What's Your Profession?
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From: Langley, BC
Yeah, we have three five-axis mills. Our specialty though is Swiss but I don't run the Swiss machines. Those are something crazy like 13-axis though.
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They machines they are making now are crazy ! Ill stick to being a tool maker ....
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From: Langley, BC
And they machine two parts at once. The guy who runs them is self-taught and he single-handedly runs five machines while also running the business. He doesn't know anyone else who runs more than three machines and he sure as hell doesn't know anyone else who is self-taught in Swiss.
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What a cool thread, lots of interesting and diverse occupations on here!
Me, I worked 33 years for the worlds largest Machine and Tool builder as an industrial electrician, welder and refrigeration technician. I really enjoyed it, they sent me to school to learn welding and refrigeration, where I was able to eventually get my ASME Tig welding certification and my EPA refrigerant certification. I then took my retirement retraining money and went to Toyota automotive school, where I was able to get my ASE certifications and Toyota expert status. I'm currently working at a Toyota dealer as a tech, I love working on the Hybrids, lots of technology in them!
Me, I worked 33 years for the worlds largest Machine and Tool builder as an industrial electrician, welder and refrigeration technician. I really enjoyed it, they sent me to school to learn welding and refrigeration, where I was able to eventually get my ASME Tig welding certification and my EPA refrigerant certification. I then took my retirement retraining money and went to Toyota automotive school, where I was able to get my ASE certifications and Toyota expert status. I'm currently working at a Toyota dealer as a tech, I love working on the Hybrids, lots of technology in them!
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From: Knoxville, TN
Cool thread. Will have to go back and read through it all!
My job title is "Research Staff" - I'm a mechanical engineer and I work in engine research. At work, it's mostly running engines on dynos with advanced control systems finding ways to make them more efficient, etc. Other end of the spectrum from these old, simple, mechanically-controlled beasts.
My job title is "Research Staff" - I'm a mechanical engineer and I work in engine research. At work, it's mostly running engines on dynos with advanced control systems finding ways to make them more efficient, etc. Other end of the spectrum from these old, simple, mechanically-controlled beasts.
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From: San Diego
I served an apprenticeship as a "Loftsman" in the dying shipbuilding industry in Scotland in 1985 at 16 y/o straight out of high-school. Completed my apprenticeship with a certificate in Shipbuilding and Naval Architecture.
Learned structural steel design and fabrication for huge ships and offshore vessels, basically anything massive that floats.
Worked structural steel design for gas turbine steelwork and foundations for applications related to ships, power generation and offshore until 1995.
Moved to San Diego in 1995 to return to ship design working on commercial and US military ships.
Been in So Cal 20 years, doing CAD/CAM structural design, instruction, and system admin. Interrupted this with 3 years doing the same job in the same CAD/CAM system for the offshore industry in Houston, TX, been back in So Cal for 5 years.
Wrench-slinging since 16 years old out of financial necessity, working on all manner of European cars, made a sideline out of it repairing and maintaining cars for others, but dialed that back in recent years to focus on my own projects.
Learned structural steel design and fabrication for huge ships and offshore vessels, basically anything massive that floats.
Worked structural steel design for gas turbine steelwork and foundations for applications related to ships, power generation and offshore until 1995.
Moved to San Diego in 1995 to return to ship design working on commercial and US military ships.
Been in So Cal 20 years, doing CAD/CAM structural design, instruction, and system admin. Interrupted this with 3 years doing the same job in the same CAD/CAM system for the offshore industry in Houston, TX, been back in So Cal for 5 years.
Wrench-slinging since 16 years old out of financial necessity, working on all manner of European cars, made a sideline out of it repairing and maintaining cars for others, but dialed that back in recent years to focus on my own projects.
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From: Nor-cal
Man, all you guys put my occupation to shame. Commercial building maintenance tech, the most exciting thing I do is change warehouse/parking lot light bulbs on a 26ft scissor lift. I work on everything from food service equipment to compactors to building automation controllers.
I am ASE certified in everything light automotive except automatic transmissions. Not that I am not knowledgeable in the subject, just that I never got around to taking the test before I left the dealership world.
I am ASE certified in everything light automotive except automatic transmissions. Not that I am not knowledgeable in the subject, just that I never got around to taking the test before I left the dealership world.
