Introduction

[RIMSPOKE]

I WANTED TO INTRODUCE MYSELF TO THE FORUM .

MY NAME IS DAVID BROWER BUT I GO BY " RIMSPOKE" ONLINE

I HAVE BEEN WORKING IN THE MACHINING FIELD FOR NEARLY 40 YEARS .
I HAVE BEEN A JOURNEYMAN TOOL & DIE MAKER SINCE 1984 .

MY FATHER & GRANDFATHER WERE BOTH TOOLMAKERS SO IT RUNS IN THE FAMILY .
I HAVE SOME GREAT HAND ME DOWN TOOLS .

I SPENT MOST OF MY CAREER WITH IBM AS DID MY FORE BEARERS .
I LOVE TO MAKE THINGS . MY HOBBY IS MICROCAR RESTORATION .

I HAVE A SHOP AT HOME WITH A FEW NICE MACHINES INCLUDING A MILL & A LATHE .
I WAS LAID OFF IN SEPTEMBER WHEN THEY CLOSED THE LAST SHOP AT IBM's RTP SITE .

I LIKE TO SAY THAT I CAN MAKE ANYTHING BUT A LIVING .

I TYPE IN CAPS , NO, I AM NOT SHOUTING .
THIS COMES FROM TOO MANY YEARS OF READING BLUEPRINTS .

 

[T Bredehoft]

Welcome, I got my T & D card from Kelsey Hayse/SWA in '75, worked at it for 25 years before I retired. Recently I found hobby machinery and am right at home. There's lots of folks here with lots of experience, and some youngsters that want/need help. We all pitch in.

 

[Silverbullet]

A big Hi to you and welcome to the forum , good place to be lots of old machinists and tool makers. Nice shop set up you have too.

 

[newbydave]

Welcome.
I'm sure with your experience you can give us all a few tips.

 

[woodtickgreg]

Welcome! Very nice shop you have there.

 

[brino]

Welcome to the site!
Nice shop and amazing pile of stock.

I TYPE IN CAPS , NO, I AM NOT SHOUTING .

Wow, I am surprised, but I am not sure that I can get accustomed to that....it is harder to read and "feels" like your yelling.

-brino

 

[planeflyer21]

Welcome!

My instructors at the local CC were all retired IBM T&D. Couldn't have had better instructors!

 

[David VanNorman]

Nice shop .

 

[MachGeek]

Nice shop - always nice to have IBMers.

 

[ronzo]

Welcome. I'm also retired from IBM in 1992. Toolmaker, Tool designer, Equipment Engineer. Worked PT in a gage shop after retirement. Fully retired, sold all my tools, then had to buy them all back again to build up my hobby machine shop.


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