numerous things, the list goes on and on and gets longer as time goes by. I for one and probably many more on here do not know how they made the time to go to work fulltime. Enjoy your workshop I hope you find an interesting project you can get stuck into.

regards