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Originally Posted by 1966cub102
Im also a manual machinist 34 years job shops, Worked in over 20 in 34 years. Made parts for everything from machine guns,radar,oil rigs,mattel toy molds,Labeling machines,paper cup machines,valves,farmers,etc.etc.Like 4x4 muddin atvs,cubs,guns.I consider myself very lucky to be working still full and part time. I have always tried to stay one step ahead of a layoff,last and only one was in 1983,lost everything I owned had to start all over again.Small machine shops are the key when times get tough.I hate to see a brother machinist out of work.hang in there jbollis and papaglide youll find something.
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I am hoping I won't have to find a job on the tool side ever again. I have close enough to 20 years in to call it 20 years. Mostly on the automotive connectors molding side of it ( Amp, Packard,T&B,Tyco,Intel ). Some Medical, some Aero Space, Military, you know the drill. I really enjoy doing what I did (programing/running/designing/making tooling for CNC Rams and Wires). I just don't like doing it for the people (greedy owners) I have to it for anymore. I do miss the access to all the machines though. My father has a small 1 man shop so he has most everything I need to use, when he isn't.
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Originally Posted by gcbailey
I'll post mine since I'm waaaay off the grid compared to everyone else.  I'm technically an Certified Information Systems Auditor. I am a sub contractor for 5 or 6 smaller accounting firms and do their IT audits for mostly financial institutions. Security testing, network integrity checks, sarbanes oxley, GLBA kind of stuff... I'm also a network engineer doing network design and implementation |
I am going to school for Network Administration/Security. I am just starting my 3rd semester. Diving into Cisco/Novell/Linux. I am hoping to find something that will keep me interested in what I will be doing. That is one thing I know I will miss about being in the tool trade, is the challenges I had to think my way around or out of on a daily basis.