New member from East Tennessee

[fleetsailor1981]

Hi guys, not only am I new to the forum but also to machining, I had wanted to get into it years ago while in the navy in the early eighties. After becoming disabled a few years ago I took some machine tool technology classes at the local community college and now I am getting ready to build my first wobbler, for equipment I have a old Smithy AT300 (1998-2000 model), a Taig mini lathe, and a Proxxon micro mill. I am currently going through the Smithy cleaning it up. Gregg

 

[minh-thanh]

Hi !
Welcome to the forum !
Nice to have a new member and Good luck .

 

[Lloyd-ss]

A warm welcome to the forum. Lots of good people here who are free with their knowledge. And they won't laugh at your questions, I know.
I live in central VA, so not too far away. Just drive past Va Tech on I81, give a friendly wave to the Hokies, and keep going north and east.
Lloyd

 

[werowance]

Welcome to the forum. everyone here has helped me tremendously with my engines and getting them running, its a good place to learn and ask questions in my opinion.
im SW VA about 30 mins to Bristol on I81.

 

[GreenTwin]

Welcome and good luck.

(What a great state to be from).

.

 

[Apprentice707]

Welcome to the band of swarffers.

B

 

[actinaria]

Welcome. I’m from Crossville TN originally

 

[fleetsailor1981]

Welcome to the forum. everyone here has helped me tremendously with my engines and getting them running, its a good place to learn and ask questions in my opinion.
im SW VA about 30 mins to Bristol on I81.

 

[fleetsailor1981]

I live in Johnson City so I would say about an hour from you give or take a few minutes

 

[werowance]

I live in Johnson City so I would say about an hour from you give or take a few minutes

yep, just about spot on - on the time it takes. im from Lebanon VA. i have to work in JC frequently as the company i work for has an office in JC and in Gray. glad to have some members close by. just wish there was a model show or something near us. like Cabin Fever that everyone talks about.

 

[awake]

Welcome to the forum!

 

[David Shealey]

Welcome to another Tennessean! I live in Dandridge, near Knoxville.

 

[Richard Hed]

Welcome to another Tennessean! I live in Dandridge, near Knoxville.

Whoa! Doesn't Dandridge have a ton of used mills and lathes?

 

[Lloyd-ss]

Whoa! Doesn't Dandridge have a ton of used mills and lathes?

Uh-Oh. Used machinery... Not too far away..... Sounds like you are stirring up trouble, Richard. Because you can never have too many machines.
" But really... I only had to pay 10¢ on the dollar."
Lloyd

 

[Richard Hed]

Uh-Oh. Used machinery... Not too far away..... Sounds like you are stirring up trouble, Richard. Because you can never have too many machines.
" But really... I only had to pay 10¢ on the dollar."
Lloyd

Yeah. I subscribe to a bundle of auctions and it seems to me I rememberr a lot of auctions from the nuclear industry in Dandridge, Maybe I'm wrong. but if not, and if I lived close by, i would be checking that out.

And yess, you should see the mess in my garage with all the machines crammed in and I want MORE! Let me see, a precision grinder, CNC . . . .

 

[SmithDoor]

Hi guys, not only am I new to the forum but also to machining, I had wanted to get into it years ago while in the navy in the early eighties. After becoming disabled a few years ago I took some machine tool technology classes at the local community college and now I am getting ready to build my first wobbler, for equipment I have a old Smithy AT300 (1998-2000 model), a Taig mini lathe, and a Proxxon micro mill. I am currently going through the Smithy cleaning it up. Gregg

Welcome to the group

Dave

 

[jrslogs52]

Welcome to the group

 

[Bentwings]

Hi guys, not only am I new to the forum but also to machining, I had wanted to get into it years ago while in the navy in the early eighties. After becoming disabled a few years ago I took some machine tool technology classes at the local community college and now I am getting ready to build my first wobbler, for equipment I have a old Smithy AT300 (1998-2000 model), a Taig mini lathe, and a Proxxon micro mill. I am currently going through the Smithy cleaning it up. Gregg

Welcome to the group.

I’ll be moving to Tenn in a few months . Spring Hill area . Engineer tool maker Rc scale modeler.
Byron