The Ford Barn

dan · 10-18-2013, 10:30 AM

Hi all,

Thought I'd post an update from Kansas. I'm extremely busy--full time work 45 hours a week, 10 hours a week of school, three kids (7,4,1), new (to us) house--but really enjoying school. This semester I took the "survey" or intro class and automotive trim (upholstery). It's been interesting learning to sew on an industrial machine--we're at the point where we're attempting to create an 1/8th scale seat from scratch.

Here's some photos of the school. I think if school had been a bit more like this on my first go-round I wouldn't have dropped out and joined the Army.

QGolden · 10-18-2013, 10:50 AM

Wow!

Very cool. Please keep posting your progress, I for one am living vicariously (and with a bit of Envy) through you!

tbirdtbird · 10-18-2013, 11:07 AM

Joe will be your electrical teacher. He is a retired NASA electrical engineer. He is beyond brilliant and has the rare hands-brain combination. Take every course you can from him, and pick his brains.
Dove is your trim teacher. He is knowlegeable but seems to hold back. Pick his brains, too. Go to a junkyard and get a horrible bucket seat and upholster it. Because of the concavity of this type of seat, they are very different to work on than flat bench seats more common in older cars
Garrett is the head of the program and teaches paint (somewhat outdated) and machine shop stuff like lathe work. You are working with machines that are worn and have lost close tolerance but are expected to do a piece to .001. Caution there, he uses a super-expensive micrometer to judge/grade your work. Someone needs to speak up about that. Caution, he can put the kibash on you.
You will enjoy and learn a lot no matter what!

dr.j · 10-18-2013, 11:31 AM

Now that's what I call a shop; wish it was in my bark yard!

Mike V. Florida · 10-19-2013, 12:54 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by QGolden

Wow!

Very cool. Please keep posting your progress, I for one am living vicariously (and with a bit of Envy) through you!

Me too!

10-18-2013, 10:30 AM	#1
dan Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: McPherson, KS Posts: 197	A quick update on school Hi all, Thought I'd post an update from Kansas. I'm extremely busy--full time work 45 hours a week, 10 hours a week of school, three kids (7,4,1), new (to us) house--but really enjoying school. This semester I took the "survey" or intro class and automotive trim (upholstery). It's been interesting learning to sew on an industrial machine--we're at the point where we're attempting to create an 1/8th scale seat from scratch. Here's some photos of the school. I think if school had been a bit more like this on my first go-round I wouldn't have dropped out and joined the Army.

10-18-2013, 10:50 AM	#2
QGolden Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Alton, NH Posts: 1,231	Re: A quick update on school Wow! Very cool. Please keep posting your progress, I for one am living vicariously (and with a bit of Envy) through you! __________________ It's not what people think they know that will hurt them, it is what they think they know that aint so! -Mark Twain. It is the very things that we think we know, that keep us from learning what we should know.- Unknown

10-18-2013, 11:07 AM	#3
tbirdtbird BANNED Join Date: May 2012 Location: inside your RAM Posts: 3,134	Re: A quick update on school Joe will be your electrical teacher. He is a retired NASA electrical engineer. He is beyond brilliant and has the rare hands-brain combination. Take every course you can from him, and pick his brains. Dove is your trim teacher. He is knowlegeable but seems to hold back. Pick his brains, too. Go to a junkyard and get a horrible bucket seat and upholster it. Because of the concavity of this type of seat, they are very different to work on than flat bench seats more common in older cars Garrett is the head of the program and teaches paint (somewhat outdated) and machine shop stuff like lathe work. You are working with machines that are worn and have lost close tolerance but are expected to do a piece to .001. Caution there, he uses a super-expensive micrometer to judge/grade your work. Someone needs to speak up about that. Caution, he can put the kibash on you. You will enjoy and learn a lot no matter what! __________________ '31 180A

10-18-2013, 11:31 AM	#4
dr.j Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Portland, ON, Canada Posts: 315	Re: A quick update on school Now that's what I call a shop; wish it was in my bark yard! __________________ Dave A Jamieson Portland, ON Canada 1928 Tudor