Hello from NW Arkansas USA

[19114ME]

I'm a fulltime gunsmith with a modest machine shop, I stumbled onto this forum and it looks like a good, and importantly fun, place to learn. I'm mostly self taught although I did a spell working in an automotive machine shop, valve work, crankshaft turning, and learned my way around some machine work.

My mother is English my father was a yank serving in the Air Force, I was born in Lancashire so hopefully even thou I was transplanted to the Colonies I can be allowed to stay. 

Ross

[Brass_Machine]

Hiya Ross 

Welcome to the collective

Whatcha into?

Eric

[19114ME]

I like to learn better ways of doing things, always thinking of some way to make jobs easier, I guess I just an information junkie. As far as guns go I do more work on Colt 1911 style pistols than anything but do just about everything else too including rifles and shotguns. 

[spuddevans]

Hi Ross  Welcome to the club.


Tim

[Divided he ad]

Hi Ross 


So.... To do all that work there must be pictures?


     Well, in the correct area of course   




And we don't mind where you're from (but you're a Brit         ). As long as you're nice and have fun....



See you around the pages,





Ralph.

[Rubes]

Hi Ross...OK you can tell us, how did you make all those birds just drop dead out of the sky  
I'd like to build a 1911 someday.

[scrapman]

Hi Ross  Welcome to the forum.


Ray.

[19114ME]

Hi Ross...OK you can tell us, how did you make all those birds just drop dead out of the sky  
I'd like to build a 1911 someday.

The economy being as bad as it is around here, I suspect the birds starved to death mid air trying to fly to greener pastures, but I could be wrong. On the positive side fast food joints are running specials on blackbird pie.

Thanks all for the warm welcome,

Ross.

I forgot to mention in my introduction that lately motorcycles are starting to interest me again. I enjoyed riding in the past but an explosion a few years ago messed me up pretty good so I haven't thought about them much until recently I got a new guy in the shop who builds choppers and street fighters. He's a real innovator and seeing his bikes has got my interest and finally cafe racers are beginning to be discovered here. So I may just have a bike build in my future. I could post a pic of his turbo charged kawa street fighter in the right place if anyone is interested.

[Rubes]

 

...On the positive side fast food joints are running specials on blackbird pie.

Pictures of anything done in or on the shop are always cool...post away

my pal Steve (S_J_H on here) is just finishing up a turbo Kawasaki 650 street fighter type build.
http://s109.photobucket.com/albums/n48/S_J_H/1978%20kz650/?evt=user_upload_approve&sort=ascending

[Ray]

And another Welcome Ross.

ironman (Ray)

[krv3000]

HI and enjoy   regards from bob