Time to let go and call it a day

[Ady1Participant @ady1]

At the end of the day we never really owned anything, we were just its temporary custodians

[John McNamaraParticipant @johnmcnamara74883]

Hi Ramon
Due to a house move I was without a workshop for a couple of years, a very frustrating experience. They have been stored in a garage and up until the week before Christmas I had no three phase power. So there they languished collecting dust. Finally! Three phase, at least I am able to turn the lathe and mill on again. The garage space is pretty minimal, However I can squeeze in and use them. Life is good. For me this year will be busy building a shed to house them properly.
May I suggest that before you dispose of the your tools, that you store them for a good while to give yourself time to reflect. Just in case you have second thoughts.

[Tim HooperParticipant @timhooper66498]

Tug,

I had a look at your engines – they're all beautiful, and far too nice to be used in anger on any of my toy aeroplanes!

Tim

[Ramon WilsonParticipant @ramonwilson3]

Posted by Ady1 on 28/01/2023 10:53:00:

At the end of the day we never really owned anything, we were just its temporary custodians

 

Yes how true that is for sure Ady, and as we get older the reality of it hit's home that much harder.

John, as you can imagine all the above posts and kindly advice have not fell on deaf ears. After considerable thought and talking it over with my wife ( who after all, will have to deal with it – eventually) a change of intention has been reached. Some kit will have to go but the lathe and my faithful old Linley mill will remain in a much rearranged workshop. It will take a while of course but fear not guys – the basic kit stays.

Tim – hope you've been able to make a start on that Boll by now

My thanks to all who have made comments on this thread, all of them much appreciated – six engines are now sold so that's a good start

 

Best regards to all – Tug

Edited By Ramon Wilson on 29/01/2023 17:17:12

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Posted by Ramon Wilson on 26/01/2023 11:39:11:

Hi Guys,

As I move rapidly toward my eighties I have decided not to continue with machining after the Marine Engine is finished.

As such I have decided to part with some of the I/C engines made so, though I doubt it, if anyone may have an interest I have just put a post on the Barton Control Line site describing some of them. Take a look here if so

Best – Tug

Sorry to see you go, Ramon,

Your work has always been to an exceptional standard, the superb finish quality on your engines especially.

Neil

[chris boll 1Participant @chrisboll1]

You have made many superb engines, I remember meeting you at Old Warden some years ago, when people used to run up vintage and self made model aero engines, sadly this seems to have lapsed recently.

I am approaching 80, but still follow my hobby of making and flying radio controlled planes, and this then led to making engines.

I am not a very good machinist, but as an ex engineer and designer I like to create simple engines that are easy to make. As others have said, overcoming the minor difficulties that arise helps to keep the brain working.

[Howard LewisParticipant @howardlewis46836]

Tug,

By all means keep your lathe. Without it you will feel naked, and ther frustration of thinking "If only I had still had the lathe, or the mill, I could do that job"

I am a little, older than you and still get withdrawal symptoms if I don't make some swarf fairly often.

Howard

Fat fingers strike again!

Edited By Howard Lewis on 01/04/2023 16:25:59

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