Comments on: 8 Reasons Engineers Should Spend Their Free Time In The Machine Shop

By: machinist

machinist — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 10:52:34 +0000

my dad made the prototypes for the apollo back in the 60’s he worked with an engineer standing next to him most of the day LOL

By: Na-Na-Natalie

Na-Na-Natalie — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 01:34:16 +0000

Totally right hahaha!

By: John Yater

John Yater — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 02:27:05 +0000

It is invaluable for an engineer to get out and visit the place where the work actually happens. Whether it is a machine shop, weld shop, wood shop or the sort, the place where work is performed is full of opportunities for an engineer to learn. To be able to watch your designs come to life, to see first hand what problems the workers are having will give you great insight when designing in the future. If you are able to keep your ego in check long enough to observe and listen, you may find solutions to those problems from the people experiencing them.

And let’s face it those engineers that think that they are too busy to visit the shop, also think that they already know it all.

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Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:47:26 +0000

[...] an engineer, do you spend enough time in the machine shop?” The person posting the item listed 8 reasons why engineers should. In my case, my past background on the shop floor has been extremely valuable in my eventually [...]

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:31:16 +0000

Why can’t the machinists come to the engineers? Who’s paying the bill?

By: Daniel

Daniel — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:17:23 +0000

My engineering coursework makes us design and then machine an air engine so we know the constraints and difficulty that machinists encounter. I would hope other school demand the same

By: T. Brian Jones

T. Brian Jones — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:48:50 +0000

Hey Everyone,

There was a profane message posted here earlier by another Brian Jones. Not me, the author. I’ve deleted it. If the user would like to respond to the anonymous message above, please do so. No profanity though.

By: wayne

wayne — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:12:22 +0000

If you have no free time, why are you posting comments to a blog? Shouldn’t you be conferring with a machinist?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:06:00 +0000

Brian,

What part is BS? Please defend your position, if possible.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:53:46 +0000

I’ll answer that for me… because unions suck the money and productivity out of everything.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:52:17 +0000

In Japan, every mechanical engineer must be a machinst for 5 years before going to engineering school. And then why are Jap cars better you wonder?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:51:15 +0000

#2 is dead on. As far as free time, I always seem to find plenty of designers at trade shows with beers in their hands, but all the machinists are still at the shop working.

By: peter olivier

peter olivier — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:42:04 +0000

How does one reverse engineer wisdom or experience?!
If you consider a potter who decides upon a design,and then digs the clay from the river side,prepares it,then turns it upon the oldest machine on earth(all this,with already Having decided upon heat treatment and glazing etc.)
This scenario I call engineering!
Engineers need to realize that without having touched the medium,and having an aversion to dirty hands,equates to total ignorance!We do not need theorists,we need active and dynamic artists!Start were it begins?

By: Gopan

Gopan — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:08:06 +0000

Physical verification at shopfloor with machinist is an ideal way to work than listening to oral statements

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 05:00:34 +0000

Wow, 2 life times of real world experience beat 4 years of abstract learning