Comments on: In the Workshop https://www.raggedclown.com/2024/01/14/in-the-workshop/ forget about today until tomorrow Sun, 05 Jul 2026 12:17:33 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 By: Ragged Clown https://www.raggedclown.com/2024/01/14/in-the-workshop/comment-page-1/#comment-100593 Tue, 16 Jan 2024 15:33:42 +0000 https://www.raggedclown.com/?p=7420#comment-100593 In reply to Alan Brown.

I think the job I saved got all manky and was thrown out too!

Well done on over 85%! No ERAs in my day…

]]> By: Alan Brown https://www.raggedclown.com/2024/01/14/in-the-workshop/comment-page-1/#comment-100591 Tue, 16 Jan 2024 15:21:43 +0000 https://www.raggedclown.com/?p=7420#comment-100591 I got my first choice, ERA (turner) and headed off to Caledonia in May, 65 after my year at Fisgard. For some reason, the bench mark for the “Club” was over 85% and I only got in with one job, a cast gunmetal valve body. It was a cracking job and I was chuffed to bits with it…. however, it wasn’t given back to me as the scrap value was too great!
I got a number of other jobs back, but they sat in the garage getting rusty and look a tad manky now!

]]> By: Mark https://www.raggedclown.com/2024/01/14/in-the-workshop/comment-page-1/#comment-100589 Mon, 15 Jan 2024 22:38:15 +0000 https://www.raggedclown.com/?p=7420#comment-100589 Rings lots of bells, I joined as 803A entry

]]> By: Ragged Clown https://www.raggedclown.com/2024/01/14/in-the-workshop/comment-page-1/#comment-100581 Mon, 15 Jan 2024 14:27:07 +0000 https://www.raggedclown.com/?p=7420#comment-100581 In reply to Rory White.

I was joining just as you were leaving, Rory.

]]> By: Rory White https://www.raggedclown.com/2024/01/14/in-the-workshop/comment-page-1/#comment-100580 Mon, 15 Jan 2024 13:14:33 +0000 https://www.raggedclown.com/?p=7420#comment-100580 Joined 1960 same hammer and chisel, Start of a good career. Left 83 met good friends with great memories

]]> By: Claire ATX https://www.raggedclown.com/2024/01/14/in-the-workshop/comment-page-1/#comment-100575 Sun, 14 Jan 2024 18:12:38 +0000 https://www.raggedclown.com/?p=7420#comment-100575 Great description of something I know nothing about. The precision that was required from handwork is incredible. I wonder if your fingerprints ever grew back.

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