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Agreed. I used to run a test lab for a company that made electrical cables and interconnects. We'd create fixtures all the time for specialized mate / demate te
by nhebb 14y ago
Agreed. I used to run a test lab for a company that made electrical cables and interconnects. We'd create fixtures all the time for specialized mate / demate tests. Most of the fixtures were created by technicians who had built up experience over time and got good at rigging them up quickly. You do need to have a tinkerer / puzzle solver type of mentality, though.
- hkmurakami 14y agoHad one of these guys at my previous employer. We called him the Jedi Master and regarded him with the utmost respect and awe. The guy could build anything from the scrappiest and unexpected of parts and appliances.
- bigiain 14y agoI remember at Burningman in maybe '03 or '04, there was this roller coaster with flamethrowers called "The Roaster Roaster" - a friend of mine (who's girlfriend ran straight into the queue to ride it) was asking one of the operators about it: "So, who designed and built this?" "Dave did!" "So who's Dave? Is he an engineer or a roller coaster designer in real life? How did he know how to build it safely?" "It's _Dave_ man! Dave can build _anything!_"
- hkmurakami 14y agoHahaha, well we were a chip company so the potential disaster scenarios weren't as pronounced. (though of of the NPI guys crushed his finger in one of the testers :()