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 !”
On Saturday 16th October 2021 we visited ‘Whistlestop Valley Railway’ The event was originally proposed by Andrew Kibler and arranged by his friend Neil Cobbold who is a volunteer at the railway. The weather was kind and so the members and their guests enjoyed the afternoon on this well organised event. Our visit comprised two rides on the 15″ narrow … Continue reading “Report on the ‘Whistlestop Valley Railway’ visit…..”
. A quick reminder to members that tomorrow, Monday 11th October, is the last day to book your places on the Whistlestop Valley Railway trip next Saturday…. Full details are to be found here: Whistlestop Valley Railway Trip where you will find the contact details. The weather forecast is for a dry day so do join us by contacting Andrew … Continue reading “Reminder ! Book the Whistlestop Valley Visit….”
The President and Council warmly welcome members to join us for the forthcoming session of events. It has been a difficult few months for us all and we have endeavoured to keep up interest with a couple of excellent online lectures from Frank Smith and Barrie Yates. The online ‘Zoom‘ meetings got off to a slightly wobbly start (!) as … Continue reading “Welcome to the 2021/2022 Session of Events…..”
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”
