Buenos dias or hello

[BenjaminTM]

Hello, my name is Ben. Although my family and I now live in Ecuador we are originally from the US. I have worked for over 20 years as an Automated Systems Technician. Basically an electrician/industrial mecanic. Living her in Ecuador has been something of a challenge as soo many things are unavailable here. One thing that has been fun is fabricating things from the locally available scrap. While many specialty tools are not common here I can get afew hammers and a stump. :-)

[Richard-S]

Welcome Ben.

I am in southern Mexico down near the Guatemala border. I have a similar situation regarding materials and supplies. I can go up to Mexico City and get almost anything but it is almost sixteen hours by car, one way. I can get acetylene and oxygen and cold rolled steel sheet here.

[Peter Tommasini]

Hi Ben welcome to the forum
Peter

[Stratboy]

Thanks for the greetings. Richard-S, that is a long drive for supplies. Here in Ecuador we are only two hours from the capitol city of Quito. There are afew well equipped shops there, but buying stuff still feels like breaking into Fort Knox.

Ben