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Hi All,
I wanted to introduce myself. Ive been lurking about for a few weeks and finally registered a little bit ago.
I am an engineer by trade, but my passion has always been making things. I have been very fortunate in that for most of my career, I have had access to some great old tool and die guys who were willing to teach me, as well as free access to machine tools.
About 12 years ago I switched jobs and there were a few weeks where I lived in one city through the week and moved back to the wife and kids on the weekends. I spent those evenings in the machine shop building a PMR #3 from one of their aluminum casting kits. I had plans to build a number of engines and have them all running off of a compressed air line in my office. Well, 12 years later, my daughters are now 13 (cringe) and I still have one lonely engine sitting on the shelf.
This weekend I started on a PMR #1. I am trying to take pictures and create a build journal as I go. I know I appreciate looking through someone elses project before I start one, and only found a couple journals out there for this engine so maybe I can help another guy out some day be exposing my mistakes.
At any rate, I just wanted to say Hi to the group!
I wanted to introduce myself. Ive been lurking about for a few weeks and finally registered a little bit ago.
I am an engineer by trade, but my passion has always been making things. I have been very fortunate in that for most of my career, I have had access to some great old tool and die guys who were willing to teach me, as well as free access to machine tools.
About 12 years ago I switched jobs and there were a few weeks where I lived in one city through the week and moved back to the wife and kids on the weekends. I spent those evenings in the machine shop building a PMR #3 from one of their aluminum casting kits. I had plans to build a number of engines and have them all running off of a compressed air line in my office. Well, 12 years later, my daughters are now 13 (cringe) and I still have one lonely engine sitting on the shelf.
This weekend I started on a PMR #1. I am trying to take pictures and create a build journal as I go. I know I appreciate looking through someone elses project before I start one, and only found a couple journals out there for this engine so maybe I can help another guy out some day be exposing my mistakes.
At any rate, I just wanted to say Hi to the group!
