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Title: Hello from the Swampland
Post by: dicklee on December 22, 2010, 04:19:50 AM

Hello Modders!  My name is Dick Lee and I hail from the fenlands of Lincolnshire in the UK. I was an engineering worker for many years until I had to retire because of the effects of a head injury. I have a reasonable workshop with a lathe,drill, usual welding kit and all the measuring and special tools that I accumulated while I was working. I am blessed to have a teenage son who builds computers and shares my passion for dumpster diving in persuit of free project materials. Current projects are: Pre-war metal shaper, Horizontal micro miller, two Norton motorcycles, one Italjet garden MX bike and an air rifle I dug up in the garden. Too many projects is never enough... :med:

Title: Re: Hello from the Swampland
Post by: Bogstandard on December 22, 2010, 05:33:10 AM

Welcome Dick,

I am sure you will dig yourself in well here.

There is only one problem with your last statement, if you get too many projects going, you will never have enough time to finish them all.

I am just taking stock of everything I need to do or finish off, and at least the next twelve months are spoken for, before I can even think of taking on anything else.

But please show us what you are up to, almost anything goes on here as long as it is legal.


Bogs

Title: Re: Hello from the Swampland
Post by: Rob.Wilson on December 22, 2010, 05:47:10 AM

Hi and welcome Dick  :wave:

Good to here the tradition  of dumpster diving is still alive and well in your parts   :dremel: nowt better than free gear  :med:

Hope we get to see some photos of you shaper and micro mill  projects  :poke: :poke:   :worthless:


Rob  :D

Title: Re: Hello from the Swampland
Post by: Ray on December 22, 2010, 08:43:24 AM

Your choice of forum is superb.  Lots of good guys and more information than you can use.  Welcome.  Ray

Title: Re: Hello from the Swampland
Post by: spuddevans on December 22, 2010, 09:06:01 AM

Hi Dick :wave: welcome to madmodder, sounds like you will fit in just right here.

As Bogs said, we'd love to see pics of what you are working on, we love to see piccys  :worthless:  :D



Tim

Title: Re: Hello from the Swampland
Post by: crabsign69 on December 22, 2010, 09:34:28 AM

helloooo    dumpster diving is a great sorce of freebies  yaaaa  welcome  :headbang:

Title: Re: Hello from the Swampland
Post by: Brass_Machine on December 22, 2010, 09:43:38 AM

Hi there  :wave:

Welcome to the collective :borg:

I have gotten a lot of cool stuff dumpster diving!

Eric

Title: Re: Hello from the Swampland
Post by: SKIPRAT on December 22, 2010, 12:58:55 PM

Hi There
Welcome to the forum i am a retired machinist myself and there is nothing wrong with skip diving (Dumpster Diving) been doing it for years and to me it is an incurable habit have fun.

Cheers Paul

Title: Re: Hello from the Swampland
Post by: raynerd on December 22, 2010, 03:07:45 PM

Hello Dick
look forward to reading your projects!
Chris

Title: Re: Hello from the Swampland
Post by: scrapman on December 23, 2010, 07:13:04 AM

Hi Dick  :wave:, welcome to the forum.