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Title: Hello from Surrey, UK
Post by: Perry Owens on June 19, 2013, 12:15:12 PM

Hi everyone.
Since retiring as research director of an instrumentation company I have been steadily equipping a workshop and teaching myself welding and turning. My main hobby is collecting and shooting antique rifles so I have to make small parts and reloading equipment for myself. I also run the cowboy action shooting section of my shooting club so I spend some time making steel reactive targets of various types. I have been looking for other things to make using my new skills. Not really interested in steam engines etc but quite fancy a pulse jet build.
At present my workshop is half of a double garage but the wife refuses to give up her half so I plan to build one in the garden at some time.

Title: Re: Hello from Surrey, UK
Post by: John Rudd on June 19, 2013, 12:52:48 PM

Perry,

Welcome to the forum... :wave:

Which instrumentation company were you with? Foxbro springs to mind.....

Title: Re: Hello from Surrey, UK
Post by: Perry Owens on June 19, 2013, 01:16:34 PM

"Which instrumentation company were you with? Foxbro springs to mind....."

Testing Machines Inc, based in New York with plants in the UK, France, Holland, Sweden and China. What with visiting the factories and the worldwide agency network I was hardly ever home so had no time for hobbies.

Title: Re: Hello from Surrey, UK
Post by: Brass_Machine on June 19, 2013, 04:50:46 PM

Hi Perry  :wave:

Welcome to the collective :borg:

A pulse jet would be very cool to build. Since you like to shoot, you could always build a modern air gun!

Eric

Title: Re: Hello from Surrey, UK
Post by: krv3000 on June 19, 2013, 05:52:52 PM

hi and welcum

Title: Re: Hello from Surrey, UK
Post by: AussieJimG on June 20, 2013, 01:31:04 AM

Welcome Perry

Jim

Title: Re: Hello from Surrey, UK
Post by: rotorhead on July 03, 2013, 04:16:47 PM

Hi and welcome Perry,

I like the idea of a pulse jet, please do keep us informed...

With pictures aswell, for us that can't reed or rite...

Title: Re: Hello from Surrey, UK
Post by: vtsteam on July 03, 2013, 09:04:13 PM

Hi Perry and welcome! :wave:

I built several experimental valveless pulsejets back in my, ahem, more adventurous days, and ran a simple fan turbine off of one of them.   :smart: :zap: 

I'm still alive and no burns, so I wish you the same good luck.  :loco:  Hearing protection is a must!  :beer:

Title: Re: Hello from Surrey, UK
Post by: saw on July 04, 2013, 05:02:17 AM

Hi and welcome to us.  :wave:

Title: Re: Hello from Surrey, UK
Post by: awemawson on July 04, 2013, 05:49:13 AM

Hi Perry and welcome aboard.

Seeing your post about the wife retaining half your workshop - beware of wet cars in winter causing condensation on your new toys. It's a classic problem.

Title: Re: Hello from Surrey, UK
Post by: doubleboost on July 04, 2013, 04:59:17 PM

Hi Perry
Welcome to the forum
Pulse jets are great fun
I have dabbled with them
John

Title: Re: Hello from Surrey, UK
Post by: Meldonmech on July 06, 2013, 04:12:42 PM

Hi Perry,
                      Welcome to the forum,sound like your eager to get bup and running.

                                                Good Luck  David

Title: Re: Hello from Surrey, UK
Post by: GeorgeGreek on August 11, 2013, 08:33:21 AM

Hi Perry,

Welcome to this excellent Forum.

Model making is by no means limited to steam engines or anything like. The only limit is your imagination. For instance, since in Greece shooting anything but a 12 gauge is very illegal, I have turned my modelling skills in making moder firearms.
http://s200.photobucket.com/user/papandropoulos/library/?sort=3&page=1

Welcome again,

George

Title: Re: Hello from Surrey, UK
Post by: roadrunner on August 29, 2013, 11:26:20 AM

Hi Perry,

Like you I needed more room than a two car garage.
I extended by another 60 foot on the end of it ... guess what, I still haven't got enough room! you just expand to fill what you have.