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Belial

Timekeeper

Joined Nov 2002
Posts 1103
EE 100% (59)

WA, USA

Posted: 6/10/2007 3:15:50 AM EDT

[#1]

Journeyman Sheet Metal Worker...

While I do mostly Commercial HVAC if it moves air or is metal I get to take care of it. I have two hospital accounts and one high tech account that pretty much keep be buried. I get to do alot of service work on HVAC systems on the hard parts, fans, and unit replacements and even complete remodels. With that includes installation of fans, units, and duct work. Besides installation welding SS, Alum, plastics, and even working with Fiberglass and Composite materials are on the plate. I have ran everything from aluminum dryer vent to 72" round composite acid exhaust. It keeps it interesting for the most part.

Sounds like I help design and install what ZW17 fixes....

This space for rent...

ZW17

Ex-NYer

Joined Mar 2003
Posts 7982
EE 100% (32)

OH, USA

Posted: 6/10/2007 10:21:29 AM EDT

[#2]

Originally Posted By Belial:
Sounds like I help design and install what ZW17 fixes....

It sure does.

We got ourselves a genuine "Tin Knocker"

When I first got into the HVAC trade I started in a union shop pounding metal fittings together. It was a beast of a job, hot and dirty. I then was let out into the field doing what you do. It's much better in the field and you gain a lot of experience that way.

I'm not the baddest mother f*@ker on the block but the one who is calls me every morning to make sure we're still friends

IceDiver

Member

Joined Dec 2002
Posts 377
EE 100% (2)

ME, USA

Posted: 6/10/2007 10:48:20 AM EDT

[#3]

I don't know how much help I could be in this type of thread, but I would assist if I could.

Autobody repair - sheetmetal fabrication, welding, dent repair etc.
Automotive paint - single coat to tri-coats to candy, whatever. All learned the hard way.
Auto lighting, LEDS, other automotive electronics.
Basic auto repair - Mostly learned the hard way as well. Inspection mechanic also.
4X4 vehicles, gear reductions, buggies, mud trucks etc.
Fairly broad knowledge of ATV's and Snowmobile repair.
Emergency medical dispatcher certification.

Other items of interest but not "trades"

Scuba diving - open water, advanced open water, night, ice, resque and public safety diver certifications.
Archery, traditional and modern.

I have always had a habit of learning everything I can about things that interest me.

"In short, it sucks to be Goat Boy." - Stickman

Belial

Timekeeper

Joined Nov 2002
Posts 1104
EE 100% (59)

WA, USA

Posted: 6/10/2007 3:11:59 PM EDT

[#4]

Originally Posted By ZW17:
We got ourselves a genuine "Tin Knocker"

If at first you don't succeed get a bigger hammer....

This space for rent...

ZW17

Ex-NYer

Joined Mar 2003
Posts 8003
EE 100% (32)

OH, USA

Posted: 6/11/2007 8:45:43 PM EDT

[#5]

Originally Posted By Belial:

Originally Posted By ZW17:
We got ourselves a genuine "Tin Knocker"

If at first you don't succeed get a bigger hammer....

I'm not the baddest mother f*@ker on the block but the one who is calls me every morning to make sure we're still friends

propguy Joined Mar 2001 Posts 2017 EE 0% (0) USA	Posted: 6/12/2007 10:04:23 PM EDT [#6] Propeller repair and modification tech 25+years Mainly High performance Stainless steel

chrome1

Mechanical Prognosticator

Joined Jun 2004
Posts 5998
EE 100% (6)

NY, USA

Posted: 6/12/2007 11:27:09 PM EDT

[#7]

Automotive tech since birth it seems sometimes , but I also have a couple
of engineering degrees that I've acquired over the years . As well as a metric
shitload of factory and ASE certs . I'm also a 20 year member of SAE .

I've gone full circle and then some in the automotive field . Tech , instructor ,
Engineer , consultant , shop owner , and now back to a tech part time because
in the end it's what I really love to do . Only now I'm old and wise enough to
pass on the nasty hump jobs that are more brawn then brains . Besides , that's
what the young guys are for . My dues were paid in full a long time ago

Yeah ....... Whatever

SilentSam Joined Nov 2006 Posts 7 EE 0% (0) VA, USA	Posted: 6/14/2007 9:45:41 PM EDT [Last Edit: SilentSam] [#8] 10 years thus far in industrial rubber products. Everything from garden hose to ship to shore transfer products. Hydraulics and pneumatics. Tube, pipe, valves, fittings and accessories. Conveyor belting, components and accessories. Always willing to help.

DanishM1Garand Joined Aug 2004 Posts 4214 EE 100% (4) OH, USA	Posted: 6/14/2007 9:53:56 PM EDT [#9] Phone Company Lineman From the Phone Jack in your house to the Central Office I can repair or rebuild it. From a simple jack to pole replacement I can use the tools and crewmembers to put dial tone back in your house. It pays well for a construction job.

FrankSquid

Francesco Calamari

Joined Jan 2001
Posts 6858
EE 100% (15)

NJ, USA

Posted: 6/22/2007 6:42:52 PM EDT

[#10]

I'm a concrete cutter in NYC. I cut neat circles and lines in reinforced concrete, granite and asphalt with core drills, wire saws, road saws and wall saws.

In the past two months I've worked at ground zero, new Yankees stadium, new devils stadium, Lincoln center, Xanadu @ giants stadium, several jobs around wall street, Verrizano bridge and Columbus circle. We also work at prisons, ConEd plants and "pump stations" AKA shit plants

. I love working in NYC and I love working construction.

I'm also HazMat certified (40 hour). We undergo countless back ground checks and drug tests because of the places we work. As a matter of fact I have a background check form upstairs that I have to fill out for a very high profile job that we will be starting soon. You'll be reading about it in the papers and hearing about it in the news when we start.

dpmsdude Joined Jan 2007 Posts 5 EE 0% (0) TX, USA	Posted: 6/30/2007 5:14:24 PM EDT [#11] general contractor residential and commercial

Handydave Joined Jul 2007 Posts 1 EE 100% (7) GA, USA	Posted: 7/1/2007 6:30:52 PM EDT [#12] residential general contractor plumbing, electrical and HVAC apprentice under masters in each trade

ZW17

Ex-NYer

Joined Mar 2003
Posts 8105
EE 100% (32)

OH, USA

Posted: 7/3/2007 11:13:59 PM EDT

[#13]

Originally Posted By Handydave:
residential general contractor
plumbing, electrical and HVAC apprentice under masters in each trade

Welcome to the site Dave. It's good to see a few more HVAC guys around here.

I'm not the baddest mother f*@ker on the block but the one who is calls me every morning to make sure we're still friends

Mac_Attack Joined Feb 2007 Posts 12 EE 0% (0) MI, USA	Posted: 7/5/2007 1:30:37 AM EDT [#14] Trained as a truck diesel mechanic though, I rarely get to work on engines anymore. They would rather send that sort of work out so they can get a warranty. Heck, I warranty everything I do. If it ever goes wrong bring it back and I'll fix it again.

angelfire Member Joined Jul 2006 Posts 433 EE 0% (0) AL, USA	Posted: 7/5/2007 4:15:00 PM EDT [Last Edit: angelfire] [#15] I need CNC programmers with unigraphics Tool and Die setters for injection molding if you all know anyone looking AF

survivalkid18 Joined Mar 2007 Posts 40 EE 0% (0) CO, USA	Posted: 7/11/2007 10:32:59 PM EDT [#16] IT - Information Technology I mostly do computer repair. I'm an intern @ my church.

chronium76 THE 7FT. VIKING Joined Jan 2007 Posts 824 EE 0% (0) OH, USA	Posted: 7/19/2007 7:29:55 PM EDT [#17] Greenscaping Which means general construction, plumbing, electrical, earth moving, etc... Think =deck/bridge/gazebo construction, irigation/sprinkler systems, outdoor lighting/pumps, hauling/planting metric shitloads of soil plants, etc....
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briansmech Joined Mar 2007 Posts 58 EE 0% (0) USA	Posted: 7/19/2007 8:08:22 PM EDT [#18] HVAC mechanical contractor/ business owner alot of both service and repair analytical consultation, along with custom residential and light commercial service, repair, and replacement.

