Thad Swarfburn III
Well-Known Member
Gidday,
Been lurking a couple of weeks, thought since I've gained a bit from this forum that I'd find a stool to call my own and introduce myself. I'm a 4th year adult (39) apprentice at a large general engineering shop here. We do primarily large scale one offs, construction and maintenance of hydro plants, defence work for the Anzac navies, gantry cranes, plus the usual "what comes through the door".
I'm currently accumulating bits to make a horizontal mill engine to the plans of Rudy Kouhoupt (his first Shop Wisdom book). Here I've spent almost seven years trying to forget the imperial system (I'm originally from Vermont) and I jump into a project drawn in inches! The conversion charts are getting workout...
Thanks to the members who've posted their engines - very inspiring.
Great to be here.
TSIII
Been lurking a couple of weeks, thought since I've gained a bit from this forum that I'd find a stool to call my own and introduce myself. I'm a 4th year adult (39) apprentice at a large general engineering shop here. We do primarily large scale one offs, construction and maintenance of hydro plants, defence work for the Anzac navies, gantry cranes, plus the usual "what comes through the door".
I'm currently accumulating bits to make a horizontal mill engine to the plans of Rudy Kouhoupt (his first Shop Wisdom book). Here I've spent almost seven years trying to forget the imperial system (I'm originally from Vermont) and I jump into a project drawn in inches! The conversion charts are getting workout...
Thanks to the members who've posted their engines - very inspiring.
Great to be here.
TSIII