I know it’s an old thread but it seems pointless creating a new one on the same subject. I spent last week down at MPH and thoroughly enjoyed it, a couple of things have changed since Mitch (Burdekin) started this thread
Geoff has now “ semi retired” (or as he calls it semi retarded) he has no assistant/ apprentice anymore and provides his courses on his own from his farm at Henwood near Liskeard.
Sorry to rub salt in the wounds but the cost of the 5 day course is £680, there is no longer VAT to pay so that’s the total cost, which is £5 cheaper than Mitch paid 10 years ago! Not very often you can say that in life.
As a campervan owner we stayed at Cheesewring farm campsite which was only a mile away from Geoff and I cycled down every day.
I can only endorse what has been said above about Geoffs ability and knowledge, when you’re struggling with something he gives it a few passes of the wheel and it’s corrected.
It was a privilege to use his machinery, his old Ranalah which formerly belonged to Len Pritchard as well as one of the “new “ Ranalah machines which was every bit as good as the older machine.
Anyone who has an interest in this sort of metal shaping should consider going on one of his courses. I may well return myself at some point.
Now to find a wheeling machine at a sensible price.
Geoff has now “ semi retired” (or as he calls it semi retarded) he has no assistant/ apprentice anymore and provides his courses on his own from his farm at Henwood near Liskeard.
Sorry to rub salt in the wounds but the cost of the 5 day course is £680, there is no longer VAT to pay so that’s the total cost, which is £5 cheaper than Mitch paid 10 years ago! Not very often you can say that in life.
As a campervan owner we stayed at Cheesewring farm campsite which was only a mile away from Geoff and I cycled down every day.
I can only endorse what has been said above about Geoffs ability and knowledge, when you’re struggling with something he gives it a few passes of the wheel and it’s corrected.
It was a privilege to use his machinery, his old Ranalah which formerly belonged to Len Pritchard as well as one of the “new “ Ranalah machines which was every bit as good as the older machine.
Anyone who has an interest in this sort of metal shaping should consider going on one of his courses. I may well return myself at some point.
Now to find a wheeling machine at a sensible price.
