How mechanically adept are you?

[adc0642]

So be honest: can't tell a torque wrench from a birth control device? Do you know how to build a flux capacitor blindfolded in under 3 minutes using your grandmother's microwave for parts? somewhere in between?

[pdhaudio83]

:confused:

[adc0642]

Thought this might be a fun poll; some of the folks here really have it together, and some are so green they're more to be pitied than scorned. I put myself in the "comfortable" range; I've built a couple engines, own a built '68 Chevy truck, do all the maintenance and mods myself, etc. One skill I'd really like to learn is welding. I'm gonna try to attach a pic of my hot rod.

[flat_black]

I've done a few engine rebuilds, ported about a billion and one car parts of various types, made brackets for everything imaginable, and I just fixed my TV last night with two capacitors; One tantalum 4.7uF cap, and one .01 uF cap. =) I'm handy with a multimeter, but even more so with a good set of tools. I'd like to learn to weld, as well as learn to solder/desolder better than I do. =P I SO don't have the patience for soldering, but I know how to do it pretty well. I think that's my biggest problem, is patience. Hehe.

[Pretzellogic]

I do basic matainence and work on my car and home. I'm about to learn a lot more when I begin my Hiboost install.

Wouldn't mind some help, tho :p

[adc0642]

I've done a few engine rebuilds, ported about a billion and one car parts of various types, made brackets for everything imaginable, and I just fixed my TV last night with two capacitors; One tantalum 4.7uF cap, and one .01 uF cap. =) I'm handy with a multimeter, but even more so with a good set of tools. I'd like to learn to weld, as well as learn to solder/desolder better than I do. =P I SO don't have the patience for soldering, but I know how to do it pretty well. I think that's my biggest problem, is patience. Hehe.
yeah patience is a biggie, esp with soldering. I'm decent with a multimeter also, and had to learn a lot at work about industrial electricity. We use 480V and 380V equipment up to 100amp and those motor starters and relays get pretty big! I'd like to learn PLC's one of these days; now those are cool. A guy at work stripped one from a salvage machine and has it in his house making him coffee in the morning, watering his lawn, turning off and on lights, etc. Fun stuff.

[solomr2]

Been turning wrenches on my own cars for a few years. Besides basics, I've done brakes, suspension, stereo, carb rebuilds, and numerous bolt-ons. Haven't taken apart an engine or done a clutch job yet, but if I ever needed to I would probably give it a try.

[Black Majik MSP]

Trying to become a mechanic, so I'm working my way toward the 1st category.

[Mike R]

I can do just about any job decently. Definately mechanically inclined. I've got an EET (Electrical Engineering Technology) degree. Been working on cars since I was like 4, so 24 years experience. Was fixing Game Boy's and LCD TV's in middle school when they came out for $$. I've done just about everything with cars, trans rebuilds auto and manual, suspension, brakes, engine swaps, and know Fox bodies (stangs) and 80's Panther chassis(crown vics) inside and out.

But, one thing I realized is that I don't know much.

[RSP5]

I think i'm above average,just got a job today at a dealership as an apprentice tech and they will be sending me to school to become ase certified.

[simdrew]

No matter how good I get, I still like the word 'thingy'. (2thumbs)

[RSP5]

you said 'thingy'

[LTD-Scott]

Former Ford dealer tech, most recently swapped heads on my LTD.

[Sir Nuke]

I have loved tools all my life.....started when I was a kid doing maintenance and custom work on all the neighborhood kids bikes...and graduated from there. I do all the work on my own cars.....built a few cars from the ground up including all the mechanical and electrical work. I made my living with hand tools for 15 years and now I supervise people making their living with hand tools....

someone mentioned the flux capacitor...well not quite that far yet...but I do disassemble and reassemble nuclear reactors for a living.....that is about as close as that gets.

[msubullyfan]

I have loved tools all my life.....started when I was a kid doing maintenance and custom work on all the neighborhood kids bikes...and graduated from there. I do all the work on my own cars.....built a few cars from the ground up including all the mechanical and electrical work. I made my living with hand tools for 15 years and now I supervise people making their living with hand tools....

someone mentioned the flux capacitor...well not quite that far yet...but I do disassemble and reassemble nuclear reactors for a living.....that is about as close as that gets.
Sir Nuke, sounds like you must be a maintenance supervisor at a nuke plant. Which one/where? PWR or BWR?

Greetings from a maintenance manager at a combined cycle plant in Louisiana!

[Sir Nuke]

Sir Nuke, sounds like you must be a maintenance supervisor at a nuke plant. Which one/where? PWR or BWR?

Greetings from a maintenance manager at a combined cycle plant in Louisiana!
PWR, South Texas Project.....been working in this field for 28 yrs.

[122 Vega]

Well, I went to Wyo Tech to learn to paint and do interiors, then I went in the Army and learned to work on people. After that, I worked for Car Toys during it's infancy and did a lot of contract custom stereo work here in Portland. Went to Rockford Fosgate's installer institute, I built a few race cars, from paint to engine assembly and all electrical. I weld a lot, and I'm buying a plasma cutter...umm, so I can cut shit. I built a vinal vacuum box for doing panels, I built a heated wire brake for bending plexiglas and lexan...But then I spent four more years in school learning to work on people again. So, now that that is over, I'm back to welding...and I need practice!

Britt

[Giallou P5]

my friends and i done about 4 engine swaps, all honda/acura related. we are currently rebuilding a R32 engine for my friends skyline. We've reapiard tranny's and clutches, body work and all. We changed my old honda acoord to right side drive, and we turned our friend integra to and ITR, did the whole swap and everything, but im still learning, and we are all learning Mazda's now since i bought mine =)

So i ranked my self, novice and learning