Details of the correspondence received by the association
The Steam Workshop visit 30th April 2026 John Aldersley has kindly produced a report on the recent visit, presented here:- Your roving reporter has a disclaimer “I haven’t a clue about steam, trains or traction engines, so please bear that in mind” What a lovely warm day for a visit, a small number of members turned out, other than Howard, … Continue reading “Report on the visit to The Steam Workshop”
Graham Sykes’s ‘Force of Nature’ becomes the 2nd Fastest Bike in the World The fastest motorcycle in the world is the Ack Attack streamliner (below) which holds an official FIM world speed record of 376.363 mph (605.697 km/h), set by Rocky Robinson. This purpose-built machine, rather than a conventional production bike, achieved this record using dual turbocharged engines to break … Continue reading “A Record for ‘Force of Nature’ – 2nd Fastest in the World…..”
Martins Golubevs now working at ‘Isembard’ Martins joined the association as a student member and joined the council along with colleagues from Kirkstall Precision Engineering. An opportunity came along and Martins moved to Isembard. Here is his report:- . “As some of you may know I have migrated to the South of England for a job opportunity and I have … Continue reading “Martins Golubevs – News of his new employment…..”
2026 Anniversary Dinner Report with Photographs Our roving reporter John Aldersley presents here his comprehensive report on the recent dinner along with photographs he took during the evening…. “My wife Jill and I sat with Graham Roper, our president with Lorraine, Graham’s partner along with Sam Wilkinson, our vice president who invited colleague Adam from WDS Components. We then … Continue reading “Report on the 2026 Anniversary Dinner…..”
Report on the talk by Harry Soutar – Thursday 26th March 2026 Our roving reporter John Aldersley has provided a report on the March lecture given by our council member and young engineer… Lecture: ‘Project ORION The Mars Rover’ John forwarded the following:- “Here is my report on the talk that Harry gave on Thursday 26th March 2026 at the Morley … Continue reading “Report on the talk by Harry Soutar…..”
News from World Skills Competition…. John Aldersley sent us the latest update on Cameron’s progress:- ” Cameron is preparing for the next stage in pursuit of winning in the World Skills competition by using the Haas 5 axis at Leeds City College. (Haas Website) He had an idea of doing some tuition to various people, starting with the college tutors. … Continue reading “More Machined Parts from Cameron Pinder…”
Cameron Pinder – LAE Council Member & World Skills Competitor No doubt you will have been following the progress of our council member young engineer Cameron Pinder. In further pursuit of developing his skills he has secured the use of the 5-axis Haas machine tool at Leeds City College, using tooling and toolholders supplied by LAE corporate member M.A. Ford, … Continue reading “An Update from Cameron Pinder….”
Report on the visit to ACS John Aldersley kindly produced a report on the recent visit to ACS in Leeds. Thank you John for sharing this with the members. Here is his report:- “It was a great visit (Thursday 26th Feb 2026 7.00pm to 9.00pm), with some very interesting stuff going on with a lot of ‘tech’ involved. I … Continue reading “Report on the Visit to ACS – Thursday 26th February 2026…..”
Report on the ‘MPM’ visit – 30/10/25 Our president John Aldersley kindly produced a report on the visit and provided a number of photographs taken during the evening. The photographs can be seen following the report. Here is a link to the MPM website:- MPM Website Here is John’s report:- ************************** Many thanks to MPM for hosting our visit, which … Continue reading “Report on the visit to ‘MPM’ 30th October 2025….”
