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Hello.

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philipk5
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I have been browsing this forum for a good few months now and have learnt a lot, for which I am grateful.

I would describe myself as a keen amateur, usually working on the assertion that "If you think you can or you think you can't,  you're probably right"!

As a consequence I have an ever growing repairs pending box (mechanical growing, quartz reducing), and a relatively small scrap pile.

I live near Maidstone in Kent  south east England.

Looking forward to playing a more active part here.

Phil.

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