GunsAndGoats Team Member Joined Apr 2001 Posts 5767 EE 100% (157) MO, USA	Posted: 7/19/2007 10:09:35 PM EDT [#19] drywall specificly hanging. residential or commerical. 13 years experience. have pretty much seen it all/done it all. not much of a finisher though...................
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fxntime Member Joined Jan 2003 Posts 10756 EE 100% (9) MI, USA	Posted: 7/19/2007 10:25:58 PM EDT [#20] Gas Linesman, Gas service worker, appliance/furnace repair. Do a bit of automotive, small engine, mower repair.
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Stasher1 Member Joined Mar 2004 Posts 1455 EE 100% (18) GA, USA	Posted: 7/19/2007 10:39:06 PM EDT [Last Edit: Stasher1] [#21] Weldor/fabricator aircraft sheet metal/structure mechanic...but there's no damn aircraft work in the Atl. area.
	Even an empty threat deserves a response you won't soon forget

Orygunman Member Joined Nov 2005 Posts 998 EE 100% (20) OR, USA	Posted: 7/22/2007 3:55:58 PM EDT [Last Edit: Orygunman] [#22] Jack-of-all-trades but plumbing is what feeds the family.
	God gave me this attitude for a reason and I'm going to use it to it's fullest potential!

Barkinhound

Joined May 2004
Posts 938
EE 0% (0)

OR, USA

Posted: 7/30/2007 3:17:33 PM EDT

[#23]

Howdy. Let's see...

BFA: Painting, oil, acrylic, watercolor. Drawing and printmaking. Fine cartooning.

Hence:
30 years of working wood. Timber Frame. Log homes. High end finish. Architectural carving. Custom furniture.

AutoCAD. Design and drafting.

I've worked the cotton mills, when I was a kid, laid power lines, dug pools, a little stone work,
run cattle, laid carpet, and various other jobs too crappy to mention.....

johnQpublik

Joined Jan 2006
Posts 55
EE 94% (18)

NJ, USA

Posted: 8/5/2007 4:37:20 PM EDT

[#24]

Auto technician, apparently since I was 3 or 4. ASE certified master technician, L1 advanced level engine performance specialist, NJ licensed motor vehicle inspector, NJ licensed emission repair technician. Work at a Chevrolet dealership for 4 yrs now. Prior to that I was at all private outside shops fixing everything from Acura to Volvo. Will be glad to help with any questions in any way I can, since I learned a lot about ARs from here and dove right in and build my first one from an 80% lower. Feel free to Im or email me any questions you thingk I may be of help with.

buschman56 Member Joined Feb 2006 Posts 143 EE 100% (7) TX, USA	Posted: 8/5/2007 5:30:59 PM EDT [#25] Fire alarm,notifier and simplex.

jeep44

Joined Dec 2005
Posts 431
EE 0% (0)

MI, USA

Posted: 8/13/2007 9:24:15 PM EDT

[#26]

I first did a Diemaking apprenticeship almost 30 years ago. I was a Journeyman for a few years, and then a series of cutbacks found me eventually doing Layout Inspection, both on the plate, and on CMMs. When even that went south, I was offered a Pipefitting apprenticeship,which I completed a while ago. All this happened in the same plant,strangely enough. I've never been laid off out on the street in almost 30 years. Now I am in a brand-new, state of the art plant, walking miles a day, fixing leaks and adjusting cylinders and such. Still the same plant I started in, too.

SUPERSPORT Member Joined Sep 2002 Posts 3083 EE 100% (15) OH, USA	Posted: 8/19/2007 11:10:29 PM EDT [#27] I used to be a cabinet builder.
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Wirebrush

Member

Joined Jan 2001
Posts 1882
EE 100% (71)

MT, USA

Posted: 8/19/2007 11:30:31 PM EDT

[Last Edit: Wirebrush] [#28]

I'm a heavy equipment operator by trade, but I'm starting school in a week to learn welding and machining.

Well, after a semester I've discovered that I have a talent for welding so I may take it up as my new career. I just passed the common arc certification test for the Boilermmakers union and I've received the AWS cert for unlimited plate welding w/mig.

" Better to keep ones mouth shut and be thought a fool that to open it and remove all doubt"

Dixie_Shooter

كافر

Joined Aug 2006
Posts 105
EE 0% (0)

AL, USA

Posted: 8/21/2007 11:28:08 PM EDT

[#29]

Professional Draftsman/Detailer/CADD Designer.
Self-Employed Engineering Subcontractor for Assembly and Fabrication Detail Drawings
for Industrial/Commercial/Architectural Structural Steel and Ornamental/Miscellaneous Metal Projects.
Specializing in All types of Stair and Handrail Drawings, including compliance with SBCC and ADA code requirements.
Technical and Mechanical Drawings, Machine and Die drawings, Sheet Metal Layouts, CNC files,
Nesting Layouts, Laser Cutting Templates,Casting Patterns, 3D Design, House plans, plus all types of designs,
prototypes, patterns, signs, & logos.
You Dream it, I'll Draw it...

