Whats your status?

[XtremeChief]

William

Age: 20

3rd Year Apprentice Boilermaker

Mig Aluminium/Steel/Stainless

Learning Tig Aluminium Can weld Steel And Stainless

2.5 years in trade

Work at Port Of Brisbane

[psidat]

craig

26

fitter/welder/fabricator- trade qualified in NZ

working as bmw on construction site north western aus, FIFO

Got in to the game when was 14 when the old man showed me the fine art of arc welding

[nissanskyrice]

Daniel

24

Drunken DIY when it comes to any sort of fabrication work.

Computer technician so im good at pulling stuff apart n putting it back together again... usually without a handful of leftover bolts at the end

[18RZZ]

Name:stephen king

Age:21 in a few weeks]

Location: QLD southside of brissy

Trade/ Aprrenticeship:Qualified metal polisher & 1st year apprentice motor body builder ( metal fabrication )

Work: Minecorp Vehicle Solutions coopers plains

This is me after polishing for only 4 hours, i do this 5 days a week 9 hours a day

[j_casey87]

josh

20

about 4 months of finishin my diesel mechanic apprentiship with the army

all heavy and light vehicles

workin in sydney

[ACTIV32]

Daniel

19

3rd yr apprentise in sheet metal allready qualifed for tig s/s & ali also mig

cockburn sheet metal

ATM making my exhaust 3" stainless steel and custom remake of a split dump (into screamer pipe)front pipe

[LedZepLen]

19

Cerified Welder/Fabricator with 2 years of experience in the shop and out in the field.

Love having the ability to do things cheaply that would normally cost allot.

[johan.p.g]

johan 18

hav me hands in a bit of everythn was a boat builder for a bit so know me fibr glass n worked on my cars n dads motorhoms for a while now so know a bit bot steel work n wiring also currently workin at hire company as a mechanic repairing and rebuilding engines aswell as a bit of fabrication of new framework and parts

[blv]

Name: brendan

Age: 23

Fabrication status : sheetmetal tradesman

How long have you been in the trade? 7 years since i first started my apprenticeship, 3 years as a tradesman

Where Do You WOrk: Petron Automotive, building tailshafts.

[r33cruiser]

im just a guy who has access to metals, welding materials and sweet tools.

through my dad. it is awesome im pretty much just a diy guy.

didnt take any classes in welding, learnt from mates, and blokes at the hanger. it is awesome to watch over the shoulder of someone as they instruct u.

Edited October 31, 2007 by r33cruiser

[93R33]

tim

17

2nd year apprentice electrical engineer

bridgestone salisbury

do alot of wiring myself but at my work there is a lot of fitter and turners and boilermakers so i fabricated all my own engine mounts crossmembers and other handy little brackets for my last car. also get cheap tyres:)

love playing with my car even if when i stop playing ive taken 1 step forward and 2 steps back lol which happens alot.

[Hotsizzle]

pete

30

qaulified automotive repairs person 11yrs

smithfield,nsw

[cuppas]

anthony

18

4 days off starting mechanic apprenticeship

wish me luck?

[noisia]

joel

21

3rd year apprentice airconditioning/refrigeration mechanic

[NA_Goodness]

Name: Rhys

Age: 17

Fabrication status : Apprentice mechanic, 1 month in

Where Do You Work: Malaga Auto Repairs

[cuppas]

update- currently a first year auto mechanic.

two months til probationary period ends.

[shaun_perry]

I am a Trainee......

Trainee computer technician aaahahahahaha. I had ya going.

I am a computer techy but I have been aroung cars all my life and my father is a qualified mechanic so nearly all of my knowledge was passed from him.

I aint no mechanic but with a little assistance from my dad, I am hoping to build a high performance motor for my skyline. we will do the engine and parts but we will however need to have a pro look at it and do the shyte like dyno tune it and fit electronic bits ie- boost controller, power fc, ect...

Anyway, that is me.

HI. MY NAME IS SHAUN AND I AM AN ALCOHOLIC...... LOL.

[Jmaac]

Justin

25 (just call me grandpa)

BENG(HONS) Mechanical/BCOM Banking and Finance

Working as a Mechanical/Design Engineer, for the last 2 years, at Tyco Water designing patterns/prints/coreboxes/tooling for valves/flanges etc, machinary, structures, control systems etc etc etc. Currently working on re-designing the Meltdeck to suit another 5 tonne furnace, conveyer and vibratory shaker/feeder we just bought

and I like beer

[STLKHR]

NAME Trident

Qualified Electrical tecnician 3Yrs, Fitter welder for 7yrs, rebuilt V8s in my much youngers days and half pie panel beater.

28yrs old going on 19

[The BOP]

Name: Chard

Boilermaker, cert 4, diploma in eng ( about to go for my advanced diploma)

All welding ticket in tig, mig, arc, oxy (no inspectors or automated tickets) exp machinist

16 years exp in the trade

Currently work for a V8 supercar team not telling who!

Nearly all work I do is ali or Crmo and all tiged together

Qualifications

Edited April 23, 2008 by The BOP