Greetings from the East Riding of Yorkshire

[Jennifer Edwards]

Hi There,

My name is Jennifer, I am a recent addition to this "family" of model engineers. I have recently retired and relocated to the United Kingdom from the Tampa Bat area of Floriduh, and have settled here in Bridlington.

I have just put together my little machin shop and have only just begun my first project, a scale model stationary steam engine. I am building a 1/12 scale of a Stothert & Pitt Beam Engine that was originally built in 1886. A single example exists today at the univrsity at Bath.

when I was still in school I worked as a machinist for a machine builder, mainly on engine and turret lathes, also did some work on large horizontal milling machines, and also setup an ran a giant sized vertical lathe. All the work was was high precision never more than a couple of tenths of a thousandth of an inch tolorances.

After school I used my degree in computer science to work in that then infant field of business applications architecture. Somehow I always missed the sense of accomplihment i got from actually creating something tangable that I put my love into ,rather than lines of code that no other human would ever read.

SO.... here I am with the time, the means, and the ambition to once again enjoy the world of engineering, except this time on a much smaller scale. I look forward to interacting with this community in the comming months and years!

here is a pic of my machine shop inside the conservatory. which has all glass walls and ceiling, afforing plenty of natural light. When its not pouring down like it was the day I took This Photograph.

Cheers!
Jenny

 

[Michel_Mike_Chaput]

Welcome !

 

[bmac2]

Welcome to the forum Jenny. That’s a nice space but now I feel that I should really give my little shop a good spring cleaning. I can’t quite make it out but do you have an air spring damper on you mill? If not it’s a simple mod and I wish I’d done it the day I brought it home.

https://www.homemodelenginemachinist.com/threads/more-mini-mill-mods.27062/

Oh. And the rain? I’ll trade ya. . . . .

 

[Jennifer Edwards]

Welcome to the forum Jenny. That’s a nice space but now I feel that I should really give my little shop a good spring cleaning. I can’t quite make it out but do you have an air spring damper on you mill? If not it’s a simple mod and I wish I’d done it the day I brought it home.

https://www.homemodelenginemachinist.com/threads/more-mini-mill-mods.27062/

Oh. And the rain? I’ll trade ya. . . . .
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Hello,

Thank you for the warm welcome!

In fact it does have a dampener. It came with the machine, and works quite well.

The thing about these tiny machines that I am amazed about is how “tight” they are. Total error on the table from end to end with a dial indicator on the head is .0006” right out of the box.

While there is quite a bit of backlash in the feeds and cross feeds of both machines. It is still quite repeatable.

I have been having a ball remembering all the skills that I used over forty years ago, while I work the parts of my beam engine. I think faint whisps of smoke can be seen coming out of my ears.

Looking forward to sharing my experiences with this first build with y’all

Jenny

 

[bazmak]

Welcome,i am quite impressed with your resume and skill at working to tight tolerances.I like your initial setup
I am from Leeds so know Brid quite well.Now retired in Australia so the weather is not a problem.Like the idea
of working in the Conservatory. keep posting as you go,its nice to converse with female engineers Regards barry

 

[goldstar31]

Greetings to a lady who lives in the Deep South- well, compared to where I live further North where the dogs are frozen to the lamp posts most of the year.
I was thinking of tolerances having done my share with 'guessing sticks' but I recall the story of someone building a full size loco to tight tolerances- and it wouldn't run. Again there is the wonderful story of boring full size loco cylinders and-- packing them with the foreman's felt hat.
Coming from a family who built and repaired steam locomotives and machinery from early days- well a great grandfather, a grandfather , a pair of uncles and a father, I recall that my mother always put two sleeves onto my father's fustian work trousers to take two 2 foot folding brass rules. The old one was rounded off from 'marking off steel' whilst the other was carefully preserved for good work in very pleasing gradations of an eighth of an inch.

And his engines etc worked!

Cheers

Norm

 

[stackerjack]

Hi There,

My name is Jennifer, I am a recent addition to this "family" of model engineers. I have recently retired and relocated to the United Kingdom from the Tampa Bat area of Floriduh, and have settled here in Bridlington.

I have just put together my little machin shop and have only just begun my first project, a scale model stationary steam engine. I am building a 1/12 scale of a Stothert & Pitt Beam Engine that was originally built in 1886. A single example exists today at the univrsity at Bath.

when I was still in school I worked as a machinist for a machine builder, mainly on engine and turret lathes, also did some work on large horizontal milling machines, and also setup an ran a giant sized vertical lathe. All the work was was high precision never more than a couple of tenths of a thousandth of an inch tolorances.

