How long you been in the trade?

[viking207]

Just curious.... how long have you been in the trade?

23 years in, 38 years old, 10:42 at night, posting on internet electrical board, where did my life go so wrong. LOL

 

[iwire]

but not a good speller!

Me's two.:smile:

 

[TOOL_5150]

23 years in, 38 years old, 10:42 at night, posting on internet electrical board, where did my life go so wrong. LOL

Welcome to the forum!

~Matt

 

[vinster888]

20 after school for me. couple before that but i was a f/t student and a p/t working man.

 

[ItsHot]

Life?

Life?

I was 17 when I got my first job in the trade which was 1981. I was in trade school in 79 using the 1978 NEC. :smile:

So it's looking like 28-30 years damn time flies.

Someone here said.."life is like a roll of toilet paper"...."the closer it gets to the end, the faster it goes"!!

 

[LarryFine]

I remember winding my own motor for the Erector Set Crane. That was in '75.

Absolutely! I've wound many 3-segment PM motors over the years. :smile:

Crystal radios from both scratch and from kits.

 

[lbwireman]

Started trade school in 1957---the days of "STAR DRILLS" for a hole in concrete..

Re-arranging "stuff" in the garage a few weeks ago, I discovered that I still own one. Explaining it's use to my 26 Y.O JW nephew earned me a look that I imagine I might have gotten if I had tried to explain proper "fingernail removal with pliers" technique.

 

[iwire]

Re-arranging "stuff" in the garage a few weeks ago, I discovered that I still own one. Explaining it's use to my 26 Y.O JW nephew earned me a look that I imagine I might have gotten if I had tried to explain proper "fingernail removal with pliers" technique.

I bought a Star drill maybe 5 years ago, I was on a service call while my work truck was being repaired so I did not have my hammer drill. I had to make holes for toggle bolts in block. I still keep it but doubt it will get much use.

 

[Pierre C Belarge]

When I first got in the local, as an apprentice I was working for a GF who did not like college graduates. So he made me use a 3lb hammer and star drill to make 1/2 inch holes in 10" thick poured concrete. I did not complain and after about 6 holes, he let me use modern tools.
We became fast friends and I was in contact with him (during his retirement) until just a couple of years ago.
Little did he know, that I worked for my father who was/is a dinasour and I was introduced to the construction industry with hand tools. The only power tools he had were a heavy metal cased drill and a heavier metal cased skill saw.

 

[ptonsparky]

In business since '80, 4yrs apprentice & 1 of jman before that.

 

[ohm]

23 years in, 38 years old, 10:42 at night, posting on internet electrical board, where did my life go so wrong. LOL

Let me guess..you haven't had your lobotomy yet.

Welcome aboard!

 

[TOOL_5150]

I bought a Star drill maybe 5 years ago, I was on a service call while my work truck was being repaired so I did not have my hammer drill. I had to make holes for toggle bolts in block. I still keep it but doubt it will get much use.

I didnt even know what the heck a star drill was. Looks like a chisel. I thought a star had 5 points? It is more like a cross. I think its about bed time.

~Matt

 

[TOOL_5150]

Heres a pic of a "star drill"

~Matt

 

[Part 77]

3.2 decades

 

[daleuger]

I am 26 you got me by 2 years. Been doing electrical 8 years.

Same here.

 

[gndrod]

Old guy

Old guy

I started in 1955 wiring communication systems for RCA Government Service. I know a little something about star drills and linen plans. Studied for an EE but never matriculated. Learned how to hack residential in the mid 60's while doing aerospace wiring systems design as a day job. I just write and inspect occasionally. rbj

 

[iwire]

I didnt even know what the heck a star drill was. Looks like a chisel.

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[LarryFine]

Put it against cement, hit it hard with a few pound hammer, turn it, . . . hit it hard with a few pound hammer, turn it,

A little copy-n-pasting there, Bob? :smile:

 

[cschmid]

OMG bob must of stck in star drill mode...kind of reminded him of the good ole days..

 

[480sparky]

What is a "few pound hammer"? :grin: