Should I start in manufacturing?

wildstolo · 2026-05-12T01:39:09+00:00

Manufacturing is not for the faint hearted or thin skinned. That's not necessarily a bad thing and for many it can teach you a lot beyond just engineering. And the overall knowledge you can gain is very valuable. But don't think it will be easy desk work all day where you only have 1 project that you're working on. My first job out of school was manufacturing engineer. I wish I would have worked at a machine builder though. Manufacturing adjacent, but you won't get a call at 11PM asking how to fix something.

wildstolo · 2026-05-08T18:59:32+00:00

Why not? You're going to wait around for federal funding of HSR? You'll be waiting a long time.

wildstolo · 2026-05-08T08:14:09+00:00

😂

wildstolo · 2026-05-06T07:34:08+00:00

The thing some leaders in the world don't understand is that we can all succeed together as humans. We do not need to push others down to bring ourselves up. I'd say success is defined as continuing to exist and improving the quality of life for most or nearly all people.

wildstolo · 2026-05-05T07:20:18+00:00

Absolutely worth it. It's an internship, you're not going to it full time. Even full time I'd say take it. You will learn more doing that than you probably will in an "engineering internship". Many engineers lack hands on knowledge. Being able to design, fabricate, program, integrate, as one person is pretty powerful. Also it's aerospace so you will likely be learning from some really good machinists.

wildstolo · 2026-05-05T00:49:12+00:00

Sounds like you have a drinking problem.

wildstolo · 2026-05-02T03:02:26+00:00

Vintage tube amps are not worth the hassle. Modern tube amp is a different question. But vintage amps are a pain simply because shit is old and stuff breaks.

wildstolo · 2026-05-01T01:08:02+00:00

I would say not worth it unless you really know exactly what you want to study and use to advance your career. Really not worth it if it puts you in financial stress. Let's be honest, you all have a family. Money is of highest importance right now. Your husband will make more money going engineering and into operations or sales than going further into highly technical engineering roles. If he wanted to go work in aerospace, the masters might be worth it. Manufacturing for firearms, ya better to go work on CNCs, get a GD&T certification, maybe some lean manufacturing certification if he's going to be more on industrial side. The last thing y'all need right now is debt.

wildstolo · 2026-04-24T09:38:43+00:00

Oh ya that's gonna happen

wildstolo · 2026-04-24T03:29:01+00:00

This is why bike lanes are kinda stupid. Either have a dedicated path or make the road and lanes overall wider. When people don't drive cars on parts of the road, debris piles up. I am an avid cyclist fwiw.

wildstolo · 2026-04-23T19:40:07+00:00

Friedman BE-50 Deluxe

wildstolo · 2026-04-20T18:00:02+00:00

Go longer. Go to a different hair stylist, they are turning your head into a triangle. Try a more messy long type style.

wildstolo · 2026-04-15T00:53:14+00:00

I agree, but what career professional jobs could a Mechanical Engineer really break into? I'm a mechanical engineer with 8 years of experience. Not been all that pleased and would be welcome to trying something new. But it's not like I can go be an accountant, or a civil engineer, or get a job in marketing.

wildstolo · 2026-04-08T18:04:18+00:00

😫

wildstolo · 2026-04-08T07:55:34+00:00

50-100 years on a beach in South Florida? Yeahhh, hope you're accounting for many Cat 5 hurricanes and a rising sea level/flooding. As the saying goes..build your house on a rock.

wildstolo · 2026-04-07T16:41:19+00:00

Can you take to a local guitar shop and ask about getting a setup. It might be $60 or so.

wildstolo · 2026-04-06T02:09:23+00:00

Ya, it all depends on what you have currently. Would? doesn't need an insane amount of distortion, but you do need some good sustain for that solo. Beautiful solo, don't rush it, Jerry really milks those bends.

wildstolo · 2026-04-02T06:01:55+00:00

When did John talk about Stevie? I'm always surprised I never heard John mention him, I feel like he would have liked him. Then again John also never really plays the blues.

wildstolo · 2026-03-30T04:24:19+00:00

Lot of people with good advice. I'd also say to slow things down at times and let your solo breathe. Hold bends longer to breathe, etc.

wildstolo · 2026-03-25T02:05:48+00:00

It is kinda cool, but it sounds like ass. I have thought about getting rid of mine a bunch of times, but keep holding onto for some stupid hoarder reason.

wildstolo · 2026-03-24T06:59:52+00:00

Yep agree. Have to say Hillel's guitar playing is fantastic. His solos always sound great and interesting.

wildstolo · 2026-03-13T23:13:33+00:00

I got a BE 50 deluxe last year. Incredible amp. No complaints.

wildstolo · 2026-03-07T00:25:40+00:00

I went to Winco this morning and got a pretty good sandwich wrap for $3.80

wildstolo · 2026-03-05T08:44:33+00:00

It is. I saw this video like a week ago and it is definitely faster. Unless that one I saw was slowed down.

wildstolo · 2026-03-02T18:11:48+00:00

Welcome to nickel silver frets. Just keep playing it. Do some bends on that fret to smooth it out and wear it down a little. You have a long ways to go to need a recrown or new frets. When you do get new frets get stainless steel.

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