Posted by Bob Huntress on December 16, 2012 at 23:39:47 from (74.226.121.7):
In Reply to: Your hobbies posted by 37Chief on December 16, 2012 at 17:02:21:
I mentioned that working outboards and farm gear is a hobby, but you be the judge. I don't make much money at this, and would just work on HVAC and refrigeration if it weren't for my daughter. She was dating a guy who wanted to be a mechanic. He would come over as much to hang out with me as he did to hang out with her. I would take him under the truck or along side the tractor, as I would work on my own stuff. One day Mary, my daughter came up to me and asked why I was teaching her boyfriend how to be a mechanic. At first I figured she didn't want him spending time with me that she could use to make him do stuff for her, but she went on to explain how she wanted to be a mechanic, and I was her dad, so I owed it her to teach her. I started teaching her about engines, the basics, about the strokes, and major components etc, which fired her mother up. As a negotiation progressed, she agreed that she would join the USCG, and if she qualified, she would be an MK, which is the mechanic. My wife was appeased for almost a week. As it turns out, she doesn't look like she will qualify for service due to an early teenage illness. The work I line up is for teaching her how to be a mechanic. We work on boats (outboards mostly) and small tractors (8N, Allis Chalmers B, CA no C as yet, and she loves this Massey Harris Pony etc. We haven't started my Case 990, yet). It does pay for itself, but we don't make large killings. She is doing great. She can change raw water impellers on her own, now as well as basic outboard PM's. She can run an impact like anyone, and her troubleshooting is coming around. She isn't as great troubleshooting electrical as she is with mechanical, but that will come. I show her threads on this board that detail how others have fabricated or rebuilt parts, and soon she will start practicing with welding. She can currently run a good 6011 bead as long as it is horizontal, though, I've never let her do any on anyone else's machines, yet. BTW, if anyone in West Tennesse or northern Mississippi needs an apprentice mechanic in 6 months or so, when she finishes high school, she should have a good set of basic tools by then, in time to keep your stuff running during the season. Does this make it a hobby for me? I only work this nights & Sundays etc.
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