08-02-2018, 09:37 PM
I have an Idea.
I already build cars and I have a 900ft2 workshop on a farm in Ditchling East Sussex.
I'm 62, not quite an old fart, but not far off, but I'm a lunatic enthusiast in many directions. I've been thinking of late about either attracting a younger person to assist/inject new ideas etc, on a kind of apprenticeship level or whatever else might spring to mind.
I have tools and equipment.
It occurs to me that I might be able to help other 7 owners in my vicinity, or, as is being discussed on another thread, offer perhaps some space to younger owners of 7s or those thinking about it.
Once I've had a good cathartic clearance in my workshop, I could make space for a couple of 7s or so, or 3, all things are possible. Younger blood around me might generate new ideas and be mutually beneficial.
My rent is cheap, so perhaps I could offer quite cheap garaging/workshop space.
But...how do we attract new blood, and locally?
Interestingly, I also have put-up/fold up marquees (good quality ones) that I used to use for airshows and when I hawked myself about the Uk selling aviation art. These could be put to some use perhaps. I have 4 such frames 3m x 6m, but only one set of decent panels and canopy (rats chewed the others up!)
How for example, would I go about discovering how many 7s there are in East Sussex and contacting those owners...presumably there's a listing available?
Anyway, just a daft idea, that at the very least might enthuse me more and might enthuse others?
Arthur
I already build cars and I have a 900ft2 workshop on a farm in Ditchling East Sussex.
I'm 62, not quite an old fart, but not far off, but I'm a lunatic enthusiast in many directions. I've been thinking of late about either attracting a younger person to assist/inject new ideas etc, on a kind of apprenticeship level or whatever else might spring to mind.
I have tools and equipment.
It occurs to me that I might be able to help other 7 owners in my vicinity, or, as is being discussed on another thread, offer perhaps some space to younger owners of 7s or those thinking about it.
Once I've had a good cathartic clearance in my workshop, I could make space for a couple of 7s or so, or 3, all things are possible. Younger blood around me might generate new ideas and be mutually beneficial.
My rent is cheap, so perhaps I could offer quite cheap garaging/workshop space.
But...how do we attract new blood, and locally?
Interestingly, I also have put-up/fold up marquees (good quality ones) that I used to use for airshows and when I hawked myself about the Uk selling aviation art. These could be put to some use perhaps. I have 4 such frames 3m x 6m, but only one set of decent panels and canopy (rats chewed the others up!)
How for example, would I go about discovering how many 7s there are in East Sussex and contacting those owners...presumably there's a listing available?
Anyway, just a daft idea, that at the very least might enthuse me more and might enthuse others?
Arthur