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    Well, after over 10 years in the timber industry it's time to move on.

    I'll be starting a Fitting and Turning apprenticeship in 6 weeks and I'm super excited about it

    As they say in the classics "Yibedee yibedee, that's all folks!"

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    New challenges, new horizons, wish you well and no doubt you will have some interesting projects to share, maybe even a blending of the two
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    Welcome to the dirty side.
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    Enjoy the new challenges
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    Best wishes on your new path. You can never stop learning.

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    Quote Originally Posted by KBs PensNmore View Post
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    At least I won't have to walk around in a mask all day...that's been pretty crappy

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    That dust gets everywhere!!! Just finished reading 3 volumes of Fitting and Machining, written by Victorian TAFE, that I picked up from Ebay. Some very interesting reading and learnt quite a bit from them.
    Enjoy your new challenge.
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    Quote Originally Posted by elanjacobs View Post
    Well, after over 10 years in the timber industry it's time to move on.

    I'll be starting a Fitting and Turning apprenticeship in 6 weeks and I'm super excited about it

    As they say in the classics "Yibedee yibedee, that's all folks!"
    don't just disappear to the oily side



    is this change for personal development -- i.e. a new hobby -- or a new career.
    If the later I'd be interested in hearing your thoughts on the long term future of fitting and turning. The impression I have is that CNC has made more inroads into fitting and turning than it has into cabinet making.
    regards from Alberta, Canada

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    Quote Originally Posted by elanjacobs View Post
    At least I won't have to walk around in a mask all day...that's been pretty crappy
    Don't be fooled, MW has its own problems that often go unseen and untreated. I have a relatively rare health condition called sarcoidosis for which some metals have been implicated.

    Firstly there's the gasses given off by various forms of heating/welding process - even TIG and plasma cutters that uses no flux gives of heaps of particles plus CO, NO, and when SS is involved Cr oxides.
    Grinding/polishing etc can produce as much invisible dust as wood working, not just the metal but also the grit and its bonding agent - fortunately being heavier it falls out of the air faster than wood, but the fact that it is not always accompanied by visible dust is a concern.
    A number of solvents and chemicals are used that can cause problems.

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    I envy you If there is one thing I regret [and I don't regret much] its not being better at fiddling with machines.Good luck .

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    Quote Originally Posted by mature one View Post
    I envy you If there is one thing I regret [and I don't regret much] its not being better at fiddling with machines.Good luck .
    Being able to fiddle with machines is a mixed blessing.
    It means you can fix most things when they go wrong and it can be fun but it can put a HUGE dent in productivity of other things.
    If you thing woodies are bad at making tools, jigs and rigs then because they can literally make their own machines some metal machinists take that to the next level.

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    Hello elanjacobs, or should I say bye ? I hope you still frequent the forum as your knowledge and commonsense have been appreciated.
    Whatever you take on I'm sure you will excel in. I wish you all the best and am sure you will enjoy it.
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    Too hard to edit multi quotes on mobile, so long post follows.

    Don't worry, I'll still be here, just not in the industry for the foreseeable future. This is a career change for me, both for professional and health reasons. I can't get the precision I want in timber and I sing semi-professionally on the side and can't afford to do my voice/throat any more damage.

    Kryn, I picked up the same book at the last HTPAA sale and am finding it really good.

    Bob, there's no welding where I'm going, I checked out one place a while ago and could smell the fumes as soon as I walked in and I didn't want a bar of it. I'm tipping that coolant would keep most of the grinding and honing dust contained too.

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