Q & A...
I'm tired of writing about dumb things (i.e. my life), so I thought I'd try something different. Not sure where I got the idea (it seems like fairybones may have done something like this at one point years back!?) but I thought, if any of you wanted to ask a question or two, I'd do my best to answer it honestly. Well, anything but age related stuff, I have to have *some* secrets!!
So, been curious about anything?
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Stepfie asked: "What do you do for work?"
I'm a Metrologist for a local Automotive supplier (Here's a little more about Metrology.) I use a Structured-light scanner like this one, to measure our prototype/pre-production parts and extract measurements using this software. We work in tolerances all the way down to +/- 50 microns (+/-0.050mm) which, for reference is about the length of 5-10 red blood cells placed end-to-end, or two mold spores (not all of our specs are that small, thankfully!). Most of our blueprints use GD&T - here's a good explanation of how GD&T should be applied - unfortunately, it usually isn't done correctly, so we have to understand all of that, then try to interpret what it is that the designer *intended*, and then measure it correctly.
Anyway, it's a hectic department, constantly under pressure of unrealistic deadlines, and it's a very thankless job usually, but it suits me well. I'm in a climate-controlled room with only two other guys (meaning no/minimal socializing/interacting) and the detailed work really suits me. I never intended to enter this field, I just followed the path from press operator up. I also was trained on-the-job, and am one of the only ones in my field who doesn't have a college degree. I take courses if/when I need to, but this stuff seems to come easy to me.
Thanks for the question!
1:35 p.m. - 2013-09-01
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