Hobbies / Books   (Gardening, walking, books, films, theatre etc.)

I would have loved to have got more involved in woodturning, but time and circumstance prevented this. Turning metal was a job I became accustomed to, albeit by necessity, but there was a job satisfaction to it when your components were checked by QA and packed for dispatch.

I worked on a Colchester; lovely little machine. Turning small components for valves became routine, but always tested you to some degree. Turning was always a challenge.
The machining of stellite seats was a tough job; a red Wimet tool was needed, and you had to grind it after every seat that was machined...Wonder how a CNC could cope with that!

I'd go back tomorrow... Alas, the Valve is long gone...