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Old 08-19-2019, 08:36 PM   #81
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Old 08-19-2019, 08:38 PM   #82
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Raised on a dairy farm, cab driver, semi driver, army cook, all phases of plant maintenance, plant manager, handyman and RV'd since 1963. I know a lot about everything but smart enough to go to the professional for expert advice. I prefer electrical work but being color blind slows me down. I have to stop and ask what color wires are. I did a total rewire of our factory including 3 phase motors up to 50 HP, everything explosion proof. I'm also a General Class Ham Radio Operator, computer/cell phone semi expert. That's my 82 year old life and still active in golf, shooting in the high 70's and low 80's.
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Old 09-03-2019, 12:12 PM   #83
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Old 09-03-2019, 12:32 PM   #84
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Old 09-03-2019, 04:40 PM   #85
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I worked in a family owned custom upholstery shop in high school. Got pretty good with cars made in the 50's and 60's.
Was a machinist mate in the US Navy. Attended MM school, nuclear power school and HVAC school.
Went to more machining schools and worked as an ultra precision machinist in the defense/aerospace industry. Attended night classes for several years and went into engineering in '89
Retired as an engineer with General Dynamics.
Most proud of the skills I developed as an ultra precision machinist. Last big program as an engineer was developing and writing the process for building the mirrors for the James Webb Space Telescope and building them in our facility.
A rare breed, an engineer with the extensive hands on experience you have.

I recall some times in my career where I encountered engineers that only knew how to make things work on paper
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Old 09-03-2019, 05:18 PM   #86
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I am now a pipefitter/ HVAC technician for the last 25 years. Prior to that I was a carpenter. We framed, roofed and trimmed out houses and commercial spaces.
As a fittah in Boston we do all types of piping, from propress copper to welded steel pipe. All types of service from med gas, vacuum, refrigeration, steam and chilled and hot water. Over the years I’ve learned plenty of handy trades and skills that I can apply to the RV world.
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Old 09-03-2019, 05:19 PM   #87
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Old 09-03-2019, 05:19 PM   #88
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A rare breed, an engineer with the extensive hands on experience you have.

I recall some times in my career where I encountered engineers that only knew how to make things work on paper
I used to have a T shirt that said:
Pipefitters we are engineers heroes.
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Old 09-03-2019, 06:31 PM   #89
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I used to have a T shirt that said:
Pipefitters we are engineers heroes.

Pretty much the same could be said for just about any trade.
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Old 09-04-2019, 07:11 AM   #90
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Don't undersell yourself. "Jack of many trades, master of some." more accurately describes many talented people.
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Old 09-04-2019, 07:19 AM   #91
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Don't undersell yourself. "Jack of many trades, master of some." more accurately describes many talented people.
When it comes to Wood Work....I consider myself a "Wood Butcher" not a "Wood Worker."
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Old 09-04-2019, 07:38 AM   #92
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Don't undersell yourself. "Jack of many trades, master of some." more accurately describes many talented people.
Thanks. My intent was not to undersell.
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Old 09-04-2019, 08:13 AM   #93
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I work in film. It is a trade of sorts, I am a union member and work in the electric department, which is much different than being a "real" electrician. We do the lighting and install the temporary electrical systems for stages and locations. Right now we are just finishing up a show where we had 3 large stages at a former Grumman aircraft facility, we had 4 480Volt transformers we installed, and our largest lighting setup had over 640,000 Watts of lighting load (I say it in watts because it was a combination of 120Volt and 208Volt lighting, and we normally refer to amperage per leg, so we would consider a 3 phase generator that puts out 400amps to be a 1200Amp generator...but i digress!) We run lots and lots and lots of 4/0 cable, but also delicate cat 5 and XLR cable for control systems. We also block off parking spots, which people hate us for, and we hate to do, I swear! It can be fun and interesting and we see lots of celebrities but the hours can be grueling, leaving the house at 5:00am and getting home at 9 or 10PM is not uncommon. It makes our rare outings in our camper that much more rewarding.

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Old 09-04-2019, 08:27 AM   #94
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When it comes to Wood Work....I consider myself a "Wood Butcher" not a "Wood Worker."
I consider myself a tool buyer, first and foremost. In general my woodworking week probably consists of:
Youtube videos: 8 hours
Instagram posts: 2 hours
Craigslist searching: 2 hours
Tool Purchasing and research: 2 hours
Lumber and supply purchasing: 3 hours
Wood working: 30 minutes
Shop cleanup: 2 minutes

I WISH i had much more time to do woodworking, I am building my shop up to a very respectable level, and it mostly sits there cluttered with stuff, unfortunately.

So far I have
3HP SawStop PCS
6" Powermatic Jointer
15" Powermatic Planer
14" Powermatic bandsaw (with riser block)
14" Delta/Rockwell bandsaw
2 Delta Dust Collectors
Festool TS55 Track saw
Rockwell contractor table saw for dado cuts
2 router tables
Dewalt Compound miter saw

I have a few vintage handplanes including a stanley #6 which is pretty nice, and I have Lie Nielsen Low angle jack.

I can't wait until i have the time to use all these fabulous tools, I finally got a job close to home for a little while, where i don't work too late, and we went and adopted a puppy so now THAT takes up all my time!

My most recent project I built was 2 large cedar planters for some palm trees we got. It involved 48 mortise and tenon joints, which was great practice, and which i accomplished with a combination of plunge router with a shop built guide and table saw sled. I discovered, again, that i don't love working with cedar, and I think it irritates my skin a little bit, I wore a respirator the entire time. The need to get that project done did force me to spend a lot more time in the shop, which was nice, but it did take WAY more time than I thought it would, as usual.

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Old 09-04-2019, 08:56 AM   #95
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Old 09-15-2019, 09:11 PM   #96
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Old 09-16-2019, 08:12 PM   #97
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Old 09-16-2019, 08:38 PM   #98
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Old 09-17-2019, 01:48 PM   #99
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25 years as an electronics technician, component level repair on everything from aircraft communications systems (Thanks uncle Sam!) to Score boards, in-house telephone and intercom systems, sound reinforcement, etc. etc. Now I am in management in the same trade.

I've picked up several non-related skills along the way, and in my prior position I was the "go to guy," when the boss didn't know who to turn to, he came to me. That led to many interesting and fun assignments, from vehicle modifications to "can you make this talk to that" type of stuff. It's been an interesting ride so far!
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Old 09-25-2019, 12:40 AM   #100
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After the Navy I went back to work for a couple of different towing companies until I landed my last job. Worked at that place for 40 years, deckhand to Captain and retired in 2013 to never look back.

Being gone on a tug for 15 days at a time and then home for 15 day, camping never appealed to me. About 4 years after retirement the wife suggested a TT. Well, here I am.
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