Greetings to all.
I have decided to join in on all the fun that you people are having here. I have been a model builder since childhood. Building cars, planes, what ever could be made with glue paper and balsa and wire. I started to learn to weld around 10yrs of age, and repairing lawn mowers and tractors in the summers, when I was shipped to my grandfathers. My neighbor was a gun smith, so I was amazed at the things that he would make. RC planes and cars, all things mechanical is my passion, especially if they are shiny brass!
I was accepted into an apprenticeship, for tool and Die making in 1978 through a major appliance manufacturer. I have had the chance to experience many different areas of machining, heat treating, wire and sinker EDM, Cad Cam programing, Die design for sheet metal stamping, ect ect. I decided to start collecting equipment in the 90's, starting of with Delta Rockwell v/speed lathe from a school auction. Then a drill press, from a aircraft manufacturer gone out of business,and a belt sander. From there, it was a landslide buying tooling. I was racing go karts back then, so I started building engines for others, I need to be able to do the work at home, so, I bought a new Trumph 3 axis in 97 , then a small surface grinder.
There are so many things yet to learn from others and I am always amazed at the things that others build. Especially, those who have limited tooling, there are a lot of brilliant minds out there. Anything can be done, if you put your mind to the task!
I have built some Briech Models and scratch built engines, and many other things over the years. Currently I am working on Bremen hot air engines, model and the full size.
I am here to learn from others, and maybe I can help others.
Dale
