bluemeanie Posted October 26, 2007 Report Share Posted October 26, 2007 Searched for this kind of thread and nothing popped up so i thought I would start. Might be interesting. I'll post some pics and see if you can guess what I do. Quote Link to comment
Cruzn620 Posted October 26, 2007 Report Share Posted October 26, 2007 Drafter...or as the guys working in the plant say "cartoonist" Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted October 26, 2007 Report Share Posted October 26, 2007 Looks like your a mold maker of some sort. Those are some nice looking pieces. CNC? I'm a tool designer. I'm not an engineer, but I play one at work... :D Do a bit of drafting (ok alot) as well... Quote Link to comment
bluemeanie Posted October 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2007 You got it! Injection mold maker, but i go from design of part to actually making the mold to molding the part. One man shop here. Yeah most were made on the cnc, but a couple were burnt on the EDM. Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted October 26, 2007 Report Share Posted October 26, 2007 Nice nothing like start to finish design/build :cool: What program do you use for design? Quote Link to comment
bluemeanie Posted October 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2007 Currently I use solidworks 08'. I use bobcad/bobcam for my cnc programing Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted October 26, 2007 Report Share Posted October 26, 2007 I've heard good things about solidworks. We use Cativa V4 and V5 at my work. Quote Link to comment
Cruzn620 Posted October 26, 2007 Report Share Posted October 26, 2007 Solidworks owns all...nice program. Where i work i just take care of the piping diagrams, so i am just using Acad. I think its funny how I can tell people "i'm a drafter" and they look at me like "what is that" but then i get on the ratsun forum and there are at least 3 of us (in some sort of capacity) Quote Link to comment
Bleach Posted October 26, 2007 Report Share Posted October 26, 2007 I work for Ratsun.net ...they don't pay me much though Quote Link to comment
spiffinspudater Posted October 26, 2007 Report Share Posted October 26, 2007 I am a Network Engineer... Currently in the Air Force, but soon to be the same on the outside. Quote Link to comment
73super Posted October 26, 2007 Report Share Posted October 26, 2007 Boeing, 22 years (staff analyst).. ugh. 8 more to go! I've also drawn caricatures on the side as well as other artistic endeavours. :lol: Quote Link to comment
kiznook Posted October 26, 2007 Report Share Posted October 26, 2007 I work at a small independant video store. Pretty much the last one in town, open since '81...same owner. It's fun, easy work, free movies. Someday I'll decide what I want to be when I grow up. Or at least get a slight idea, THEN I'll do something with my life. Quote Link to comment
fisch Posted October 26, 2007 Report Share Posted October 26, 2007 I am an illustrator for everything from Kids books to computer game concepts to novel covers. My website link is in my signature for those curious! Quote Link to comment
Cruzn620 Posted October 26, 2007 Report Share Posted October 26, 2007 you don't do those romance novel covers do you? with like fabio and dragons? ok...i see that you do dragons...no fabio though...that was a close one Quote Link to comment
datsun dreamer Posted October 26, 2007 Report Share Posted October 26, 2007 I'm a Truck driver for a lumber Company. Quote Link to comment
OL YELLER Posted October 27, 2007 Report Share Posted October 27, 2007 Well I am...(ready?) an areospace (military/NASA certified) heliarc welder.. Manufacturing Engineer Areospace...project development..working on many NASA programs...Way back at the start! (GARRETT AIRESEARCH/ALLIED SIGNAL) 26 Years....CNC operator and partime programmer, (DC SPORTS) header/strut bar/cat back exhaust, etc... R&D engineer and product development fabricator/welder/painter/ etc..present time....(oh and 5 years military as a youngster...way way way back!) wait wait..I am also semi retired ........ Ron Quote Link to comment
tnip Posted October 27, 2007 Report Share Posted October 27, 2007 dc sports... like as in the people that make the ubiquitous dc sports header? why haven't you guys made a header for L engines, i know the stock exhaust manifold flows pretty well for what it is, but just something to look cool. :D Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted October 27, 2007 Report Share Posted October 27, 2007 why haven't you guys made a header for L engines Because there's no market for it? Already a few good L-series headers out there, and one great one. And there seem to be less and less L-series vehicles being built out there. The money is in volume. It's the only way to recoup R&D cost. ;) As for what i do, I take pictures of cars. :D You can see some of my work here: http://www.roper-photo.com Quote Link to comment
ppeters914 Posted October 27, 2007 Report Share Posted October 27, 2007 Retired US Navy diver. Been doing computer technical support since then, currently starting a contract on the Boeing Enterprise Help Desk. Hope it leads to better things as there's lots of Datto cars & parts & the toys to work on 'em I want. :D Quote Link to comment
RacnJsn95 Posted October 27, 2007 Report Share Posted October 27, 2007 Drafter...or as the guys working in the plant say "cartoonist" Same here... I'll have to get a couple pics of some of the stuff I've done... I dont hand draw stuff though, it all done in AutoCAD Quote Link to comment
OL YELLER Posted October 27, 2007 Report Share Posted October 27, 2007 Because there's no market for it? Already a few good L-series headers out there, and one great one. And there seem to be less and less L-series vehicles being built out there. The money is in volume. It's the only way to recoup R&D cost. ;) As for what i do, I take pictures of cars. :D You can see some of my work here: http://www.roper-photo.com Awesome photographic display.....My question for you....are you cognizent of the overall picture..do you think of composition first..or do you just shoot and crop?...As I said...awesome work man... Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted October 27, 2007 Report Share Posted October 27, 2007 My question for you....are you cognizent of the overall picture..do you think of composition first..or do you just shoot and crop? Nothing I shoot/share is ever cropped, so yes. :D Quote Link to comment
Cruzn620 Posted October 27, 2007 Report Share Posted October 27, 2007 any of you drafting types going to autocad university in vegas next month? i have some of my "cool" looking drawings from the engineering firm i used to work for, but no scanner big enough to scan them in to post them. the things i do now involve our processes at the plant...so its all top secret!! oh yeah! Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted October 27, 2007 Report Share Posted October 27, 2007 Never heard of that...is it like a convention? I only use autocad for vinyl cutting these days (which I should be able to do again shortly :)) Since the thread is what we do for a living... I paid the rent once by building this. Quote Link to comment
jovial_cynic Posted October 27, 2007 Report Share Posted October 27, 2007 I'm currently a web coder for State Farm insurance. Nothing external -- just stuff for employees and agents on the inside. I'm probably going to shift into market analysis soon, depending on whether or not I get tired of the web thing. On the side, I weld and sell little metal figurines. This is what pays for my 510 hobby. It also has paid for all of my tools. I don't allow my hobby to be funded by my paycheck; all my hobbies are pretty much funded by selling stuff I make. Here's a link to my welded stuff: http://newprotest.org/categories.pl?welding Quote Link to comment
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