First person with a forum member.

Rocketman

Well not exactly first person but I got to chat on the phone with Jerry (Teach). What a top notch and knowledgeable guy. He straightened me out on more than a few smithing questions I had about my current project in chambering a 17 rimfire that I was planning on a 100% custom build. The man has knowledge that I can't even come close to with my basic machining of rocketry nozzles and parts. The arts of a dying trade that I'm eager to learn and he was patient enough to teach me over the phone. So thank you Jerry for the phone conversation this evening. Much abliged. I'll be heeding the advice you passed to me.

early

Him, Tennmike, woodsrunner and several others are living encyclopedias of priceless information and experience.

Teach

Glad to help- - - - -if us old geezers don't pass on a few tricks they just dry up and blow away when we do!
Jerry

BAMAAK

I told Jerry when I first met him, he should put some of his mauser knowledge in a book for future generations.

Farm Boy Deuce

cpj wrote: »

I'm a walking book of information formed by failure. If it can be fouled up, I've done it. I may not know HOW to do it, but I know how NOT to do it.
Sometimes that's better than knowing how. :tooth:

Thomas Edison said, "I have not failed 9,999 times. I have found 9,999 ways that didn't work."

tennmike

Good judgement comes from experience, and a lot of experience comes from bad judgement. :tooth:
If you see a failure as nothing more that a lack of success, then you aren't paying attention. The failure teaches you what won't work, what went wrong, and should give you some ideas on how to make it work right the next attempt. I've got a lot of stuff in the scrap metal pile in the shop that are failed attempts, and learned from every single one of them. Failures are only failures if you give up after the first couple of tries. :up:

Learning to sketch out your ideas on paper, and refine them on paper before making the first chip or cut is a good skill to learn. Saves some time and frustration in the shop! So are the skills of watching, listening, and asking questions; they ARE skills if used properly. I never have learned much when I was talking! :roll2:

Buford

cpj wrote: »

Minor correction. It was a two tone French gray finish.

I have that picture somewhere.

Wambli Ska wrote: »

That was NOT a screw up. He actually found a way to do a French Gray finish on a gun all on his own!!!

Big Al1

LOTS of good people here!!

Jermanator

Wambli Ska wrote: »

Funny, he ain't nearly as crotchety a curmudgeon once you get to talk to him :tooth:

Yep. That is his online persona. He just plays a crotchety old curmudgeon on the internet.

Rocketman

I'd be short with patience too having been a teacher! I didn't know he taught automotive class to teenage kids (although his online handle is Teach). I just thought it was because he's always answering questions to us with inquiring minds about all things firearms. The mans a guru.