Last night we attended a meeting of the Aire Valley Vintage Machinery Club in Keighley. The talk was by Michael Laycock, formally of Widdop Engineering.
It was fascinating - really! The Widdop engineering works was HUGE and so well respected, even 55 years on. There were men there who had worked for 14 months, back in the fifties, and came up to me enthusing about their experience. Apparantly it was one of the best attended meetings - there was talk at the end of setting up a proper archive somewhere - I hope so. The engines were mainly for boats - from barges to trawlers and were legendary in their reliability.
I was touched to be treated with such respect by these dedicated engineers - as a harp designer - thank you!
Thank you also to the information about drill bits - will do!
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