Since none of you all sign my paycheck, guess where you can take your comments and stuff it. Yes have worked as a machinist/welder at various jobs. It is a feather in your hat when you can fabricate the part,weld it and be capable of doing any required machining. Knowledge and capabilities just means higher pay. Do I consider myself a machinist by trade? NO. By far a much better welder. By the way asked the lead machinist at work the other day about what happened to cork screw dick? He had no idea of what I was talking about. Just gave me a blank look. Figured since he has been a Machinist for very long time in the aircraft industry's he would have heard the question before. Imfasttoo when you can match my hourly pay at work, I will be more than happy to weld up a set of pipes for you. Due to the nature of the work we are not even allowed to wire brush are welds must less grind prior to dye penetration. F.A.A. and military regulations. I take a lot of pride in what i do for a living and find some of the above comments not only silly but very ego driven as such that maybe you have to one up the next guy just to make yourself feel better. I do that very simply by pointing and saying yea I MADE THAT.
PERIOD.