Hi from Oliver

[oliver p.Participant @oliverp-84158]

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

[oliver p.Participant @oliverp-84158]

[Brian HParticipant @brianh50089]

Welcome Oliver to this excellent forum. Please ask away and you will be sure to get some answers.

Brian

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Welcome to the forum Oliver,

Neil

[lfoggyParticipant @lfoggy]

Wow, your workshop facilities sound amazing.

[oliver p.Participant @oliverp-84158]

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.

[BazyleParticipant @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.

[Howard LewisParticipant @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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