Hiya Guys,
I'd like to introduce myself to the community. My name is Jay from the U.K. and I've been lurking around different forums and like the vibe on this site. Anyway, just a very short background synopsis about me professionally. I served my time as a machine tool fitter building bespoke machinery for the automotive industry. I then worked in numerous fields from power generation, mainly steam and gas turbines to Robotics and various related industries such as marine engineering. From 2001 onwards I've been a maintenance engineer. I started off in a factory making 44 gallon steel drums, stayed there for seven years then worked for Heineken for five years. In 2014 my Mrs and myself spent a year in our little place we have in Spain and since 2016 I've eased my way back to work mainly working self employed as a maintenance engineer for different industries but predominantly FMCG. I'm now working in a food factory as an engineer on my own working nights. The engineering team are a great bunch of guys but very very inexperienced. Only 3 of 12 are time served. I constantly come on shift to multiple breakdowns an we have no machinists, in fact only two can use the lathe. In short I'm not a machinist but know my way around a machine shop. I'm probably as competent as a fourth year machine apprentice. Could anybody suggest any drills ,procedures , methods , books or YouTube channels that would help me become competent in a machine shop as soon as possible. I don't mind spending money if I have to Guys.
Thanks in advance,
Jsy.
I'd like to introduce myself to the community. My name is Jay from the U.K. and I've been lurking around different forums and like the vibe on this site. Anyway, just a very short background synopsis about me professionally. I served my time as a machine tool fitter building bespoke machinery for the automotive industry. I then worked in numerous fields from power generation, mainly steam and gas turbines to Robotics and various related industries such as marine engineering. From 2001 onwards I've been a maintenance engineer. I started off in a factory making 44 gallon steel drums, stayed there for seven years then worked for Heineken for five years. In 2014 my Mrs and myself spent a year in our little place we have in Spain and since 2016 I've eased my way back to work mainly working self employed as a maintenance engineer for different industries but predominantly FMCG. I'm now working in a food factory as an engineer on my own working nights. The engineering team are a great bunch of guys but very very inexperienced. Only 3 of 12 are time served. I constantly come on shift to multiple breakdowns an we have no machinists, in fact only two can use the lathe. In short I'm not a machinist but know my way around a machine shop. I'm probably as competent as a fourth year machine apprentice. Could anybody suggest any drills ,procedures , methods , books or YouTube channels that would help me become competent in a machine shop as soon as possible. I don't mind spending money if I have to Guys.
Thanks in advance,
Jsy.