Have been reading the forum for ages and thought it was time to say hello. Have been retired for a couple of years now and would like to think I am a Model Engineer (no chance). Did my grounding as a marine engineer lots of years ago, learnt one end of a hammer from the other and then left to pursue non-engineering jobs for forty years. A brief spell as a draughtsman, in the days of pen and ink is my most recent brush with things technical. I have always had a workshop of some sort and have a lathe and small milling machine.

Know absolutely nothing about CNC, other than what I have read here, but feel it is about time to learn. It has got to be better than winding the mill handle for hours! Managed to learn how to use a CAD program, Geomagic Design, and can make a drawing albeit slowly. Designed an MDF moving table machine but never built it. Thought about a mill conversion but finally decided on a small moving gantry job which I am currently designing. Once I get enough on paper or on the hard drive I will start a build thread. It may however never get finished as I am the worlds worst at starting projects...

On a less complicated matter, how do I get an avatar added to my profile, don't seem to be any buttons?

Cheers
John