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Hello,

I've been lurking a while and finally got around to joining.

 

Im currently living near Brisbane Australia.

Ex airframe / engine fitter with near 40 years working on military aircraft.

Semi retired due to illness and suffering from the apparently non existent age discrimination, be over 50 and dont work for 18 months and you'll find out it exists.

Anyway it's time for a new challenge, I've always been fascinated by mechanical things, hense my previous job and hobbies riding and fixing motorcycles and four wheel drives.

I also dabble in shooting, reloading and minor gun repair and maintain the local gun clubs clay throwing traps.

I also enjoy welding.

Anyway it's taken me this long to decide on getting in to fixing something as small and complicated as a mechanical watch when most of the stuff I've played with can be fixed with a calibrated technical tap from a 4lb hammer.

Looking forward to watching and learning.

Peter.

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Hi friend in Brisbane,  All good wishes for your interest in watches. Yes, do watch Mark Lovicks video`s. He offers courses as well. Check him out and get a copy of Watch Repairing Manual. Fried and/or Practical watch repairing. de Carle.  Then some cheap watches to get the mechanically sympathetic touch and know how. Good wishes with it all. Mike.

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1 hour ago, dhc4ever said:

Semi retired due to illness and suffering from the apparently non existent age discrimination, be over 50 and dont work for 18 months and you'll find out it exists.

Welcome here. You're totally correct. I won't go into the details of my experience, depressing stuff that is best left behind.

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Anyway it's time for a new challenge, I've always been fascinated by mechanical things, hense my previous job and hobbies riding and fixing motorcycles and four wheel drives.

Sounds great. I wouldn't mind a ride up the Gold Coast. I should be able to borrow an old Ninja for swift transport, but can I stop at your place for 2 or 7 beers and crash in the backyard? LoL.

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welcome to the forum;  you have the best experience that any mechanic can get.  think of disassembling a radial engine the size of a wrist watch.  this forum can direct you to the best tech, manuals (now it seems to be videos).  there are some tricky dissembles, like which one is "the master rod".  enjoy,  vin

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