Back to school...
Had my first full day of classes today from 8:00 to 3:00.
The teacher is great -- smart as a whip. Has a very military bearing -- don't know which branch but the stamp is there.
There are two groups of students -- the one I started with are the entry level first quarter people. I am there to just take a few classes that interest me and I'm not intending to go for the full four year certificate program so after lunch, I moved to the other group. He had me work out two chapters from the book and seemed to be happy with what I knew.
In the morning, he handed out a list of tools that the students needed to buy. Price for everything was around $1.4K if you bought cheap stuff and about $2.2K if you bought all Starrett and Mitutoyo (both top drawer in anyones book). There was a quiet collective groan in the air but when I looked at the list, I saw that the only stuff I didn't already have was a flexible 6" steel rule (I have a rigid Starrett 6" rule) and three specialized measuring tools and I was able to get these at Grizzly tools for about $120.
Also need to buy a toolbox as I use a rollaround in my shop.
My group has six people in it so there will be lots of one-on-one time. The shop is great -- I'll have photos up in a few days.
Looking forward to the next couple of months!!!
(except for the getting up at 6:30 to drive into town)
Posted by DaveH at September 19, 2006 9:04 PM