Welcome Neil, very similar background to myself but I’m not yet retired - a long way off. Currently running a workshop full of manual machines but looking at going into the cnc rabbit hole.
Hugh Sent from my iPhone On Tue, 3 Feb 2026 at 19:26, Neil Horder <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > I'm a retired electronics engineer with a desire to rid myself of > Microsoft products on my home computers! I have very limited experience > with Linux and have a lot to learn. I tinker with 8051, Arduino, STM32 > and anything electronic in general. Built myself a Compukit 101 whilst > at school. I have an interest in 3D printing and have belonged to a > local model engineering society since I was 14. > Another reason for joining this group is to tap into any knowledge there > is to help get a Boxford CNC training lathe up and running using LinuxCNC. > Hope to meet some of you at the meeting later. > Cheers, > Neil. > > > -- > Next meeting: Online, Jitsi, Tuesday, 2026-02-03 20:00 > Check to whom you are replying > Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... https://dorset.lug.org.uk > New thread, don't hijack: mailto:[email protected] > -- Next meeting: Online, Jitsi, Tuesday, 2026-02-03 20:00 Check to whom you are replying Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... https://dorset.lug.org.uk New thread, don't hijack: mailto:[email protected]
