Learn How To Use Machine's At Accrigton College (UK)

Dec 03, 2003 6 Replies

Here's a good chance for people living in the UK to learn more about operating machinery.



Every Wednesday 1pm ?430 pm Accrington Technical College invites you metalworking people to use there machines for what ever you want.



If like me you would like to have the chance to operate machinery that you have never operated before and be supervised doing it?.this is your big break.



Complete newbies to metal working and engineering are welcome.



Or if you fancy a go on one of the machines below your welcome.


2 horizontal grinders.

Richmond vertical Millar with DRO


2 Parkson vertical millers with DRO.


1 Ajax horizontal miller with DRO.


1 Elliot shaper


1 Midsaw vertical bandsaw.


1 qualteas mechanical hacksaw.
1x Bridgeport series 1 veriespeed with DRO


2x Colchester triumph 2000 lathe


3x Harrison 600 lathe


3x Colchester student lathe


1x Harrison m250 lathe


3 Elliot bench drills


1 Elliot radial arm drill

as well as all the necessary tooling rotary tables and dividing heads.



The reason I'm telling you all this is because the session is in danger of being withdrawn if more people don't turn up?..there are about 15 people that turn up now regularly



The price for 10 sessions is £40?that's all?..yes only £4 a session?..



The materials are supplied free of charge.



So please everyone ??enrol .



To enrol please contact Don Kitson, Accrington Lancs, 01282 603031 snipped-for-privacy@g3trk.freeserve.co.uk all the best????mark


That's really freaking cool. Do they have machining students in the shop at the same time? I've got school on Wednesday afternoons, and it's a bit far to travel... Otherwise I'd *so* be there. :D

chem

mark wrote:

Lol, in this case it would be "Mom" "stops by to see tools whose makers she's never heard of and try them out". :D "Dad" is into metal too, but with sheet metal work.

We're on the east coast of Canada, so it's too far for us right now. :) It *is* a good idea though.

chem

Kent Frazier wrote:

You have to enrol...... you pay upfront......and get to use the machines every wednesday at

1pm - 4:30pm......for ten weeks...you cant just turn up for one session......otherwise it would not be cost effective to you. all the best...mark

Reminds me of the old joke about Patrick sending a telegram from Killarney in Ireland, to his brother Mick in Vancouver, BC. Telegram said that nephew Rory was aboard a steam ship that would be docking in a few days at Halifax, and would Mick mind meeting the boat on arrival. Mick sends a telegram response back, suggesting that Patrick meet the boat hisself, as he is closer!

Take care.

Brian Laws>Lol, in this case it would be "Mom" "stops by to see tools whose makers

lol, that's pretty good. :D

chem

Brian Laws> Reminds me of the old joke about Patrick sending a telegram from

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