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** Negative Lateral Flow Test Result as a Condition of Attending the Meeting ** We have been requested by our meeting host on Thursday, Stephen Wright of Thorite, to ask that those attending the meeting take a Lateral Flow Test within 24 hours of coming to the venue. The test of course must have a Negative Result for you to … Continue reading “Steam Rocket Bike Talk – Lateral Flow Test Required for Attendance !”
Members please note that we are holding the February lecture meeting at a special venue in Bradford so as to be able to accommodate the Steam Powered Rocket Motor Cycle…. The meeting is on Thursday 24th February 2022 and the venue for this one-off event is to be:- ‘Thorite’ Thorite House Hillam Road (off Canal Road) Bradford BD2 1QN . … Continue reading “February Lecture Meeting – Different Venue for this Event !”
After missing our annual bash for the last couple of years The Leeds Association of Engineers 157th Anniversary Dinner is fast approaching and full details including the Menu and an Application Form are now on the website. See in the Events section or click here for full details…. Anniversary Dinner Your Dinner Secretary, Andrew Kibler, awaits your applications…. Book now … Continue reading “The 157th Anniversary Dinner….. Coming Soon !”
Attention All Members ! New Meeting Venue… The lecture room in Cleckheaton is no longer available for our meetings due to redevelopment of the area and so council have selected a new venue in Morley for forthcoming meetings. The new venue has ample parking and similar facilities to our previous meeting room. Details are as follows:- Central Methodist Church Hall … Continue reading “New Lecture Meeting Venue…..”
. Greetings all…. I went onto the ‘Quicksilver’ website to see if they are still making any progress. The answer is yes, but slowly. Here is a graphic of what the finished craft will look like, along with some further information. Click the link….. Kind regards to all, Barrie Yates http://www.quicksilver-wsr.com/the-craft/ Meanwhile, the son of the current World Record Holder … Continue reading “World Water Speed Record…. An Update….”
As I said previously (in my Apprenticeship Memories – The First Twelve Months), the first year apprentices received basic training away from the factory. Although you learned the basic engineering skills, it was only preparation for learning how to work in a production environment. So off I went to work in Inspection, with a manager, I recall, called Percy Healey. … Continue reading “Andrew Kibler – Apprenticeship Memories – The Next Three Years”
My first job was working in the toolroom on a radial drill, drilling bolsters for press tools. Then I worked on a centre lathe. Milling was the most difficult of the machining processes as it required more setting up experience. Never up mill, always down mill, otherwise the component moves and can be fired across the toolroom. Sawing on a … Continue reading “Francis Atkinson – My First Job in the Toolroom”
My initiation into tool room life had been fairly painless in the first two weeks when I had been ‘sat by Eddie’ on the marking off bench. I had made some friends and seen some interesting new machining processes as I scurried around doing odd jobs for my foreman Vince. Perched on my stool in front of the marking off … Continue reading “Gordon Toulson – Let Loose in the Machining Section”
My first day as an apprentice at Wilsons & Mathiesons Ltd. started off with a safety induction course in the personnel department. It was run by the Training Officer Mr. Geoff Muhl. He was a large chap with a bulging waistline and had a red face and was either chuckling or grinning. I was to later find out that he … Continue reading “Gordon Toulson – My First Day as an Apprentice”
