On the Editor's Bench

摘要

Regular readers will know that I have several other interests. My hobbies of astronomy/ astrophotography and electronics complement that hobby engineering and I find that these days most of my projects have brought at least two of them together. A recent example was 3D printing the panel for a power box for my astronomy kit. An interesting alternative to Alan Wood's novel approach to enclosures in this issue, for me an advantage was being able to incorporate captive connectors by printing holders behind the panel. On the other hand, my other interests rarely overlap, although I can see ways in which they might be combined. For example, in the past I made a strange miniature bass guitar using hand tools alone and several big loudspeaker enclosures. There's always car maintenance as well! From our forum at www.model-engineer.co.uk my impression is that as much of the time in our workshops is spent on projects other than models or making tools. I'd really like to hear more about what you do in your workshop, especially when you apply your skills to there hobbies and interests. Why not drop me an email with a picture of your work or, if your project has involved interesting or unusual machining and construction challenges, you might consider a short article on these.