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modeldozer:
Hi all

Just a brief intoduction, I am a retired Caterpillar technician currently living in Spain. Since my retirement 6 years ago I keep myself busy building model trucks( see my website http://www.telefonica.net/web2/modeltrucking/index.htm). Due to very poor eyesight I ended up using technology to help in manufacture of parts, this led to building a CNC router and later buying a local version of a 7 x 12 lathe (here my horrors started) :bang:. I also delve/play around with electronics and computers.  One of my biggest difficuties here is to get tooling and raw material and normaly end up ordering from accross the pond/U.K. I have learn a lot from this (and other) forums and appriciate the oppertunity these bring to all.  :nrocks: Will post some photos of my shop once uploaded.

Edit: A few pictures of what I do on the CNC.







Cheers for now.

modeldozer:
Hi Kenneth

Am cutting the parts.  The only molded part is the tyre, a story on itīs own.
 

Brass_Machine:
Hi there  :wave:

Welcome to the collective :borg:

Thats some neat parts you have there. What do they go to?

Eric

saw:
Hi and welcomme to us.  :wave:

joshagrady:
Looks good.  There is a surprising model truck community here (in Spain).  Whereabouts are you located? 


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Supplies here are a problem, but things are slowly getting better, especially as far as raw material is concerned.  (Many people here end up ordering tooling from the U.K.)  Let me know what sort of stuff you're looking for and I'll do my best to point you towards a local supplier.  I'm looking forward to seeing more of your work.

Saludos,

Josh

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