[ckelly78z]

I have a cert, and routinely use my Lathe, mill, band saw, drill press, and grinders/sanders at my auto parts manufacturer prototype job. I normally am reshaping/fixing fixtures for our test lab, but occasionally do some work on my own projects.

From being in several industrial machine shops that have the bid HAAS CNC machines, and other large equipment, i'm not sure I would want to do it as a profession. It seems to be almost line work, where you keep plugging out the same pieces for a large contract.....although they do get paid handsomely !

I will have a band saw, drill press, sanders/grinders, chop saw, welder, and torch in my new "man cave build", but can't see myself wanting a manual mill, or lathe.

With my new heart pace maker/defibrillator, I am not allowed to stick, or wire weld anymore for fear of disrupting it, but I am going to play around with oxy/acetelene welding using my torch.