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

[John Hammink]

I got the feeling Reg!

John Hammink
Anna Paulowna, Netherlands.
jg.hammink at quicknet.nl
www.oldengine.org/members/hammink/web



> 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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> >
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