New member from the westcountry.

[Thomas CooksleyParticipant @thomascooksley79020]

[Thomas CooksleyParticipant @thomascooksley79020]

Hi everyone my name is Tom and I live in Barnstaple North Devon. I am an electrician and for most of my time I have worked on industrial electrics specializing in traditional (contactors and relays ect) control systems.

For most of my working life I had access to workshop facilities and I learnt to use a lathe, mainly for the purpose of skimming the comminutator of a DC electric motor.

With retirement fast approaching and my current employer not having the workshop facilities I had enjoyed in the past, a few years ago I bought myself an Axminster C2/300 lathe. Pocket size compared to some of the machines I've used in the past but none the less a lovely little lathe.

I have an interest in electronics but no formal training and I have constructed many electronic projects. My latest is high spec no holds barred hi-fi amp built with discrete components not just a couple of modules linked up with wire. I do not wish to upset anybody who uses modules, I use them myself sometimes for quickness.

My big passion in life is railways and I often use my lathe for repairs and improvements to my model railway. My latest job on the lathe was an adaptor to allow me to fit a face plate with a 80mm fitting to the 100mm drive flange on my lathe.

[Brian HParticipant @brianh50089]

Hello Thomas and welcome. There are a number of model rail enthusiasts on here and I'm sure some of them will be along soon.

Brian

[Thomas CooksleyParticipant @thomascooksley79020]

Thanks for the welcome Brian, i'm sure I will make lots of new friends.

Tom.

[BazyleParticipant @bazyle]

Hi Tom, mention of your hifi amp reminds me of Wireless World about 1977 which was about the last time I saw an IC free design.
I believe there is a small informal group of model engineers in North Devon and a few more have popped up here but tend to be a bit spread out.

If you can swing it, probably next year the way things are, plan your monthly shopping trips to Exeter to coincide with EDMES meetings as we are conveniently just next to Morrissons in St Katherine's Priory. In the meantime you are welcome to join our Friday morning Zoom meetings at 10 am. I will send you a Personal Message with details of the call tomorrow. PMs are the little envelope flashing in the green bar at the top of the screen.

[Engine BuilderParticipant @enginebuilder]

Hi Tom,

You may not know but there is a Model Engineering club that meet once a month ( when restrictions are lifted) at Fremington, near Barnstaple.

Contact details are ndsme@tiscali.co.uk.

[ScrumpyParticipant @scrumpy]

Hi Tom welcome I find this site extremely helpful I live in Devon as well but belong to Taunton model club they are just building a new railway on the land they have just purchased

[Thomas CooksleyParticipant @thomascooksley79020]

Hi everyone, thanks for the welcomes, I'm sure as I settle in I will get to know what is going on.

Tom.

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Welcome to the forum, Tom,

Modules are great indeed when you need a practical solution, I must admit I've bought a couple for a hifi amp project I have in mind. But making totally from scratch is more satisfying.

Neil

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