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date was 1960

i remember going through that building for an interveiw for an apprenticship after 5yrs i joined the lightening fasteners .never thought i would have built a slider ass machine great times at imi .its all gone so so fast

yes he worked in the Lightening fastener with me.with his knowledge helped me build the slider fasteners mcs ,i worked in the devolpment tool room next to the main tool room. i had just finished my apprentice ship, this was s great job.Believe me i loved every minute of my working days in...

and is still around of course , hahaha

i worked there from 1960 to 1970 if any body knows someone who worked in there let me know from this period thanks

i used to make the zip fastener slider machines

yes mike that is the main entrance to kynochs at witton and i also served the last year in the engineering work shops in 1959, then after, moved to the lightening fastener development tool room were i made 2 of the slider assembly machines ,and a guy named johnny grifffiths from the l f drawing...

jog my memory was the central mill wrights opposite the canteen on the bond ,, cant remember now i worked 15 yrs at imi,and did a 5years apprentiship then eventully worked in the lf developement tool room

hello miriam i havnt been on for a while hope you and al are doing ok..i have had my op now and all seems to be ok now michael former lf worker

hello i worked in the lightening fasteners in the devolpment tool room..making the slider ass machines..it was a great job ,the picture is no 9

i was one of the first in lightening fastener to make the zip fastener slider ass m/cs in the devolpment tool room,,great days they were too,

hello miriam sorry to hear you havnt been well,hope al is ok im not too bad still cycle 40 miles a week around lichfield etc,got to have injection in my shoulder .got it at my last work place .have to have pain killers,but i cant complain really i suppose.all the best any way

hi gaz i remember bob very well .i always stopped by his surface grinder when i could in the toolroom and had a chat,.he liked his cigs..but he was a real nice guy it doesnt half bring happy memories back seeing this photo of him.and i feel a little sad now ive seen this they were...

hello miriam it was great to see one of the very few .ie bob tromans ..brings back memorys seeing him .he worked on the surface grinder just out side als office.. how are you and al hope you are ok ive got rheumatics in my right arm its driving me up the wall hehe but ill survive bye

i was one of the first in develpment toolroom to make the slider assembly machines the other guy was denis rush brook...it was a really interesting job one of the few who couldnt get to work fst enough it was that intersting !!! this machine used a cam shaft and a rotary table producing...

WOW i know bob tromans from the lf toolroom i used to work in development toolroom next door and always had a nice chat with bill really nice guy loved his ciggys great pic always on the surface grinders thanks for showing it it brings back good memorys

hi miriam yes i do remember him vaigly did he work in the toolroom with your al ..didnt know him all that well thogh

when i worked in the app school ,i always remember jack morley putting me on the dreaded slot machine .it had i think a large wheel at the front and being a very nervous person i had to m/c a slot in the inside of the bore every time the slotter came done into the bore to take a cut i nearly...

when i worked at the imi ,the 2nd year of my apprenticeship i worked in the rod mill ,and they used to call me aynok,because of my black country accent .but as i was from brownhills ,,couldnt understand that .no were near theBC.

hello mike,just read your e mail..i had left the apprentice school by 1958, ie 1957 i was sent to work in the rod mill tool room then various other dpts. in imi... ended my app. in the engineering work shop and then finally i finished in the devolpment toolrom of the LIGHTENING FASTENER,,this...