Newbee from Bendigo

[jhovel]

Hi all.
I've joined as a member of the hobby metalworker brotherhood....
I've been interested in metalwork all my life and have accumulated a few tools and machines over the decades to allow me to attempt most things I want to.
But the game rule is of course: he who dies with the most toys wins....

My main interests are in the restoration of old and odd motorcycles and other vehicles. Some start with few original parts and the rest has to be replicated from scratch..... some restorers frown on it, but I think the parts I got hold of are generally the only one that survived the death of a vehicle - so I'm not making forgeries, but replacing the lost or wasted rest and bringing another one back to life - without ever hiding the replica nature of my work.

Anyway, I'm happy with my recycled little lathe, recycled 'Cash' horizontal mill and recycled 'Desouter' drill press - all considered dead and buried by their previous owners. I also have an elderly stick welder, horizontal bandsaw and various smaller powered and compressed air tools.
I am looking for a slightly bigger and more versatile lathe, which is what brought me in contact with Derek (bitsa500) and this forum.
Thanks Derek!

Cheers,
Joe

[artme]

G'day Joe and welcome to the shed!!!

There is a good secrion further down the page that will be of interest to you. The Metalwork section

Further down still is amotor vehicle forum.

[munruben]

Welcome to the forum Joe,

[Big Shed]

Welcome from another Bendigonian Joe

[wheelinround]

Welcome aboard

That must be sum total of Bendigonian's now

[Big Shed]

Welcome aboard

That must be sum total of Bendigonian's now

Nope, there's a few more of us.

[Christos]

Welcome the forum.

[torech]

Welcome aboard

That must be sum total of Bendigonian's now

Huh! What's goin on!
Bendigo! oh. who's got the pub there now?
Welcome neighbour.

[jhovel]

Thanks everyone for the nice weolcome!
I look forward to learning a bit more about the Bendigonians here!

@ torech: which of the - at a wild guess - 50 pubs in Bendigo are you asking about? Bendigo has around 110,000 thirsty inhabitants now....

Cheers,
Joe
PS: I'm actually in Mandurang South (10km South of Bendigo)

[torech]

PS: I'm actually in Mandurang South (10km South of Bendigo)[/QUOTE Mandurang South, Then the One Tree, I guess.]

[jhovel]

Well done, Torech! That pub has now changed it's name to "Spring Gully Hotel" and recently extended, added a restaurant and an outdoor beergarden and changed management. I have no idea who now ownes it....
Cheers,
Joe

[jock2000]

Welcome Joe haven't seen you in quiet awhile. The Model Engineers are still going strong. We have formed and alliance with Menshed Bendigo and we have started building a 500sqm shed in Long Gully ( see Menshed thread) We are finally getting around to building a track which will be at the same site. Give me a ring and I'll fill you in on whats happening.look under Jim Stein in Strathfieldsaye.