Machinist school...any ideas..?

[83turbomon]

Well,as you all know, i graduated with a diploma from tech high,but i had several discrepancies with the schools cirruculum and therefore didnt complete my autobody course:frown: so after a few nights of debautchery and headaches and a quite a few weeks of complete lazieness at its finest, i want to go back to school. Now i could go to the school everyone else, but machining got me to thinking... I cant think of alot of machining schools in the are, but would like some ideas... if its a really good school, i may consider a move IF its on the west coast...

Machining and grinding heads,
honing engines
ect...

 

[DailyDrifter]

Look up SAM (school of automotive machinists). Thats pretty much the best school out there for machinists. I think tuition in about 30K though! If you want to make decent money doing automotive stuff (tech), try getting into a dealership as a helper and work your way up, or a good independent shop. But lets face it, working on cars sucks for a living, especially when you have a conscience not to rip off customers . Think to yourself "do I see myself doing this for the next 15 years," not trying to discourage you in any way, but make sure its not a spur of the moment idea.

 

[rmar]

Join the Navy or any branch.........

 

[83turbomon]

Look up SAM (school of automotive machinists). Thats pretty much the best school out there for machinists. I think tuition in about 30K though! If you want to make decent money doing automotive stuff (tech), try getting into a dealership as a helper and work your way up, or a good independent shop. But lets face it, working on cars sucks for a living, especially when you have a conscience not to rip off customers . Think to yourself "do I see myself doing this for the next 15 years," not trying to discourage you in any way, but make sure its not a spur of the moment idea.

im into doing machining on engines in general and assembly, no repair in any way. I need some more mechanical expierience anyway.

 

[jurassic five 7]

While waiting to decide what you may want to do, how about you go to a few local machine shops in your area and see if they need any help?

You could be the tear down guy/grunt work and after working there for a while and (if you work out and they like you which i'd say will be the BIG issue here) you will get to learn more and more and more....They could start showing you easy, simple things that you'd be able to do when the more experienced guys are too busy.


Go and talk to some of the shops also concerning the schools, see if they have any experience with them or anything...ya never know, you may come out of it with a job learning the basics before heading to school....Also you'll be able to be around the machines and get an understanding for it all.

Also, i'd advise to not go in right away (if you started working at a shop) and be so into ONLY wanting to be the assembly, machining because you may get off on the wrong foot. You must remember, you're there to learn.



Also, why cant you go back to the tech school you went to and finish your auto body course?

 

[turboclam]

Houston school of Automotive Machinist. My buddy graduated and now he's doing head work for Hendricks in Charlotte. (Nascar)

 

[83turbomon]

While waiting to decide what you may want to do, how about you go to a few local machine shops in your area and see if they need any help?

You could be the tear down guy/grunt work and after working there for a while and (if you work out and they like you which i'd say will be the BIG issue here) you will get to learn more and more and more....They could start showing you easy, simple things that you'd be able to do when the more experienced guys are too busy.


Go and talk to some of the shops also concerning the schools, see if they have any experience with them or anything...ya never know, you may come out of it with a job learning the basics before heading to school....Also you'll be able to be around the machines and get an understanding for it all.

Also, i'd advise to not go in right away (if you started working at a shop) and be so into ONLY wanting to be the assembly, machining because you may get off on the wrong foot. You must remember, you're there to learn.



Also, why cant you go back to the tech school you went to and finish your auto body course?

thats the sad part, theres pretty much 1 reputible honest machine shop, in my area, and they shut down (waterhouse motors). Everyone else is a shoddy home mechanic based buisness that i wouldnt give em a bottle of piss to... Buds im not even sure is still in buisness. engine machining is a rare buisness in these parts...

 

[charlief1]

Join the Navy or any branch.........

Now that's a good idea.:biggrin:

 

[novaderrik]

i'd say to get a job in a machine shop and work your way up. that way, if it doesn't work out, you at least got some job experience and didn't spend a couple of years and who knows how many thousands of dollars going to school for something you might not like doing or even be good at.

 

[84BuickGNYorkPA]

We just hired 4 young adults in the past two yrs out of the local Tech High School machine shop program, they would work a week and go to school a week. After 9 months, if they have a good learning attitude, they show up everyday, actual have the mechanical ability to do the work, we hire them full time. Happy to report that all 4 where a great investment for the company, us old timers aren't getting any younger and the young bucks are all on a State Certified Machinist Apprenticeship Program.
In your case if you are serious about learning the trade, you are going to need some training.... go back to Tech High School for some evening classes, join the armed services, find a local shop willing to train you...
Remember that there are different types of machine/tool and die shops. A friend of mine owns a Tool and Die shop his parts all are under 100 lbs, 95% are under 1 lb. Where I work we build the turbines for the hydro dams and all the supporting hardware. We have two cranes in each bay of the shop both are 100 ton capacity's, sometimes we use both in tandem to move the jobs around, but most the time one crane can handle it, both cranes also have 25 ton hooks for the small stuff.
Most of our work is just like the current billet turbos that precision is selling, looks the same as old school. But when you install it with modern technology applied, the power increase from the same amount of water flow is substantial, thus justifying the investment of a new turbine.
Good luck with your adventure, there is good money in the trade, if you find the right employer.
I earned about $70k +/- a couple hundred.

Chuck

 

[ttaowner]

DONT DO IT !!!!!


I am a machinist / tool diemaker / cnc machinist. I can set up and operate many diffrent types of machines and can read blueprints. Also engine machining is diffrent than a regular machine shop due to diffrent types of machines that you are using. If i was young and could do it all over again i never ever would of became a machinist !!!! You would be better off being a electrician,plumber or carpenter !!! Why you might ask???? Two reasons they cant outsource these trades/ get parts sent in from china . You can also buy apickup truck / van and get a few thousand dollars worth of tools and work for yourself and there are not necessarily machine shops everywhere but guess what there are houses everywhere!!!!! Just trying to give you some advice i wish i was given.