[SEL] OT (Maybe) - Home Workshops & Equipment

[Reg Ingold]

I have kept out on this up till now but, after reading Leroy's
comments..................
I got into this hobby 'one handed' and that was the wrong hand too, as I am
a left hander.
Every step I have made has been a challenge. And I enjoyed each step.
My workshop is where I spend most of my time.
I decide way back that I needed all the help good machines would give me.
The cost was not great compared to the help they have given me and, when I
need to part with them, the resale value will make the owning, well worth
while.
My machines are all a bit modified to allow me to use them better.
Each day I look forward to producing something new, and I get the joy of
having produced something to the best of my ability.
No way am I out to prove anything. I make for my enjoyment.
I consider myself to be one of the luckiest people as I have the chance to
do what I choose.
The first piston, gear, etc.etc. were all major steps forward for me and
when I had beaten each challenge, I felt good.
The truth is, for me, my shop is my existence. Making things is what it is
all about for me.
When I can no longer do these things, life wont be worth while.
So far, I am having a ball.  <G>

Moral?  Get in there and enjoy doing YOUR thing!
Reg & Marg Ingold.
Newcastle, NSW, Australia.
randmingold at hotkey.net.au
http://www.oldengine.org/members/randmingold

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter A Forbes" <diesel at easynet.co.uk>
To: "The SEL email discussion list" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Monday, February 14, 2005 9:41 AM
Subject: Re: [SEL] OT (Maybe) - Home Workshops & Equipment


> On Sun, 13 Feb 2005 17:21:03 -0500, you wrote:
>
> >Gday
> >    Well I hope it is not to late to get into this thread...
>
> Never too late, leroy, always nice to hear from you again.
>
> <snipped interesting post>
>
> You probably hit it on the nail when you said that you don't need all the
fancy
> stuff, and enjoying it is as important as having the machinery there in
the
> first place.
>
> As I am a bit older than you, I am 'trying' to look ahead for something to
keep
> me quiet in my retirement, while perhaps earning a small income from it as
well.
>
> >PS my most important item in the work shop is my hacksaw!!!!!  BTW  who
> >out here is left handed? and has anyone else ever heard of a left handed
> >pencil?
>
> I am ambidextrous in many things, can play cricket or tennis right or left
> handed, but generally mostly right handed otherwise. Being a diesel
mechanic it
> was always very useful to be able to use both hands on spanners etc in
awkward
> places. The two boys are one of each hand, eldest was left handed and
youngest
> right handed.
>
> Never heard of handed pencils before...
>
> Peter
>
> --
> Peter & Rita Forbes
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