Lurker looking to help somone

Lurker looking to help somone

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10 January 2025 at 12:06 #776200
peterhod
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Hi

I used to be into model engineering back in the 70s at Leyland Model Engineering society. We used to meet in the pub and had a track in the park. I made many friends there and began a lifelong interest in engineering. Life moves on however. I am retired (75) and am into building custom motorcycles. I have a chinese 13 x 30 lathe from 1992 and a Warco Mill drill, MIG and TIG welding.

I watch this forum and a few others from general interest and the other day saw something I could help with and I am here today doing just that!

Thanks

Peter
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10 January 2025 at 16:04 #776296
SillyOldDuffer
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Welcome Peter. More power to your elbow, just what we need!

And a big hello to lurkers everywhere. Come on in, the water is lovely!

Dave
10 January 2025 at 17:49 #776333
noel shelley
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Welcome on board Peter, whilst Dave thinks you may enjoy a dip, I’m offering to keep your feet dry aboard ! Even on a cold winters day this is not a bad place to be. Best wishes. Noel.
10 January 2025 at 20:35 #776363
old mart
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Welcome, Peter, there are a lot of bike enthusiasts on this forum, I have had to give them up due to arthritus, the last one must go this year, not anything classic, just a Suzuki Burgman 400. Everythings too heavy nowerdays.
12 January 2025 at 15:20 #776741
Howard Lewis
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Welcome!

Newbies are always in need of help and advice, even if they are unaware of the need, so your contributions will be welcomed and useful.

Howard
12 January 2025 at 18:36 #776778
Harry Wilkes
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Welcome to the forum Peter

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12 January 2025 at 19:21 #776785
peterhod
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Thank you all for the welcome.

I have always had an interest in engineering. I went to sea as a Radio Operator at 18. I went to Iceland on a trawler in 1968. It was an adventure for a middle class boy from Preston who had never been away from home and never heard a swear word. I have had a life of adventure since that time. Travelling the world, having several careers, had lunch with a king, seen butterflies bigger than both of my hands, a polar bear swimming in the sea a hundred miles from anywhere and worked as a village Blacksmith. For the last 20 years of my life I had a successful career in computer programming after teaching myself when I was unemployed in the early nineties.

I would like to do it all again without the bad bits…….
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