Hello From West Lothian

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Dave E
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Hello From West Lothian

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Hello Framers

Just thought I'd introduce myself to you all. I have been checking out all areas of this forum for over a week now and have found it very addictive, what a fantastic resource for someone like myself who is just embarking on framing for the first time.

About me, I'm 36 years of age and just over half way through a 10 week basic framing course held in Edinburgh and have been enjoying it very much. I am at a point now where I need to buy some basic framing tools so I can work on stuff at home.

Motives: Short term I want to be able to get some basic framing / mounting projects on the go and finished. Medium term as skills/knowledge develop I would like to invest in better gear with a view to producing higher quality finished products. The Medium/Long term goal would be to retreat from my current work environment of public sector finance (it's as exciting as it sounds!) and Into a home based framing enterprise.

Well that would be the plan anyway, I better get on with it!

So long for now

Dave E
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Re: Hello From West Lothian

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Welcome aboard, Dave E, good luck with your new venture.
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Welcome Dave. :D

You seem to have the right idea. Best not to jump in with both feet. :wink:
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Post by pramsay13 »

Hi Dave, welcome to the forum.
I'm just down the A71 in Stonehouse, so give me a shout if you want to pop in and see what I do.
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Dave E
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Thanks John and prospero and also to pramsay for the kind offer much appreciated !
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Post by A3DFramer »

Hi Dave,
Interesting intro, I spent 30 years making decorative wall decor and got into it via hobby-redundancy-re-training, though my re-training was self taught and more along the lines of invention. I wish you luck in your pathway, popping in here from time to time enlivens my retirement as the grass roots give me more hope for creativity. Just come back from a week in Edinburgh, wonderful visit, stimulating place but bags of room for improvement.
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Post by Dave E »

Thanks A3DFramer good to hear how you got into the game and glad you enjoyed your time in Edinburgh, maybe next time we will have the trams running :D
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