Good book on chainsaws

[spudulike]

I demand to know why "Spud" is allowed to fix, and indeed tune chainsaws?

Without the appropriate "tickets"

As in they should probably disintegrate in the users hands.

If one buys into the notion that no one can know or be competent merely based on practise and observation:

experience*intelligence=competence.

just a thought

Marcus

 

"Demand" that's pretty strong. I believe that I did say that you can get this experience from training, specifically from manufacturers.

 

There are many people that are in a profession from having an aptitude for the profession rather than having certificates.

 

I think many have found the people with certificates lacking hence my success on here, I force no one to come to me to have their saws repaired:confused1:

 

What's your take on guys working on their own saws or even cars etc

[Eddy_t]

The only way to learn, really, is to do! When I first joined this forum I had no knowledge past the basic maintenance taught on cs30, but I read through the bench thread, which was then on less than a thousand posts, and I practiced repairs on my own saws and machines, I then got given or bought a few knackered machines to work on, including the stihl contra that I converted to an 090. Finally I worked on a seized 357, which cost me pocket money, I thought bugger it, and carefully read through spuds posts on porting and tried to mimic what he had done, which worked and produced a saw I was proud of! You acquire tools as you need them and learn through what you do, others experiences and the workshop manuals. If I can go from an average saw monkey to people asking me advice, anyone can, I have no qualifications, no training as such, just the will to learn and an interest in my equipment.

 

 

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[difflock]

"Demand" that's pretty strong. I believe that I did say that you can get this experience from training, specifically from manufacturers.

 

There are many people that are in a profession from having an aptitude for the profession rather than having certificates.

 

I think many have found the people with certificates lacking hence my success on here, I force no one to come to me to have their saws repaired:confused1:

 

What's your take on guys working on their own saws or even cars

etc

 

Spud,

Apologies, I was in no way being serious:lol:, when I "demanded":001_tt2: to know why you should be allowed to fix saws.

You were actually an excellent:thumbup: example of the point I am constantly trying to make.

That certificates or tickets dont mean diddy-squat:

regards

Marcus

PS

I noted my origional post perhaps lacked smilies to clarify my true intent.

Edited February 8, 2014 by difflock

[spudulike]

Spud,

Apologies, I was in no way being serious:lol:, when I "demanded":001_tt2: to know why you should be allowed to fix saws.

You were actually an excellent:thumbup: example of the point I am constantly trying to make.

That certificates or tickets dont mean diddy-squat:

regards

Marcus

 

Accepted - I was a bit taken aback by your "demands", my background is bicycles from childhood, motorbikes from my teens + electronics, cars in my twenties, 20 years in production on industrial printers, PLC/pneumatic assembly machines and ccd regestering hydraullic presses and associated die set tools.

 

Much is in my DNA - my father was always very hands on, I did much of the DIY on my current house and fitted all the double glazing including two doors and two patio doors, do my own plumbing etc, fitted bathrooms etc.

 

The important thing is I learn fast what I need to know and can see that in others on this site that have learnt from what I have picked up oer the years.

 

I do have a certificate in Technical Drawing:blushing: Want to see it:lol:

[GardenKit]

I am glad thats all settled. I worried it was getting megatronic for a while there:biggrin:

[difflock]

Indeed, and likewise my father was always "hands on" re plumbing (as an adolescent I was fasinated watching him "wipe" a lead joint(though he was not a plumber) and basic mechcanicing.

I am still fascinated by the "why" things are done the way they are done.

And most often the trades persons do not know, the reason "why"

They simply do it that way because that is the way they were taught.

regards,

Marcus

[spudulike]

I am glad thats all settled. I worried it was getting megatronic for a while there:biggrin:

 

I know EXACTLY what you mean - crossed my mind as well:lol:

 

I think the and help to make it a laugh and not confrontational!

 

Had the boxing gloves on for a minute:blushing:

[spudulike]

Indeed, and likewise my father was always "hands on" re plumbing (as an adolescent I was fasinated watching him "wipe" a lead joint(though he was not a plumber) and basic mechcanicing.

I am still fascinated by the "why" things are done the way they are done.

And most often the trades persons do not know, the reason "why"

They simply do it that way because that is the way they were taught.

regards,

Marcus

 

You sound like me - always saying people are following what they have been taught where I try to understand what must be done and develop a process to achieve that issue.

[GardenKit]

You sound like me - always saying people are following what they have been taught where I try to understand what must be done and develop a process to achieve that issue.

its a bit like 'the what's best" thing.

 

Many people tend to believe that a certain product is best, just because that is what they have been told.

 

I go against the flow and make up my own mind based on what I see rather than what I am told.

 

But then i expect others to believe what I tell them:biggrin:

[Rich2484]

And there I was expecting to look in on here and see spud with his boxing gloves on.

 

Experience and a knowledge to be able to just work these things out goes a very long way, and being able to listen to people who have been there and done it.