[modeleng] Welcome to Rod, Marie and Tim

Hi there
Thanks for your messages (especially your condensed history, Rod!) and Welcome 
to the joys of this List.

I had a somewhat similar introduction to Engineering, Rod, a bit before yours!  
 In 1946 I was apprenticed into a book printing company, but as most of our 
machinery was pre-First-World-War and in constant need of repair, I spent a few 
happy years attending practical fitting & turning classes at the Cape Town 
Technical college.   After my apprenticeship, I learnt to drive a desk, and my 
modest skills were in danger of disappearing, so I started up a workshop at 
home to keep the manual skills alive, until I retired as MD in 1991.   We then 
moved to England, taking my workshop with us, and since then (I am about to 
turn 80) I have happily played in the workshop, mainly making tools.   I am now 
in the process of constructing a small precision lathe from scratch - about one 
half completed.     Keeps the old chap out of mischief!

Enjoy the chatter on the List.

Cheers!   Hubert
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