Ps 145:20 The LORD preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy.

swingset Bad Apple Joined Aug 2003 Posts 16409 EE 100% (56) OH, USA	Posted: 8/27/2007 4:17:45 AM EDT [#30] I'm a commercial printer, and graphic artist by trade. Not the most widely needed skillset on the planet, but if you're wanting to get things printed, design things, advertise, illustrate or any of the things that fall into that I'm pretty handy with all of the phases of the commercial art and printing world. That, and porn. I know a shit ton about porn.
	I'm not having fun anymore.

angelfire

Member

Joined Jul 2006
Posts 624
EE 0% (0)

AL, USA

Posted: 8/27/2007 6:20:28 PM EDT

[#31]

Originally Posted By swingset:
I'm a commercial printer, and graphic artist by trade.

Not the most widely needed skillset on the planet, but if you're wanting to get things printed, design things, advertise, illustrate or any of the things that fall into that I'm pretty handy with all of the phases of the commercial art and printing world.

That, and porn. I know a shit ton about porn.

I just dropped 800 on mu priniting for my company B cards apps letter head brochures
Ouch

Kitties-with-Sigs Member Joined Feb 2007 Posts 367 EE 0% (0) KY, USA	Posted: 8/30/2007 6:33:31 PM EDT [Last Edit: Kitties-with-Sigs] [#32] GIRL in the trades here, you sexist pigs. Landscape design/installation/greenhouse grower all around plant geek Often not helpful if you live in a zone far removed from mine, but some things are constant and I'll do what I can to help. Kitties
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Pault Time to make the ammo Joined May 2005 Posts 1022 EE 100% (75) NY, USA	Posted: 9/4/2007 7:37:18 PM EDT [#33] Journeyman Carpenter 20+ yrs plus a 4 year apprenticeship= 25 yrs this January. Ive done most aspects of the carpentry trade from concrete formwork to interior trim and furniture. Put up alot of Drywall too. Currently Employed in the New York City District Council of Carpenters, Local 45 Did I mention that I can make a mean pasta fagioli ?
	"Now you do what they told you" "Get down with the sickness"

Holloway Joined Aug 2007 Posts 5 EE 100% (6) FL, USA	Posted: 9/6/2007 7:26:13 PM EDT [#34] I mostly do metal framing, but have also hang and finsh drywall.

Noise_Pollution101 Joined Apr 2007 Posts 16 EE 0% (0) NH, USA	Posted: 9/10/2007 9:23:43 PM EDT [#35] I'm an auto tech at a private garage. Been at it for 3 years and have learned a ton, but I haven't tested out on any of the ASEs yet. Recently I have been breaking ground in the diagnostics and AC areas.

CTbuilder1 Member Joined Sep 2006 Posts 42 EE 100% (29) CT, USA	Posted: 9/11/2007 2:44:56 PM EDT [#36] Builder/General Contractor New Home Construction Decks Specialty Work (high end trim, etc) Remodeling (only for people I know though) Home Theater/Structured Wiring

farfromhome

Joined Jun 2004
Posts 2136
EE 100% (5)

DEU

Posted: 9/22/2007 2:05:11 PM EDT

[#37]

Originally Posted By DanishM1Garand:
Phone Company Lineman

From the Phone Jack in your house to the Central Office I can repair or rebuild it. From a simple jack to pole replacement I can use the tools and crewmembers to put dial tone back in your house.

It pays well for a construction job.

Sweet, then could you tell me why on our DSN lines (Defense Switching Network) we recently started to get busy tones whenever we would call. Did matter what line used, what number called, what time of day, you dial a number and it comes up busy. Redial the same number and on same phone right away and it works

Cobra700 Joined Jul 2007 Posts 39 EE 0% (0) FL, USA	Posted: 9/25/2007 10:49:08 PM EDT [#38] Local 71 Elevator Constructors

NapoleonBonaparte

Joined Jun 2005
Posts 260
EE 100% (27)

NY, USA

Posted: 9/27/2007 8:00:07 AM EDT

[Last Edit: NapoleonBonaparte] [#39]

Union Boilermaker, Local 175- Welding (Stick, Tig, Mig), metal fabrication, steel erection, high rigging, mechanical.

Started boilermaking in 1998 as a summer job during college. Summer never ended

ETA: Mostly work in coal, natural gas, oil and nuclear Power Plants. Used to work alot at oil refineries, but I grew some standards.