After school I used my degree in computer science to work in that then infant field of business applications architecture. Somehow I always missed the sense of accomplihment i got from actually creating something tangable that I put my love into ,rather than lines of code that no other human would ever read.

SO.... here I am with the time, the means, and the ambition to once again enjoy the world of engineering, except this time on a much smaller scale. I look forward to interacting with this community in the comming months and years!

View attachment 104387

here is a pic of my machine shop inside the conservatory. which has all glass walls and ceiling, afforing plenty of natural light. When its not pouring down like it was the day I took This Photograph.

Cheers!
Jenny

Hi Jenny,
I come from Lancashire, so I know what Bridlington is like too. You might need to get some insulation round your workshop, before the Winter sets in.
Nice work anyway, good to have you on board.
Jack

 

[Tim1974]

Steady on boys Jenny my be taken lol but wow nice set up I wish I had the funds

 

[Rickl]

Welcome Jenny. Enjoy the model engineering.
Rick
Sth Australia

 

[necchiom]

Thanks for join us Jenny!

 

[Cymro77]

Welcome Jennifer, this is a great site with some knowledgeable, friendly, sharing and occasionally Quirky individuals. Enjoy!
DW

 

[Tomlinson]

Hi There,

My name is Jennifer, I am a recent addition to this "family" of model engineers. I have recently retired and relocated to the United Kingdom from the Tampa Bat area of Floriduh, and have settled here in Bridlington.

I have just put together my little machin shop and have only just begun my first project, a scale model stationary steam engine. I am building a 1/12 scale of a Stothert & Pitt Beam Engine that was originally built in 1886. A single example exists today at the univrsity at Bath.

when I was still in school I worked as a machinist for a machine builder, mainly on engine and turret lathes, also did some work on large horizontal milling machines, and also setup an ran a giant sized vertical lathe. All the work was was high precision never more than a couple of tenths of a thousandth of an inch tolorances.

After school I used my degree in computer science to work in that then infant field of business applications architecture. Somehow I always missed the sense of accomplihment i got from actually creating something tangable that I put my love into ,rather than lines of code that no other human would ever read.

SO.... here I am with the time, the means, and the ambition to once again enjoy the world of engineering, except this time on a much smaller scale. I look forward to interacting with this community in the comming months and years!

View attachment 104387

here is a pic of my machine shop inside the conservatory. which has all glass walls and ceiling, afforing plenty of natural light. When its not pouring down like it was the day I took This Photograph.

Cheers!
Jenny

 

[Tomlinson]

Hello Jenny. Welcome to East Yorkshire.
I live in Cranswick near Driffield and I also built the Stothert & Pitt Beam engine. (If you went to the Driffield Steam rally in August you would have seen it amongst my other engines).
I look forward to following your progress.

 

[Apprentice707]

Hello Jenny, welcome good to see a lady ingineer amongst our ranks.

I have thought about relocating my machines to the conservatory, but domestic management put a veto on it!!

My only real comment is why would you trade the climate of Tampa for Bridlington?? Must be a romantic thing.

Good luck

B

 

[goldstar31]

My only real comment is why would you trade the climate of Tampa for Bridlington?? Must be a romantic thing.


B

It's one way of cooling one's arbour
N

 

[Apprentice707]

Arbour??? 2 or 3 MT

 

[goldstar31]

No, Bridlington 'arbour Of course, where people are angl-ers.

Life would be MT without humour, it would taper slowly to nothing by degrees. If it were to h'apun .

Never mind

 

[bmac2]

Norm bast/worst pun ever

 

[Apprentice707]

Oops the great North/South divide!!

 

[John Antliff]

Hello and welcome Jenny. I had a similar career - 3 years as an Fleet Air Arm tiffy followed by 43 years in the IT industry and I share your yearning for something tangible to show for all our efforts. I live in Wellington NZ having turned my back on English winters for the more temperate maritime climate of 40 degrees South, 32 years ago. I'm envious of your natural light but wonder about the fight you will have against rust that will surely occur during the cooler months, however, enjoy your creative urges! My interest is in steam - making and testing 7 and quarter gauge locos and accessories like steam pumps, injectors and relief valves.