Internal

This last week was spent on quite a few internal jobs that needed to be done. I worked a bit with the new trucks puttin on the last finishing touches with tool boxes etc. we also did quite a bit of yard clean up and did some burning.

I'm also taking a class in autocad and that is noteworthy this week as it is starting to get fairly difficult but teaching me alot. Once I finish this weeks project I will try and post a picture.

Hours: 40

Awning

This week was spent working with some smaller gauge steel than we are used to but it was steady work non the less. We built 14 awnings for a shop down in Seattle. It consisted of setting up a jig. Bending some steel sheeting, and screwing off! Non screwing off in a lazy way of course but rather than weld, these structures were screwed together.

They were prime and should be shipping out this week.

Almost complete

We continued on the trucks from last week and have all but a few little things left to put on the truck.
They look good with a heavier rack and boxes

Hours: 46 hours

Truck bed and rack

This week was spent mostly on the new trucks the company bough. They had a few ladder racks and flat beds that were built for them but needed to be renovated a bit to fit our uses. The top rack was taken off (which was 1" square tube) and was replaced with 2" steel tube. We also did a few other jobs like mounting truck boxes and a electrical panel screen for cooling.

Hours last week and prior weeks of internship: 40 hrs

Giant light fixture

I did a lot of driving this week, more than enough time spent on the highway that's for sure! But I was also able to put some work in on what I would call a giant light fixture. It is being installed with can lights and some other decor lights in a new building for the Talking Rain company down toward Seattle. Below is a picture of what it is. Another point of interest is that Phoenix Panels are shipping out their first job! I had a bit of help with that earlier in the year, things are really starting to get rolling with them. Exciting!

Flexible

Learned a bit about the work industry as a whole this week. Flexibility to do a number of different things is a must. For example a diesel mechanic might be a carpenter on a slow day, a carpenter could be a janitor when there's not much to do, and janitors may end up doing a bit of plumbing here and there. This week was somewhat slow on new fabricating jobs as we just finished our last and are moving Into our next. We spent lots of time doing things around the shop to improve productivity, scrap steel, and general clean up and organization. In the mix with all that was a few deliveries to Seattle where I dropped off some orders. All in all I learned the importance of being flexible and willing to do a number of odd jobs when things come to that. A good trait to have in any industry

Open Gate

This internship started out a bit different than I had initially thought I would go. Spending more time in steel fabrication and was also offered a position in the company to pursue structural drawing ad detailing plans. Ontop of my diesel program I am going to purse that as an option as well. It's an open gate and seems like one I should walk through.

Below are a few pictures I what I've been working on this last week. It is also a gate for a homeless housing unit in Seattle.