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I work as an office wagie in a manufacturing environment, and I often work with engineers and our maintenance crew. I'm always impressed by maintenance's ability to keep absolute garbage machines going. I'm interested in what they do, and I'd like to expose myself to the skills they have. If I liked the style of work, I'd consider trying to become an apprentice. How could I expose myself to millwright-related skills that would make me more prepared to be an apprentice?

>> No.2511171

>>2511062
Take a machining course or a mechatronics course to begin with. Welding helps greatly. The reason for formal training is to speed up your early learning and expose you to theory of operation.

Many machinists become millwrights because the money is better. Talk to actual millwrights in your country to see what specific quals they want in a noob. There is no substitute for communication.

If serious ask if you can be a helper on night shift then stay late to learn. That makes you very impressive to any sane employer. I've done that several times to learn useful skills and it pays off.

>> No.2511293

>>2511171
Thanks anon, appreciate the advice.

>> No.2512556

>>2511062
>>How could I expose myself
>Take guards off machines
>Let your pony tail swing around the spinning parts
>Stick your fingers into exposed wiring
or
>Buy a leather trench coat
>Take your clothes off
>Put on the trench coat, socks and boots
>Go to the park
>Open trench coat up and shake your junk and women who jog by

>> No.2514038

>>2511062
if you work with them, ask your bossman if he minds you tagging along one or two nights/days a week. a lot of employers like crosstrained people, just as many don't. the absolute worst answer you will get is "no" or "not right now", neither of which are an especially firm proposition especially if they end up needing another guy at some point.

>> No.2515952

>>2511062
>tfw nobody is impressed with my ability to keep my old bicycle going even tho it is a machine

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2517817

>>2511062
You dont want to be a beginner millwright. You want to "technically" be a millwright, like me. Beginner millwrights get the shittiest jobs that end up making you lose fingers/toes/limbs and you never really get out of that. It's rare to meet a lifelong millwright with 10 fingers and 10 toes. As for me, i complain that since my job involves so much PLC/general-computer work, that I cant risk losing fingers and get out of every risky non-troubleshooting job.

anyway, long story short is that as a know-nothing millwright, they will just put you in as an Oiler (you run around doing basic maintenance and duct tape shit together enough to keep it running until a millwright gets to it, and you lose multiple fingers and get shocked all the time until you die or quit) without telling you that you're an oiler.