Backstop

You can't handle the truth!

Joined Jul 2002
Posts 11845
EE 100% (38)

TX, USA

Posted: 9/27/2007 6:12:25 PM EDT

[Last Edit: Backstop] [#40]

Originally Posted By NapoleonBonaparte:
...steel erection...

Not sure if these guys are local, and sure can't remember which job I've seen them work, but their name sure gets some laughs: Moore Erection painted in bog ole letters on the sides of their trucks.

EDIT:

Here's their website: www.meci-steel.com/ And reading their webpage, I probably saw them at the USAA job.

Sometimes it's like someone took a knife baby edgy and dull
And cut a six-inch valley through the middle of my soul

At night I wake up with the sheets soaking wet
And a freight train running through the middle of my head

The Boss

j3_ Member Joined Feb 2001 Posts 4003 EE 100% (70) GA, USA	Posted: 9/27/2007 8:40:53 PM EDT [Last Edit: j3_] [#41] Getting ready to change into someone more comfortable. Name changes coming.

Gulfdiver Joined Jan 2007 Posts 175 EE 100% (3) USA	Posted: 10/4/2007 8:01:56 PM EDT [#42] Commercial Diver

txharleyrider Joined Feb 2006 Posts 255 EE 0% (0) TX, USA	Posted: 10/5/2007 8:53:38 PM EDT [#43] I don't come to this forum to often, but I've been a maintenance tech in multi famliy housing for 20 years, was in the painting business for 5. I can do about anything, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, carpentry, drywall repairs and painting, etc. etc. etc.

sick1

Member

Joined Apr 2006
Posts 293
EE 100% (57)

OH, USA

Posted: 10/6/2007 8:35:28 AM EDT

[#44]

Commercial roofing and sheet metal systems. Mostly work on big flat roofs. I specialize in hard to find roof leaks and TPO system application.

BUR (built up roof) - hot tar systems, to include smooth surface, gravel, modified bitumen, erma. Don't currently install these systems, but I do repair them.

EPDM (rubber) - Licensed or certified applicator for several systems.

PVC (plastic) - a single ply system similar to EPDM, but the membranes are usually white, and the seams are welded together instead of adhered. Licensed or certified applicator for several systems.

TPO (Thermal Plastic Olefin) - another single ply system, similar to PVC, but has a mix of EPDM in it, seams are welded. Licensed or certified applicator for several systems.

Sheet Metal - Fabrication and installation of standing seam metal roofs, commercial box gutters, coping, flashing, and trim.

I have worked in the commercial roofing business for 20 years. Also attended college for several years where I studied business management and commercial illustration.

Currently own and operate a commercial roofing company.

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tileguy1 Member Joined Jul 2005 Posts 77 EE 0% (0) USA	Posted: 10/8/2007 1:58:39 PM EDT [#45] Senior project manager/estimator for hard surface tile and slab contractor. Installation of stone, porcelain, ceramic tile. Fabrication of stone slab with waterjet, bridge saw, hand power tools, etc.
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TisforTennessee Member Joined Nov 2006 Posts 249 EE 100% (5) GA, USA	Posted: 10/11/2007 11:54:30 PM EDT [#46] I have a CDL under my belt. I can tell you just about any roads in the SE US. I currently manufacture tires cor Cooper Tire and Rubber Co.
	A thousand nations of the persian empire descend upon you. Our arrows will blot out the sun. Then we will fight in the shade.

DuraToTheMax

Joined Aug 2007
Posts 368
EE 100% (2)

CA, USA

Posted: 10/12/2007 12:45:51 AM EDT

[Last Edit: DuraToTheMax] [#47]

Hey, great question!

I'm a Carpenter, Framing/Finish, Mostly framing though. I got my B license 5 years ago and since then have been doing additions and remodels mostly. I can answer general questions about the other trades, but unless it's a small job, I usually sub them out. I've done a little of everything, I mostly seek out framing projects, and leave the painting to the experts

98cobra chyeaaaah Joined Jul 2006 Posts 294 EE 100% (32) CT, USA	Posted: 10/13/2007 10:38:59 PM EDT [#48] Full time Operator/Laborer Im 20, I go to school part time and im 1/2 way to my construction management degree

BustinCaps Joined Oct 2002 Posts 1143 EE 0% (0) OH, USA	Posted: 10/15/2007 10:07:32 PM EDT [#49] Certified chimney sweep. And no, I do not wear a fucking top hat.