Good morning all. my name is Chris i have dyslexia so i do aplogize for any spelling errors spell checker does not always pick up my errors
i am looking forward to being in this group and supporting the page where i can.
so a bit about me and my roots. born and bread west Yorkshire
my grandad was a television repair engineering back when TV's had Valves / working in the mills, he also had a passion for model engineering and built various models over his life time such as 3.5inch Rob Roy's, Folden steam wagons, restoration of classic cars such as the MG midget and i have inherited his model engineering lathe as well as other tools. and a 2.5inch traction engine he built and won a few awards.
my dad sadly passed away through the covid period, he was from a mechanical back ground and help my grandad where he could but was more in to fixing things such as Stuart turner generators, Yamma boat engines old Kawasaki motor bikes and attending the Dorset steam rally's.
myself never really took up the mechanical side of model engineering, i was more interested in comics gaming, nitro car racing, flying planes growing up. but now am at that age where i think i would rather like to start getting in to the hobby, and would appreciate it more.
i think there will be a lot of "opps", "how did i do that i measured it twice", "oh god wheres the fire extinguisher" along the way. i plan to start small getting used to using a lathe i have inherited, i have been brought up on metric so ill have to learn imperial measurements, maybe buy a Stuart turner castings kit and start from there?
I do have a steam boat that i have asked a question about the boiler in another "boiler forms" if any one would be so kind to take a look and drop me a message.
I work as a senior electrical test engineer for a manufacturing firm that makes machines that makes food/drink cans been in this trade for around 17years working my way from apprentice to wiring machines to programming them to senior test role and leading test and electrical department. and if anyone on here works in a factory you know the electricians always fix the faults even if they are mechanical related, because its always our fault
I am currently writing a program for my lathe to modernize it. I thought I could improve the standard start & stop latched contactor that had a questionable buzzing sound while operating it. I have already put a VFD drive on it so i can control the speed rather then changing the belts and it has an emergency stop brake resistor now making it a bit more safer for me as well as replacing the 1960's washing machine motor he had running it for a modern economical motor. I plan to put a touch screen with a PLC on to it so i can basically select what i am doing material wise or machine process such as turning from the HMI screen and the speed will be automated. i may put an encoder on the X & Y xis in the future for more accurate positioning but i like the feel of a manual lathe, and my grandad did not have all these mods and cons when he was using it.
I am looking forward to interacting with you all in the future and if you have any question relating to PLC programming i know its a bit off topic but i will help where i can
hope you all have a wonderful christmas and new year.
i am looking forward to being in this group and supporting the page where i can.
so a bit about me and my roots. born and bread west Yorkshire
my grandad was a television repair engineering back when TV's had Valves / working in the mills, he also had a passion for model engineering and built various models over his life time such as 3.5inch Rob Roy's, Folden steam wagons, restoration of classic cars such as the MG midget and i have inherited his model engineering lathe as well as other tools. and a 2.5inch traction engine he built and won a few awards.my dad sadly passed away through the covid period, he was from a mechanical back ground and help my grandad where he could but was more in to fixing things such as Stuart turner generators, Yamma boat engines old Kawasaki motor bikes and attending the Dorset steam rally's.
myself never really took up the mechanical side of model engineering, i was more interested in comics gaming, nitro car racing, flying planes growing up. but now am at that age where i think i would rather like to start getting in to the hobby, and would appreciate it more.
i think there will be a lot of "opps", "how did i do that i measured it twice", "oh god wheres the fire extinguisher" along the way. i plan to start small getting used to using a lathe i have inherited, i have been brought up on metric so ill have to learn imperial measurements, maybe buy a Stuart turner castings kit and start from there?
I do have a steam boat that i have asked a question about the boiler in another "boiler forms" if any one would be so kind to take a look and drop me a message.
I work as a senior electrical test engineer for a manufacturing firm that makes machines that makes food/drink cans been in this trade for around 17years working my way from apprentice to wiring machines to programming them to senior test role and leading test and electrical department. and if anyone on here works in a factory you know the electricians always fix the faults even if they are mechanical related, because its always our fault
I am currently writing a program for my lathe to modernize it. I thought I could improve the standard start & stop latched contactor that had a questionable buzzing sound while operating it. I have already put a VFD drive on it so i can control the speed rather then changing the belts and it has an emergency stop brake resistor now making it a bit more safer for me as well as replacing the 1960's washing machine motor he had running it for a modern economical motor. I plan to put a touch screen with a PLC on to it so i can basically select what i am doing material wise or machine process such as turning from the HMI screen and the speed will be automated. i may put an encoder on the X & Y xis in the future for more accurate positioning but i like the feel of a manual lathe, and my grandad did not have all these mods and cons when he was using it.
I am looking forward to interacting with you all in the future and if you have any question relating to PLC programming i know its a bit off topic but i will help where i can
hope you all have a wonderful christmas and new year.
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