[bostosh]

61, started first drafting class 7th grade, fall 57, wood shop spring 58,
been doing the same thing since....
Take raw stock and cut it into something.
Well, there are other things too, may the learning never stop.
Actually the base knowledge was reading, first grade.

[Danno]

I'm 44, working as a so-called "tool&die" maker at GM for 24 long years. Thank god I had the brains to set up a machine shop at home or else I would have no skills at all ! Almost everything I've learned was self taught because I had the drive to do so. Looking to lose my job in the next year or so, so that's why I'm here to try and educate myself on CNC.

www.geocities.com/dantechfab

[MFassler]

32 years young soon to be 33 in October.

[mc-motorsports]

Old enough, but still learning the hard way... Does it ever end?

[trevis1st]

I'm 31

[Larry83301]

Old enough, but still learning the hard way... Does it ever end?

To answer your question, NO.
I am retired and still learning. When you quit learning, you die.

[Crevice Reamer]

I'm old as the hills, but young as the day. I'm nowhere NEAR as schmart as I WANT to be though. This forum helps me keep getting schmarter.

CR.

[rodhog]

55 and I still remember those old paper and mylar tapes and reading the binary headers

[mc-motorsports]

55 and I still remember those old paper and mylar tapes and reading the binary headers

Hell, I'm 31 and the first machine I ever operated at a paying job was a Bridgeport CNC with the punch tape. I remember my supervisor having to use something that looked like a typewriter to modify the program and had to punch out another tape every time...

[kscp20107]

hi this is my first time on the site and im 20 years old and the first machine i was on was an old spectra light that m teacher latter gave me because it was out dated.

[Aksess]

hi this is my first time on the site and im 20 years old and the first machine i was on was an old spectra light that m teacher latter gave me because it was out dated.

I have one of those machines and it still runs as good as new! Do you have the windows version of the software it uses or is it the dos version?

[Protronie]

45 years young... for one as young as I to have this much grey mean either I'm wise beyond my years... or I've been under too much stress!

[mc-motorsports]

As he slowly opens the can of worms...

[davehall]

45 and I can remember when all this was fields

57 and I can remember when all this was factories

Dave Hall

[andra]

I'm 33...http://www.cnczone.com/forums/images...withstupid.gif

[Buck rut]

I'M 42 STARTED WORKING 40 HOURS + WEEKS AT 16 WHILE GOING TO SCHOOL I LOVE MY FAMILEY LOVE THE WOODS AND HATE PAYING TAXES I'LL RETIRE THE DAY I DIE


>?<

[Geof]

.... I mention this as a lead in to an even more alarming situation that the intellectual wealth of my generation is not something that can be put in a will or efficiently distributed in probate court. As a consequence although there are many talented CAD/CAM whiz kids out there there is a growing dirth of genuine "how to" knowledge...

This is so true. I am nearing the end of transferring my company to the next generation and it has taken years of 'downloading' my brain onto paper or computer files; everytime something crops up that needs my input it is documented as far as possible for future reference.

[scadvice]

Last week I was in my 20's....I woke up this morning and found I was 61 leaning on 62!! What the H#*L happened??
Steve

[OTIS]

hello, I made it to 30 this may.
otis

[calaber40]

man those are my sentiments exactlly . did someone clone me lol. cheers , dont forget to get your stick out on the ice to.