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DavoDavo:
Greetings all,
I stumbled upon this site while looking for something else - looks really good!  :thumbup:

Anyway, I did a 5yr fitter and turner apprenticeship in HM Dockyard, Portsmouth, England. Worked on aircraft carriers, submarines, cruisers etc.
Decided there were better things to do and joined the merchant navy as an engineer for 7 years, saw the world, great times!

Also went back in the Dockyard as an engine fitter in between shipping companies - went to sea on an aircraft carrier when she was undergoing trials - great experience when they rang for emergency full ahead and she ploughed through the ocean flat out! 

Then worked for IBM as a senior toolroom technician in their Havant, Hampshire factory until I emigrated to the great land of Oz!

Worked for IBM in Sydney as an office products field engineer, then moved to Canberra to get into the IT industry - as a field engineer for Wang Computer, then moved to Data 100, then Memorex, then to Storage Technology as a Senior Customer Engineer, Tech Support Engineer and lastly, Regional Engineering Manager.
Then left StorageTek and changed to Tech Writing, (writing and editing maintenance manuals for the Oz army), we used to hoon around in all the army motorised hardware (tanks, armoured vehicles etc) so we could make sure that the manuals accurately reflected actual practice, LOL...  :ddb:

Moving on... then I worked for the Oz Guvmint as an IT Tech Writer - all sorts of tech manuals, policy documents etc. Nice job, I enjoyed it. Then retired and recently moved to the South Coast of NSW. Currently setting my (small) shed up as a workshop. Got my X2 mill set up there (I CNC'd it a few years ago) and now working on my lathe - just fitted a VFD and 3PH motor, have to make a control panel and then I can install that in my shed too. Future project is to CNC the lathe too.

I'm into radio controlled model warship combat - check out our web site: www.ausbg.org - loads of fun! :bugeye:
Also recently got into model airplanes too. Never a dull moment, I just enjoy fiddling with stuff!  :dremel:

So, that's me...

Cheers,
Dave.

dsquire:
Dave (DavoDavo)

Welcome to MadModder. Looks like you have had a wealth of experience judging by your work history. It doesn't look like you had any time to have a dull moment. I am glad that you stumbled across the site and stopped to join. We look forward to your participation in the forum.

I checked out your link to the boat club. You look like you have something pretty good going there. I myself have done R/C aircraft, cars and boats but not ships and certainly not shooting at them.  :D :D

Cheers  :beer:

Don

spuddevans:
Hi there Dave :wave: welcome to madmodder :mmr: I'm sure that your varied experiences will fit right in here :thumbup:


Tim

Fredbare:
Welcome Dave

John

DaveH:
Dave  :wave:

Hello and welcome from one Dave to another to MadModder.  :clap: :clap: :clap:

Looks like your fun is continuing  :thumbup:

 :beer:
Dave

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