coolcasemods
10-07-2005, 05:55 PM
hello all,
I am in highschool right now and im a freshman taking metal tech. class. Metal is a new passion for me, I like woodworking, but i find metal working easier and more fun. The year started off with safety, lots of safety, next we moved on to sheetmetal and we were all required to use a set of supplied plans and build a hemmed sheetmetal box. We are now studying oxy/propylene rigs and how to use them. My tech teacher has let me and a few select others start too actually work in the shop. Most of the other students either dont know how to measure or are to lazy to actually do anything. Right now me and a friend (also in the class) have "adopted" an old rusted out trailer, were grinding it and prepping it for paint. we eventually are going to sell it after we modify the previosly "awful" (as the tech teacher puts it) welds. A side project that im working on, on my own is a computer desk for my room. I'm using a MIG welder to weld brackets to hold a support on the legs. I've only just learned how to weld and i must say at first I was wary of the whole " if you mess up and point it at your hand you wont have much of a hand left" theory. But today I overcame my fears and welded the brackets in place. now i feel as if taking metal tech was a great decision not only for the experience but also finacially. A girl I know wants me to cut her name out on a piece of metal, and she offered me 10 dollars for it. (I have to paint it...pink) Also after the sale of the trailor, we will have made a hefty profit splitting it even. ahh, im talking to much, i've got to go, but expect many more posts from me as I always love learning new things. :cool2:
I am in highschool right now and im a freshman taking metal tech. class. Metal is a new passion for me, I like woodworking, but i find metal working easier and more fun. The year started off with safety, lots of safety, next we moved on to sheetmetal and we were all required to use a set of supplied plans and build a hemmed sheetmetal box. We are now studying oxy/propylene rigs and how to use them. My tech teacher has let me and a few select others start too actually work in the shop. Most of the other students either dont know how to measure or are to lazy to actually do anything. Right now me and a friend (also in the class) have "adopted" an old rusted out trailer, were grinding it and prepping it for paint. we eventually are going to sell it after we modify the previosly "awful" (as the tech teacher puts it) welds. A side project that im working on, on my own is a computer desk for my room. I'm using a MIG welder to weld brackets to hold a support on the legs. I've only just learned how to weld and i must say at first I was wary of the whole " if you mess up and point it at your hand you wont have much of a hand left" theory. But today I overcame my fears and welded the brackets in place. now i feel as if taking metal tech was a great decision not only for the experience but also finacially. A girl I know wants me to cut her name out on a piece of metal, and she offered me 10 dollars for it. (I have to paint it...pink) Also after the sale of the trailor, we will have made a hefty profit splitting it even. ahh, im talking to much, i've got to go, but expect many more posts from me as I always love learning new things. :cool2: