Hello, I'm new to this forum. I'm a retired mechanical engineer. My great-grandfather, my grandfather, my father, myself and my son did mechanical engineering at Delft University. It may not be really a very important profession but running in the family greatly facilitates communication between the generations. I worked as works engineer and managing engineer in the Netherlands and finally as consulting engineer for machine shops across the world. Upon retirement we relocated to the family-farm in the country where I had finally enough space for a nice workshop in the open farm-shed: enclosed area 4×10 meter in the back, covered area 5×11 meter. Wood stove driving floor heating, Schaublin 102 VM lathe, Myford Super Seven Lathe, Taig lathe, Aciera F3 mill, Wabeco F1210 mill, Gotha Tool grinder, Tormek Wet Grinder, SOLID Pillar Drill, Nabertherm programmable Heating Furnace up to 1200 degrees Celsius. I'm finding that actually making something is quite different from talking about it as I did for 40 years.

I did do rugby. Slow and heavy my main duty was blocking attackers by driving them in the mud.

Hello Sam,

About everyone I know has some connection with the octopussian organization of Shell, with me as sole exception!

Greetings,

Peter