vc66
Mechanical
- Sep 13, 2007
- 934
Hi All-
I've been at my present company for about 3 months now. It's a lot different than the last industry I was in (i.e. last job=product development and 1 or 2 part top assemblies, this job=machinery and power engineering and thousands of part in a top level assembly). It took about a month for me to get acquainted with the new job, and really learn their products well. Since then, I feel I've been given the proverbial shaft (small insignificant projects, simple drafting work, no real engineering), and this makes me very angry because I'm extremely willing and eager to learn.
To make a long story short, there has been some question as to the quality of drawings that comes out of our engineering group as a whole. In a meeting the other day while talking about my projects (or lack thereof) I blurt out, "Why don't you just make me drawing checker? I've been looking for some sort of responsibility for 3 months now, and if this is how I have to get it, then so be it." My boss agreed, and 15 minutes after the meeting gave me my first task, checking a rather large assembly and all associated drawings for fits, tolerances, etc.
I have a few questions (especially any checkers out there, please feel free to chime in). Is checking EXTREMELY difficult? I've done tolerance analyses before, and I'm very organized and methodical, but I'm not sure as to the magnitude of difficulty. Is there any advice that anyone can give me to acquaint myself with this job (or any tips or reference material in general). We use the ASME 1994 standard.
Thank you all for your help in advance.
V
Mechanical Engineer
"When I am working on a problem, I do not think of beauty, but when I've finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong."
- R. Buckminster Fuller
I've been at my present company for about 3 months now. It's a lot different than the last industry I was in (i.e. last job=product development and 1 or 2 part top assemblies, this job=machinery and power engineering and thousands of part in a top level assembly). It took about a month for me to get acquainted with the new job, and really learn their products well. Since then, I feel I've been given the proverbial shaft (small insignificant projects, simple drafting work, no real engineering), and this makes me very angry because I'm extremely willing and eager to learn.
To make a long story short, there has been some question as to the quality of drawings that comes out of our engineering group as a whole. In a meeting the other day while talking about my projects (or lack thereof) I blurt out, "Why don't you just make me drawing checker? I've been looking for some sort of responsibility for 3 months now, and if this is how I have to get it, then so be it." My boss agreed, and 15 minutes after the meeting gave me my first task, checking a rather large assembly and all associated drawings for fits, tolerances, etc.
I have a few questions (especially any checkers out there, please feel free to chime in). Is checking EXTREMELY difficult? I've done tolerance analyses before, and I'm very organized and methodical, but I'm not sure as to the magnitude of difficulty. Is there any advice that anyone can give me to acquaint myself with this job (or any tips or reference material in general). We use the ASME 1994 standard.
Thank you all for your help in advance.
V
Mechanical Engineer
"When I am working on a problem, I do not think of beauty, but when I've finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong."
- R. Buckminster Fuller