Thread: Second Melbourne scraping class reflections

and more, plus apologies for the blokes I missed.

Thanks Phil for these photos, it's nice to see the faces of all these people I feel I know quite well already.

I doubt you will be hearing from them tonight, they are all in a hot bath or straight off to bed, exhausted. I’ve flogged them all weekend.

Phil.

Machtool had this to say in the other scraping thread, but from the smiles in most photos, I'd say he was fibbing. Unless of course they were smiling because the flogging was halted momentarily!.
In answer to your question Steamwhisperer Phil, I didn't ache too much after the last school, - perhaps I didn't work hard enough!!
It will be great to catch up with those I have already met, and to meet all the newer graduates if and when we get to do the second semester.
Thanks again Machtool for your great effort in hosting these most appreciated events.
Rob.

To everyone at the scrapefest 2012
What a fantastic time
Wonderful & knowledgable blokes, all sharing a common interest,& continueing & learning from the best.
I had a few aches & pains on the first day,after scraping from 7 in the morning till 6 that night, & then out to dinner, a few reds & more talking.Came good the next day.
Could not have been a better weekend & thanks for the visit from the previous years "students" & sharing their know how.
This morning I stood staring at my old Churchill Surface grinder & imagining the work ahead in scraping the double vee cross slides. A job I was told as "very difficult"
The toughest part is starting.
regards
Bruce

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Originally Posted by Ropetangler

I'd say he was fibbing. Unless of course they were smiling because the flogging was halted momentarily!

I’d put it this way, I don’t think we could have extracted any more out of the available time we had. I had them on their feet yesterday morning, eating morning tee, while we did turcite and bronze, so as to not waste 15 minutes.

Last guy downed scraper at about 7.00 last night. I dropped B.T off about 8.30. Neither of us were up to getting something to eat.

My Thanks go to Joe, Greg, Richard & Ray, for doing some remote consulting over the past 7 weeks. And this forum for hosting it. Especially the “Sticky”

And those that brought along, leads and clamps, etc. Especially Christian for the use of that super vacuum. That’s a fair investment to be loaning that to 13 blokes you had never meet before.

All up, I’m claiming it a super successful weekend.

Regards Phil.

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Hope all you guys had a great time. It's good to put a face to a name, though a few of the names I don't know of.
I take it this is our young Andre?


Good onya mate, if only we had more young guys like you in the world.

Dave

Excellent photo's Phil. I particually like this one.



I want to see that on the cover of a book.

Regards. The other Phil.

Thanks for the pictures Phil, certainly captured the atmosphere of the class with some great pictures.

It was good to catch up with a few familar names, on Saturday Night but all too brief..

Hi Dave, yes that's Andre, he was doing a pretty good job as I recall.

Congratulations Phil on a great job, and another successful class.

Regards
Ray

PS...
That picture is a ripper! Here's the larger version, the lighting is perfect, and the crooked little finger implies the delicate measuring process... Definately book cover material.

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Originally Posted by Machtool

Excellent photo's Phil. I particually like this one.



I want to see that on the cover of a book.

Regards. The other Phil.

Lol I was going to bin that from the pathetic attempt with the exposure. That is until I had a closer look. I love it!
I have a published author stays with me 3 days a week. Hmm a book you say!!

Phil

Originally Posted by Dave J

Hope all you guys had a great time. It's good to put a face to a name, though a few of the names I don't know of.
I take it this is our young Andre?


Good onya mate, if only we had more young guys like you in the world.

Dave

Good to be with you Andre.
I was the oldest at 70 on the bench of 4 followed by young Bob BT, then Frank, then Andre.
We shared some good technical talk, & thanks so much Andre to you & your father for the kind pickup & drop off in your car.
A wonderful time that all went too quickly. Stay the course Andre, you are on the right track
regards
Bruce

Originally Posted by Steamwhisperer

Hmm a book you say!!

That reminds me, for two reasons. Those books. The reading material.

I don’t think everybody took theirs. They were complimentary. There were 3 left out in the shop. Drop me an email and I’ll post them out.

And I missed the boys in my thanks. They are courtesy of Jayson & Peter from the Horsham chapter of scrapfest 2011.

We had a little side deal going on for those, which I’ve not fulfilled. I was looking forward to them being here Saturday night. Let me know how to square that away.

One of those books, plus one of the handmade scraper’s, complete with a Ray G handle, plus an Australian insert, is making its way to America tonight via airmail. For a bit of peer review. I should have had a boxing kangaroo, laser etched into the shank.

Regards Phil.