Hey, you are probably one of 3 people who are going to see this. But here's something to peruse if you are interested in seeing a kid learn some dying skills and maybe learn some valuable life lessons along the way:
My niece, Zaria, is quite the talented flattrack racer.
She was recently selected to compete in a women's racing program showcased by an OEM. They gave her a brand-new 650 twin streetbike and she has to turn it into racer, then race it at AFT events around the country. She is a novice at the first part, so I am lucky enough to get to be her teacher and consultant for the "build" portion of this program.
Some progression photos below. This kid is a quick study. She is facing a steep learning curve and handling it well so far!
Just a few of the disciplines /subjects covered in the very short time (maybe 25 hours we have spent thus far):
- Ship layout, centerlines, waterlines, buttlines
- Circles and their components
- Imperial measurement
- Fractions and decimals
- Basic blueprints
- Shop math
- Properties of gases, liquids, solids
- General fabrication practices
- Shop safety
- Planning and layouts
- Mockups / templating
- Harder shop math
- Lathe turning, facing and parting
- TIG welding (ferrous)
- Jig making and fixturing
- Torch heating/ bending
- Bandsaw use
- Disc grinder use
- Air tool use
- Point transfer and accurate hole drilling
All those subjects, Zaria has little or no exposure to, but she has demonstrated some natural talents to the hands-on disciplines and is getting a hang of the intellectual side of "makin' this fit that". 😉
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| Weighing in! (#464) |
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| She wasted no time beginning the teardown, but AFTER the plan was made. |
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| Things she never knew of 15 minutes beforehand. And now knows how to use and read them! |
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| General mockup for the First lesson: "How much effort goes into drilling 9 holes." |
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| Seat mountings |
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| Lessons in shop math and layout |
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| I put that shit on errythang |
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| Making round thingys! |
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| Depth checks and play-dough! |
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| A quick lesson on clearancing |
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| ....and have a good hot glue gun |
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| embracing commitment |
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| She is even getting some of my airplane hardware stash |
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| More lessons on transfer points and accurate hole drilling |
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| Makin' fixtures |
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| Playing with fire |
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Getting wrapped around a post
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| Halo's |
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| TIG'n |
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| Off to paint, no time to waste |
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| Crashworthy |
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| Nuthin's lighter than a hole |
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| Like I said, I put that shit on errythang |
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| (these aren't her welds) |
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