Thanks for that, Veggie, he's amazing!
That led me onto this...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-szy7TrlpQWhich must be the first of the series.
I wish I could speak Russian, I've picked up a few words over the years, working with east block engineers and in Kazakhstan, where Russian was easier to use that Kazakh.
If we could clone his DNA with that of Bert Munroe and Butch - 38ac and gave the baby a Whitworth spanner to cut their teeth on it would be welding before it could spell Lego.
If it was a boy, even better!
Seriously, he's discussing crank balancing and building, bearing alignment and then doing it, after knocking up 'knife and fork conrods.
Ok, it's not going to be a highly stressed unit for cracking out sub 10 seconds over a quarter mile, but the use of a basic workshop and tools is a joy to watch.
He even welds whilst wearing flip flops, for crying out loud, what are heroes made of?
Cheers
Stef