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→Fitterdave
Pipefitter[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pipefitter], Pipe-welder, Highly Educated Prole, and technology enthusiast.
Pipefitter[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pipefitter], Pipe-welder, Highly Educated Prole, and technology enthusiast.
* ''' Next rotation home: 06-17 THRU 06-24'''
* '''I am currently home until Feb. 1st 2015'''
* I am a traveler-pipefitter[http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/roadtrash/info], this means I may not be in the Chicago Area (let alone the country) at all times, email me for post-card.
* I am a traveler-pipefitter[http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/roadtrash/info], this means I may not be in the Chicago Area (let alone the country) at all times, email me for post-card.
* My apartment is located 30 miles west on I-90, traffic affects my attendance at the space.
* My apartment is located 30 miles west on I-90, traffic affects my attendance at the space.
* '''email is''': fitterdave.chicago a t gee-mail
* '''email is''': fitterdave.chicago a t gee-mail
* If you need something welded up and have the parts cut, cleaned and prepped; no problem. We can schedule something usually.(see top of entry)
* If you need something welded up and have the parts cut, cleaned and prepped; no problem. We can schedule something usually.(see top of entry)
* Want to learn to use the [https://wiki.pumpingstationone.org/index.php?title=Special%3ASearch&search=welders welders] and have '''3 hours to kill''' for certing? Just need some advice on technique? We can work something out.
* Want to learn to use the [https://wiki.pumpingstationone.org/index.php?title=Special%3ASearch&search=welders welders] and have '''3 hours to kill''' for certing? Just need some advice on technique? We can work something out usually.
* I usually only cert one (maybe two) person at a time. This is something I try to plan out.
* I usually only cert one person at a time. This is something I try to plan out.
* When I am at home and between projects (not actively working) I have time to kill, when I am working usually I am gone and working 50+ hours a week. I will list on top of page if I am in town or not.
* When I am at home and between projects (not actively working) I have time to kill, when I am working usually I am gone and working 50+ hours a week. I will list on top of page if I am in town or not.
* Currently working in the Oil Sands (living in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RB717EXRwe0 work camps]), Northern Alberta, Canada. Outdoor work, if you ask me if it is cold; expect a smart assed reply. The Ice Road Truckers are wimps compared to the conditions I deal with daily.
* Currently between Projects till Feb 1st, then I will be gone working for at least three weeks
=== Certifying/Authorizing on Welders at PS1 ===
=== Certifying/Authorizing on Welders at PS1 ===
=== Projects ===
=== Projects ===
==== T-shirt Launcher ====
==== T-shirt Launcher (done, abandoned)====
* AKA the big ugly spud gun
* AKA the big ugly spud gun
* I received a paint ball gun to take apart since that's what the "pros use"
* I received a paint ball gun to take apart since that's what the "pros use"
==== LN2 tapper, Liquid Nitrogen withdrawal, J**Z Jug project ====
==== LN2 tapper, Liquid Nitrogen withdrawal, J**Z Jug project (done) ====
* okay, Ryan is a nut, in a really good way that I understand (and highly respect) and he procured/arranged/stole a liquid Nitrogen (LN2) Storage Dewar, it is intact, and filled.
* okay, Ryan is a nut, in a really good way that I understand (and highly respect) and he procured/arranged/stole a liquid Nitrogen (LN2) Storage Dewar, it is intact, and filled.
* There is no safe way currently to pour/ withdraw this fun substance in the space, he mentioned how much it costs to get a withdrawal device and I replied "its cheaper to make one" (currently there is a kludge I worked out safely involving the shop vac)
* There is no safe way currently to pour/ withdraw this fun substance in the space, he mentioned how much it costs to get a withdrawal device and I replied "its cheaper to make one" (currently the system works, has some minor bugs, need a handel for the cap)
* Since I have worked with piping this stuff before (1 1/2" piping delivery system I designed) it has made me very, '''VERY''' careful to the point I appear to be casually calm. I am actually scared of what this stuff can do potentially, then again Tesla coils scare me and they are cool as hell.
* Since I have worked with piping this stuff before (1 1/2" piping delivery system I designed) it has made me very, '''VERY''' careful to the point I appear to be casually calm. I am actually scared of what this stuff can do potentially, then again Tesla coils scare me and they are cool as hell.
* '''LN2 IS COOL AS HELL''' (''pun intended'')
* '''LN2 IS COOL AS HELL''' (''pun intended'')
* I want to hammer a nail with a banana. So I guess I am a nut also.( I HAMMERED A NAIL WITH A BANANA!!! LIFE GOAL!!!)
* I have hammered a nail with a Bananna,and smashed various thing while they were frozen
* There is now a set up I feel comfortable with, it IS taking a long time to build up pressure for withdrawal. Everyone Insists Ryan and I blog this, once I confirm it works we will.
* There is now a set up I feel comfortable with, it IS taking a long time to build up pressure for withdrawal. Ryan had blogged this.
==== Learning 3D printing ====
==== Learning 3D printing ====
::::::: '''or WOW I am in over my head'''
::::::: '''or WOW I am in over my head'''
* UPDATE: seems I know quite a bit more then your average member about the process now (2015)
* Making various things on the maker bot, because it is a easy learning curve and I lack the basic 3D modeling skills most have.
* Making various things on the maker bot, because it is a easy learning curve and I lack the basic 3D modeling skills most have.
* Tools: I have stuck to the easy Makerbot supplied tools and am learning to fiddle around with basic settings by trial and errors.
* Tools: I have stuck to the easy Makerbot supplied tools and am learning to fiddle around with basic settings by trial and errors.
=== About ===
=== About ===
* + 14 years pipefitting. 6 years traveling, 7 years happily divorced, 3 years DEBT-FREE!
* + 15 years pipefitting. 7 years traveling, 8 years happily divorced, 4 years DEBT-FREE!
* Finished formal union trades apprenticeship (5 years of training). '''Educated Union member''' (no I won't talk politics or Preach)
* Finished formal union trades apprenticeship (5 years of training). '''Educated Union member''' (no I won't talk politics or Preach)
* Welding Certifications: 6g x-ray on Stick, Tig, Mig, and Combo. for Carbon and stainless.
* Welding Certifications(expired/2015): 6g x-ray on Stick, Tig, Mig, and Combo. for Carbon and stainless.
* My hobbies are: Practical uses for RFID/NFC, Body modification,(ask me how to combine the two[http://gerrykoeva.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/2006-03-30_-_hands.jpg]), 3D printing (read Makers yet?[http://craphound.com/makers/download/]), and locksport.
* My hobbies are: Practical uses for RFID/NFC, Body modification,(ask me how to combine the two[http://gerrykoeva.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/2006-03-30_-_hands.jpg]), 3D printing (read Makers yet?[http://craphound.com/makers/download/]), and locksport.
* "There is no short-cut for time and effort"
* "There is no short-cut for time and effort"
* '''"Actions speak louder then words"'''
* '''"Actions speak louder then words"'''