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I am now retired.
Flew American C130 aircraft out of RAF Mildenhall in the early 1970's - many fond memories of Hemel Hempsted tool suppliers and the Model Engineer. Almost bought a Myford lathe on many occasions. They were expensive even then!
Engine engineer at Ford Motor Company in Detroit - loved their machine shop.
Computer engineer, senior scientist at NASA Ames, staff scientist at CERN in Geneva (particle accelerator).
Taught physics with calculus in high school just before retiring to give back a little and perhaps get a few engineers started on the journey.
I have owned, repaired and sold a number of lathes, shaper and milling machines.
Crazy about machine tools. I tell my understanding wife that she is lucky that I don't care about buying clothes or cars.
E.Westbury, George Thomas (and now Bogstandard) are my role models.
Thanks you guys for the wonderful pictures and descriptions and advice. I remember what it was like to open my latest issue of the Model Engineer - this forum is very much like that experience.
Dick
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Hiya Dick :wave:
Welcome to the collective :borg:
We finally know a little bit more about you. Sounds like you have an interesting background! :smart:
Glad you enjoy the forum. What do you like to make on your machines? Or are you just a tool junkie??
Eric
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Hello there and welcome :thumbup:
Pull up a chair and join the madness fun :lol:
Tim
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Hello Dick,
And it is a welcome from me too :)
DaveH
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Hi and welcomme to us :wave:
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Welcome Dick.
I am not telling you off, but please don't take me on as a role model, there are people on here with lots more skill and experiences than myself.
All I try to do is pass over the basic information that I do have so that it is unbiased and can usually be understood by almost anyone who wants to know about such things that I ramble on about.
I myself, stand in awe of a lot of the free sharing contributors on here, and all are very free with anything you want to know, all you need to do is ask the right questions.
Just before your time at Mildenhall, in the late 60's and very early 70's, I was working as major servicing groundcrew at the old American air base of RAF Brize Norton, mainly working on a slightly larger flying machine than the C130 (Hercules), the Shorts 'Belfast' and also the VC10. The one I have shown at the bottom is at RAF Cosford Museum, and is one of the ones I used to scramble and climb all over.
But as time goes on, those wonderful memories of youth are starting to fade, lots of new memories have happened since then.
Bogs
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welcome aboard Dick :wave: :D
Rob
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Welcome Dick
We love pictures :poke: :lol:
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Hi Dick.
Welcome to the collective! :borg:
Join in. Show pics. Enjoy! :thumbup:
David D
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Dick
Welcome to MadModder. I can see that you have a very impressive list of experience to draw on.We look forward to your participation in the various forms. I am sure that with your experience you may have a few stories to tell (only if your not breaking disclosure rules) that a lot of the members might enjoy hearing when you have the time. Enjoy the forum. :D :D
Cheers :beer:
Don
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Welcome Dick :beer:
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Welcome Dick!
Nelson