u/AccomplishedBug1797

Hello all and hope you are well, long story short there is a potential that i may have an opportunity to become a tractor mechanic at some point in the future. ( Engineering background but not in this ).

I know i would have to supply my own hand tools for the job, so if possible is there anyone out there that could give me some pointers, ive been told to be expecting to pay £2-3k to start off.

Was looking at the draper mechanics master set as a start off point. But i would like to know from experienced hands.

All the best!

(sorry its a bit long ) Hello all, i hope you are well! I am hoping to pick your brains if at all possible. I am a bit older than some of the posters at 32, currently working as an engineer ( ex merchant navy engineer ) in the wastewater industry quite used to long hours however quite frankly i think the business i am in is not long for this world, i dont particularly like my job and my partner ( an ex farmer ) suggested i could look into farming as a career change as ive always fancied it and he loved it.

So briefly i have always found farming interesting, especially arable, i love equipment and again find it interesting. I actually used to have an old 1948 Ferguson TEF, although I don't think that would do much good nowadays!

Anyway i am looking at doing a Lantra tractor driving course, and advised by my partner to also do the pesticides PA1 and PA2.

Is there anything else course wise that would be good, as i cant do full time as im still working during this.

Also if anyone has arable experience i would love some advice, or if anyone would want a hand on a weekend or would be kind enough to show me the ins and outs id be very grateful around nottingham/Derby/newark/lincoln way.

Thank you all for the time :)

I'm always a skeptical guy, as some things look to good to be true, but they have a big sale on at the moment so just wondering if anyone has used these before?

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Good evening all, i hope we are all well on this friday evening.

I will try and not bore you to death with specifics but the long and short of it is i am tired of where i work currently and im not sure what direction i should go in, so i would love some suggestions of maybe things i have not thought of before :)

So quick background. I have worked at an Environmental company for 5 years focusing on sewage treatment plants, pump stations, separators and things along those lines. I am also a Cp for national gas and national grid ( that means i can run teams on substations and what not. ) i currently have a HNC and lvl3 in mechanical engineering which i achieve through my apprenticeship with the merchant navy. Confined space ticket.

I currently love my job but the conditions of work are becoming quickly untenable ( much more responsibility over the years/ more responsibility i.e. management team leader things, new hires on the same or more money, no recognition and absolutely no benefits to talk about, all of management are non engineers and do not understand the work or how to price it (( constantly making a loss ))i currently attain around £36k a year, pension is the legal minimum, payrise has been 2% over three years.

So I'm wondering if you have any suggestions, im just not sure where to look,, I'm not sure if i want to stay in this type of engineering even though this is most of my experience. Would maybe like to move fields into machine operating but no idea where to start on that.

P.s. im in the midlands near Derby ( yes ive kept my eyes open at rolls royce lol )

I appreciate all your time and your thoughts

Clear skys everyone. Im just wondering, has anyone done or created or if its even possible to do a megastack of a mosiac? And how would you go about it?

Good Morning Astrophotography reddit. Hopefully it should be an easy question for you all!

Brief context, Dwarf 3 user who is now going a bit deeper into the hobby.

Kit list: Currently have an almost new Cannon 2000D Dslr which i am going to use mated to i think a Askarr FMA180 Pro telescope ( feel free to make other suggestions here ! ) in the future with a star tracker GTI mount. ( Upgrade with an ASI air mini eventually ) (( This is all a wish list atm but saving up for bits ))

Now onto the question Ive been watching alot of Nebula photos and I can't find the video But it's one of the budget ones he uses a SVbony Duel NarroWband filter.

What he doesnt show and what im wondering regarding filters, is how the filter is attached. Is it just a screw type that attaches to the scope and then the camera via an adaptor and is that how most filters attach, or do you have to have a filter holder type thing? I admit this is the bit i have missed whilst planning my newbie kit :)

I appreciate your help! And all the best ❤️

So the Nights looking clear here near Nottingham Uk, i cant photo andromeda as it crests over 30o to late for a work night lol.

However i would like to try my first deep space shot on the whirlpool galaxy. I'm happy to get the system set up in EQ mode. So would you recommend 60s exposure and what sort of gain.

Im a little confused over gain. What should i be looking for when adjusting it :)

Hiya all. I am actually awaiting my Dwarf 3 to arrive today so im just a little bit excited!

Question 1 Anywho im just wondering has anyone used Clip studio paint on their photos. Its a paid for program which i have had for a while due to using it for art! Has a photo editing inside it aswell similar if not a little bit more advanced than gimp i would say. If so can i see any of yours examples ❤️

Question 2 once the Dwarf 3 has auto stacked the image and removed the noise. Do you have to go through a seperate program from processing and then onto the photo editor or do you go straight to the photo editor ( editor meaning Gimp. Photoshop. Light room?? (( I think thats one ))

Any way i appriciate the help! And cant wait to see what else comes in this sub ❤️

Hello all.

Just a Brit here who wants the opinion of other brits.

Now may i preface this question by saying i understand why university is needed for certain roles and of course if you love the subject.

I will also preface and say i never completed uni ( i dropped out after the first year as i could not see the point )

I currently work for an environmental company as a engineer earning a farely decent wage. ( I went the apprenticeship route )

My question is, alot of my friends who have gone to uni. Passing their bacherlors, masters and one even passing their post doctoral earn alot less money than i do.

With all that debt and quite frankly the only person coming close to my earnings is the post doc.

Do yoh feel their is enough incentive or even if its worth it to go to uni. Saddle yourself with so much debt and then earn quite a bit less?

Also i know im tarring a HUGE area with the same brush so i would appriciate your thoughts on this :)