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Taught id start a thread so that people can post up what they do and are fairly handy at so that maybe if a fellow member was stuck they would know who to ask.

I'll kick it off. Im a maintainance fitter. Can fabricate anything with metal. Specialise in TIG welding (stainless steel, aluminum and light mild steel), fairly good with pneumatics. Well able to machine (mill work, lathe work) but dont have the machines at home. Be looking to buy them in the near future tho. Dont even mention anything electrical to me because i just cant grasp the lingo. As far as im concerned, volts, amps, hertz, ohms are all the same thing only completely different
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So if anyone round the midlands wants anything done id be more than happy to help.
 
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I'd say if you look outside theres a queue a mile long already
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I'm currently a dole bum, proir to that i ran the accounts dept at a car sales/service place. From september i'll be a student on an engineering degree course
 
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Technical writer and editor. Work with a wide range of subject matter from life sciences to computer software. Currently on 'sick leave' till later in the year. Work mostly freelance. My customer list includes; Hitachi, Olympus, Roche, TECAN, Eircom, Valista, ABS Pumps, and several smaller software houses.

Given the number of contacts I've received in past 90 days recruiters are looking for writer/editors. Hope that trend continues till October.
 
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Im a Proces Control & Automation Engineer. Basically I code up the PLC's and HMI's (human machine interfaces - computers) to control process's and production lines.

Not much benefit to cars though
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mind you have a fair understanding of how an ECU works i.e. the logic behind it. Fairly handy with electrical/electronics.
 
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I work in a warehouse, anybody who needs pallets built im your man(I build on pallets, I dont put pallets together which everyone seems to think!!!), Before that I was in school while working in jom engineering on saturdays, so id be handy enough around cars, just cant use a tyre machine as I found out last week!, seriously I just cant get the jist of it.
 
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Mechanical Engineer, so if any1 want anything designed or speced out , i'm your man. AutoCAD, Solidworks, Inventor or Pro-Engineer

I'm also doin an MEng in Biomedical Engineering so if any1 has problems with their bones, them give me a shout..
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I'm looking at a new way to assess fracture in bone
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Oh and if any1 wants to donate their Femurs or Tibiae to my research then PM Me
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Also pretty handy at Mechatronics & Automation, Plc's, Labview & other systems
 
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QUOTE (vrs tom @ Jun 28 2009, 06:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Mechanical Engineer, so if any1 want anything designed or speced out , i'm your man. AutoCAD, Solidworks, Inventor or Pro-Engineer

I'm also doin an MEng in Biomedical Engineering so if any1 has problems with their bones, them give me a shout..
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I'm looking at a new way to assess fracture in bone
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Oh and if any1 wants to donate their Femurs or Tibiae to my research then PM Me
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im okay for donating but ill keep ya in mind for auto cad etc
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QUOTE (auvwdi @ Jun 28 2009, 06:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>fitter with sam hire, tool hire co. repair and certify sissors hoists. also repair and service all other hire tools from a vac to .....diesel generators...........to sanders etc etc. 9 years at this but not looking good with recession.
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Sry to hear the recession is hittin

You could maybe look into manufacturing security entrance doors for supermarkets
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(Being from Ballinrobe )
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QUOTE (davkav @ Jun 28 2009, 03:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Im a Proces Control & Automation Engineer.

Where does a lad go to do a degree in this DAVKAV?? Iv always had a huge intrest in production lines and the likes. I love to watch videos of these things running like clockwork.
 
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QUOTE (vrs tom @ Jun 28 2009, 06:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Mechanical Engineer, so if any1 want anything designed or speced out , i'm your man. AutoCAD, Solidworks, Inventor or Pro-Engineer

I'm also doin an MEng in Biomedical Engineering so if any1 has problems with their bones, them give me a shout..
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I'm looking at a new way to assess fracture in bone
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Oh and if any1 wants to donate their Femurs or Tibiae to my research then PM Me
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Also pretty handy at Mechatronics & Automation, Plc's, Labview & other systems

that is actually very good to know, exhaust flanges and such.
 
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publican, I'm very popular on a saturday night
 
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I'm a team leader on an IT helpdesk for one of the leading grocery retail chains in Ireland.

Looking to start a motor engineering(beginner) course in september so I can do more than just handing spanners to the (mechanic) brother in law on my days off.
 
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