Well I have been on the sidelines for quite a while. I lurked as a guest for some time and not even sure when I signed on. I never posted anything but looked in at least twice a day. I must say I am in awe of all the talent I have seen here. I have learned much without sharing anything so I will try to remedy that.
My name is John a.k.a. bridgedog. That is because I build bridges for a living. I am a crane operator on large crawler rigs. I am currently running a Manitowoc 3900 140 ton with 190 foot of stick. When I get home which is not as often as I want I spend most of my time in my shop building whatever comes up.
I have collected tools and equipment all my life [59 yrs.] getting ready for retirement to do what I love which is make cool stuff. I have a wife and 5 kids and 12 grandkids and have built quite a playground with toys and rides for kids of all ages. As soon as I figure out how to post pictures I will show you some adult rides that pull in excess of 3 g's.
In my shop I have a jewelers lathe, a 6 inch atlas that was my fathers with every attachment available and many that aren't. I also have a 16 x 60 TOS Trencin for the big stuff. My mill is just a benchtop Smithy but it does well for my capabilities. I also have a break and a shear among all the other necessary welders and tools to make neat stuff.
I am getting ready to build a single cyl. diesel engine that I have never seen modeled before. I have not decided what scale to build it in as the full size weighs in at 34,000 pounds.
I am pretty sure it will be a one of a kind build.
I hope this site will continue to be the great site that I have followed so long.
Good luck to Austin I wish him well. And thanks to Rick for starting this.
Bridgedog
My name is John a.k.a. bridgedog. That is because I build bridges for a living. I am a crane operator on large crawler rigs. I am currently running a Manitowoc 3900 140 ton with 190 foot of stick. When I get home which is not as often as I want I spend most of my time in my shop building whatever comes up.
I have collected tools and equipment all my life [59 yrs.] getting ready for retirement to do what I love which is make cool stuff. I have a wife and 5 kids and 12 grandkids and have built quite a playground with toys and rides for kids of all ages. As soon as I figure out how to post pictures I will show you some adult rides that pull in excess of 3 g's.
In my shop I have a jewelers lathe, a 6 inch atlas that was my fathers with every attachment available and many that aren't. I also have a 16 x 60 TOS Trencin for the big stuff. My mill is just a benchtop Smithy but it does well for my capabilities. I also have a break and a shear among all the other necessary welders and tools to make neat stuff.
I am getting ready to build a single cyl. diesel engine that I have never seen modeled before. I have not decided what scale to build it in as the full size weighs in at 34,000 pounds.
I am pretty sure it will be a one of a kind build.I hope this site will continue to be the great site that I have followed so long.
Good luck to Austin I wish him well. And thanks to Rick for starting this.
Bridgedog
