Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Plasma Cutter

Growing up my Dad taught vocational welding at the local High School. During the summers, to supplement his income he would do side jobs welding fences, building barns, or repairing farm equipment. I never really learned how to use any of the tools he had on hand at any one time because I was a girl and girls didn’t do that …..according to, well, according to ME.

Part of being the vocational welding teacher at the high school is that you had this huge shop to work in since you would have anywhere from 12-25 students in a class. My Dad always had one type of project or another going. I think at one point his senior class of 1993 (my grad year…WOO HOO) built a 4 horse trailer. I don’t remember exactly how big it was or how much metal it took, but I do remember a piece of equipment that was kind of cool…it was a plasma cutter and it cut through metal like a hot knife through butter. I could just sit and watch this piece of machinery work for hours and man it was so neat.

Anyway, there is really no point to this post….just needed to write a Sponsored Post!

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