Another metal turner from Australia

[Teza]

Hi everyone

My name is Terry, I live in the Manning Valley on the mid north coast of NSW Australia. I've allways had an interest in mechanical things and a few years ago bought my first lathe, set up a workshop and started to turn good metal into useless swarf ???. If I can ever learn to say NO to all the guys that want me to build this, fix that or modify something else :'(, I would like to try my hand at model engine building .

So thank you to those with the forsight and generosity to start and maintain this forum :bow:.

Terry

 

[tel]

Welcome Terry!

build this, fix that or modify something else? You're pretty much in the same boat as all of us then, never mind - it's all good experience!

 

[Maryak]

Terry,

Welcome to our forum. wEc1

Best Regards
Bob

 

[dalem9]

Welcome Terry Glad to have you. Dale

 

[Blue_Rock]

Hi Terry, welcome to our Forum. Lots of good people and information here. Looking forward to seeing some of your work.

 

[steamer]

Welcome Terry!

Dave

 

[G_N_R]

Hi Swarfdweller
Welcome to the forum.

 

[ShedBoy]

Hello from the West Coast Terry, glad to have you aboard

Brock

 

[Kaleb]

Hello from Tamworth. Whereabouts in the Manning Valley do you live? I happen to have some relatives living over you're way in Old Bar, just out of Taree.

 

[Teza]

Thank you for the warm welcome guys,

Hello from Tamworth. Whereabouts in the Manning Valley do you live? I happen to have some relatives living over you're way in Old Bar, just out of Taree.

Hi Kaleb, I'm at Wingham just west of Taree.
Cheers
Terry

 

[Harold Lee]

Welcome to the forum Terry. Looking forward to hearing from you and seeing your work. The talent of this forum amazes me and there is always someone willing to lend a hand (advice ;-) . On this side of the pond those "build this, modify that, fix something else" are sometimes referred to as "government jobs" or G jobs. I have found two things regarding doing them for people. 1. there are no quick G jobs. 2. The reward for completing one is always "Thanks, now I have this other thing...". Since every metal turner that has been making swarf for more than a month has a big scrap box, A good response is to tell them to just put it in there and you will get to it later.

Harold

 

[Teza]

Hi Harold,
Thank you for the welcome, I hear what your saying about the G jobs, as always the reward for hard work is more hard work *club*

Terry

 

[seagar]

Hi Terry, wEc1 from Coffs Harbour.

Ian (seagar).

 

[Pony]

Welcome Terry,

I'm a newby here too, and was born/schooled in Wingham! I'm still collecting tooling for my mill - no construction yet.

Allan (Moore)

 

[Teza]

G'day Ian and Allan,
Nice group of Aussies here.
How long since you left Wingham Allan?
Terry

 

[steam5]

HI Terry Welcome I am from the south coast Ulladulla

steam5
Charles

 

[metalmad]

Hi Terry
Just north of Brissy here
Pete

 

[AussieJimG]

Hi Terry, I am just outside of Canberra. Welcome.

Jim

 

[Tony B]

Gotta say Gidday as well

 

[Pony]

July 1961 Terry - joined the Navy. All family now gone. Snow Trenchard the butcher was a schoolmate.

Allan