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Mechanics are naturally curious, they figure stuff out through experimentation. One of the characters in the Electric Koolaid Acid Test, was Hassler. He kept th
by chrisdhoover 7y ago
Mechanics are naturally curious, they figure stuff out through experimentation. One of the characters in the Electric Koolaid Acid Test, was Hassler. He kept the magic bus going. Or the NZ guy who set a land speed record on a homebuilt motorcycle. Or just about every NASCAR team in the ‘60’s. Motoring is full of characters like these, not formally schooled, but schooled in practice. You don’t need an EE, ME or any schooling at all, you need a willingness to bust knuckles, take things apart put them back again, take them apart, modify them and put them again over and over.
- JustSomeNobody 7y agoMy father was a mechanic and a very good one. I spent plenty of time in the shop growing up. I saw him and his mechanic friends come up with some really ingenious ideas for how to solve problems. I am sure it is what inspired me to get my degree in computer engineering. What I never saw them do was create their own conversion kits and parts. Sure, there are few "mechanics"[0] out there who make stuff like that, but most don't. [0] These people tend to have a mechanical design/engineering background to begin with.
- userbinator 7y agoYou're mainly talking about the "old school" mechanics, not the more prevalent ones today who are mostly in it for the money and barely know anything beyond what their certification courses taught them.
- netfl0 7y agoThis seems like a broad generalization.
- userbinator 7y agoIt's true, good mechanics are hard to find.