I'm sorry folks, I have apparently not followed your protocall for a new member. In my enthusiasm for finding this forum, I jumped right in and started posting without first introducing myself. I will rectify that now.
I am an experienced small college administrator who, as a hobby for the last 40 years or so, has restored pinball machines and collected pins and coin-operated devices. Getting to near age 60, I decided that moving around monsters that weight up to nearly 300 pounds each was no longer for me, so I sold off my collection of pins and set about finding a new hobby that was more suitable for this stage of life.
I have always loved working on the various mechanicals on the pinball machines, particulary those that are very complicated and highly precise. Therefore, its not surpising I guess that the idea of machining and model building very much appeals to me. So I am wading in head first to see if I can get addicted to this as my new hobby. I suspect that is going to be the easiest part!
I will, no doubt, ask stupid questions and may make something of a nuisance of myself early on, but I vow to participate and help others whenever I can and to (eventually) become a productive member of this group. From what I have seen in my reading of the various forums here, you folks are an amazingly talented bunch of people. I can only hope to gain a small percentage of the proficiencies many of you possess.
Jeff
I am an experienced small college administrator who, as a hobby for the last 40 years or so, has restored pinball machines and collected pins and coin-operated devices. Getting to near age 60, I decided that moving around monsters that weight up to nearly 300 pounds each was no longer for me, so I sold off my collection of pins and set about finding a new hobby that was more suitable for this stage of life.
I have always loved working on the various mechanicals on the pinball machines, particulary those that are very complicated and highly precise. Therefore, its not surpising I guess that the idea of machining and model building very much appeals to me. So I am wading in head first to see if I can get addicted to this as my new hobby. I suspect that is going to be the easiest part!
I will, no doubt, ask stupid questions and may make something of a nuisance of myself early on, but I vow to participate and help others whenever I can and to (eventually) become a productive member of this group. From what I have seen in my reading of the various forums here, you folks are an amazingly talented bunch of people. I can only hope to gain a small percentage of the proficiencies many of you possess.
Jeff
