Professionalism

If you notice in the picture below, you will see that Austin, a second year student, is wearing a black work shirt. We just got out shirts this week from UniFirst. We require all students to wear them. The reason we require this is to teach professionalism and to create a “real work” environment. Looking the part is an important part of being a technician. For instance, you would not expect to see your doctor or surgeon walk into the examination room in overalls. You will probably not see a farmer working in a suit either. Well, a technician has a certain look as well, and we strive to have our learning environment match the expiation of the industry.

I allowed the students to pick the color this year and they picked black. I did not know if I liked their selection at first, but I remembered that Chip Foose’s team wears black on Overhaulin’. I decided if it works for Foose, it works for me. I was actually surprised how good the shirts look once the students put them on. So hats of to the students, they made an excellent choice.

Austin Preparing To Weld A Section Panel to a Quarter

This week the 2^nd year worked on Jenni’s Cavalier. We will write another blog about this project, but we are making progress on it. Devin is working on a T-Bucket for the college. You will hear more about this project in another blog as well.

Jenni’s Cavalier in Progress

Devin Block Sanding T-Bucket

A few of the 1st year students have passed their butt, lap, and plug welds in the flat, veridical and overhead positions. This is not an easy task. The welds have to be pulled up to 2500 psi then bent or pulled completely apart, depending on the weld type, to measure the quality of the weld. However, after they pass their test I encourage them to continue to practice welding, as repetition is the key to perfecting a weld.

Tested Welds

Check back soon as Jenni is in the process of writing a blog about a field trip we took Friday.