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D_E_Bishop
Jan 25, 2016Explorer
I'm with the OP, some of us are very talented in our chosen fields and very adventurous and want to learn more about a lot of things outside of those fields. I for one have a degree in Management and have worked most of my life in the electrical/electronics fields, I have worked professionally, if only part time as a silversmith, auto mechanic, and EOD(explosive ordinance disposal)Tech. I am now learning RV body repair and painting. Last week my house batteries did not charge driving from LA to "Q" and because the Converter takes so long to put a charge to the batteries, I started the engine go give them a little boost. Didn't happen, turns out the Aux Batt. solenoid is bad. To insure I didn't screw the system up, I read old posts, looked up schematics and determined how to test the systems without a second pair of hands and eyes.
I think that the OP having decided what he wanted, set out to verify what he was planning to do. He is, to me at least, pretty da@ smart and understands and knows more than he said about himself. As a general contractor I made buckets of money doing what beemerphile said he has done. Most of the guys who passed themselves off as contractors were just plain old dumb. Never check on how to do things, never looked at how the work was done and a host of other errors.
IBCarguy did everything right and deserves kudos and I don't think he is going to go off doing this professionally. He learned, he did the work and he is justifiably proud.
Everyone can learn from his example.
I think that the OP having decided what he wanted, set out to verify what he was planning to do. He is, to me at least, pretty da@ smart and understands and knows more than he said about himself. As a general contractor I made buckets of money doing what beemerphile said he has done. Most of the guys who passed themselves off as contractors were just plain old dumb. Never check on how to do things, never looked at how the work was done and a host of other errors.
IBCarguy did everything right and deserves kudos and I don't think he is going to go off doing this professionally. He learned, he did the work and he is justifiably proud.
Everyone can learn from his example.
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