Educating myself into ignorance

[Telstar]

That’s why wise engineers consult the field experts. The one’s that go around acting like they know better because they have a degree and/or a license are the ones that get into trouble. The license just makes the engineer a marked man or otherwise “the fall guy/gal”.

You’re right. Unfortunately, some of these (especially younger) guys never really go near the shop (they might get near dirt). So, the problems aren’t found until the guy that’s supposed to do the work looks at the print and tries to figure out how they expect him to follow their instructions, when they’re out of sequence, or might even be impossible to do on their machine (i.e. they expect something to be done on the lathe when it should be done on a grinder to get the right finish they’re looking for).

 

[Jack_Bauer]

You’re right. Unfortunately, some of these (especially younger) guys never really go near the shop (they might get near dirt). So, the problems aren’t found until the guy that’s supposed to do the work looks at the print and tries to figure out how they expect him to follow their instructions, when they’re out of sequence, or might even be impossible to do on their machine (i.e. they expect something to be done on the lathe when it should be done on a grinder to get the right finish they’re looking for).

Early on in my career, I remember contractors, inspectors and salted engineers teasing me about some of the things we did. But after a while you just get it. I’ve drawn and written so many special designs and specs that sometimes it boggles the mind how detailed we can be.