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TEXASforLIFE

TEXASforLIFE

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i figured that this should be in here rather in guns or lounge.

i've been searching for a school to learn the arts of smithing that wasn't 500 miles away. posting a thread on another forum has pretty much made up my mind on where to go. plenty of peeps referred this school as a great 1 too go to! i talked today with the department head and was given lots of info and he answered many questions i had. maybe this summer i'll go take a tour. also i have 2 other options from the same forum, but it's further south in Texas for an apprenticeship type. 2 well respected smiths offered me this as an open to come and learn. both smiths are within 2 hours of each other. i'm not a fan of south Texas summer weather as it's way to humid for me! good thing it's inside! the school is a 2 year that offers plenty of electives for a well-rounded degree. only 17 spots are offered each semester. these 2 smiths i'll hopefully have time to meet in person when my daughter goes for orientation in june at tsu.
 
TEXASforLIFE said:
i figured that this should be in here rather in guns or lounge.

i've been searching for a school to learn the arts of smithing that wasn't 500 miles away. posting a thread on another forum has pretty much made up my mind on where to go. plenty of peeps referred this school as a great 1 too go to! i talked today with the department head and was given lots of info and he answered many questions i had. maybe this summer i'll go take a tour. also i have 2 other options from the same forum, but it's further south in Texas for an apprenticeship type. 2 well respected smiths offered me this as an open to come and learn. both smiths are within 2 hours of each other. i'm not a fan of south Texas summer weather as it's way to humid for me! good thing it's inside! the school is a 2 year that offers plenty of electives for a well-rounded degree. only 17 spots are offered each semester. these 2 smiths i'll hopefully have time to meet in person when my daughter goes for orientation in june at tsu.
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Sounds like a really exciting opportunity. I am really interested in this sort of thing, but it's not feasible for me right now. Keep us posted on your journey...good luck!!
 
TEXASforLIFE said:
btw, during the convo i was referred to as "an older gentleman" 🤣 :LOL:. that was the 1st time anyone has ever said that or referred to me in that way. i am officially "old":rolleyes:🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. now i need to contact @Old_Me for advice on napping🥳
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I remember the first time someone called me "sir". I was about 22 years old and I didn't know whether I should suddenly feel "all growed up" or feel sad that I was officially no longer footloose & fancy free!
 
no life said:
Was this to learn a new job, or just a hobby type thing? And you have to take other electives?

Enjoy it...

this would be a cool thing to go to a school for...
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Hopefully be more than a hobby! As far as a business it'll be a tough go if machines are involved. I'll be doing a well rounded service and get all my family involved. Might be 1 or 2 that it's not suited for, be it's there for all. Might just lease out all of my land after the twins graduate in 3 years and move some place bigger? I know that'll make the neighbors happy. Now if the they'll drink themselves to death I'll be happy for the drinks next door! Or at least drink themselves to an assisted living.
 
If i go full fledged into the business I might get brand certified. I'll have to check where those classes are offered for sig, s/w, beretta and possibly glock. i guess i'll find out if (as the saying goes) you're not to old to learn or teach an old dog new tricks? these places do a full background check, but only concerned about certain felonies if any?

ddeuce22 said:
I was waiting for you to say SDI and i'm so happy you didn't.
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i thought about that place only for distance learning, but the cost was ridiculous and no hands-on machining can be done that way.


this is basically a 2 year program (excluding summers), but summer classes are offered in limited areas and not every summer. most of the summer classes are nrl's from range officers to instructors and have firearm range classes. who knows if i'll be the only 1 going or if any of my kids will attend with me? i think there's even a cerakoting class or at least some kind of firearm painting (for lack of term). i believe "bluing" is an elective and not a core class.
 
I went to a one time only 18 month smithing course in Louisiana on the GI Bill. At that time the instructor smith was a well know Gunsmith named Ken Eversull. While all general Gunsmithing was taught I was allowed to specialize in S&W revolvers. The year was 1975 most LEO's carried S&W revolvers with some Colts scattered around. Did a bunch of trigger jobs on J, k and N frames and general repairs. Ken closely watched me building a PPC revolver for myself. Really thought I'd be able to open my own shop but the Law Enforcement bug got the best of me. Did manage to do several trigger jobs for fellow officers. Had one repair job that really shocked me. A local PD Detective brought in his M-36 j-frame complaining he couldn't eject the rounds from the cylinder. Turns out the guy sprayed the gun down with WD-40 everyday for God knows how long. Had use a wooden dowel to drive the rounds out soaked it in solvent overnight was real pain to get back in working order. Ken Eversull,in so many words, told the guy what an idiot he was.
 
TEXASforLIFE said:
btw, during the convo i was referred to as "an older gentleman" 🤣 :LOL:. that was the 1st time anyone has ever said that or referred to me in that way. i am officially "old":rolleyes:🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. now i need to contact @Old_Me for advice on napping🥳
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well, if you have to stay there as in "live-in" an off campus apartment, you can most certainly furnish that apartment (at least a little bit), so the first thing you;ll need to do is find a La-Z-Boy recliner store...then a light weight blanky, and maybe a small pillow.

then ask when lunch break is, and for how long, ask for coffee breaks, and how long those are.

in very short time, you too will not only be a pro-smith, but a pro-napper....

Model 457 said:
I remember the first time someone called me "sir". I was about 22 years old and I didn't know whether I should suddenly feel "all growed up" or feel sad that I was officially no longer footloose & fancy free!
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true story, back in my mechanic days when i was under the age of 26, i worked at a garage that was in the vicinity of "Army Map" yes, an actual mapping place for the US Army, in that small town here in RI...i had to call the driver of the car that was dropped off for service.....the young service man on the phone, "yes sir'ed me to death"...damned "kid" musta been all of 20 himself.

TEXASforLIFE said:
Hopefully be more than a hobby! As far as a business it'll be a tough go if machines are involved. I'll be doing a well rounded service and get all my family involved. Might be 1 or 2 that it's not suited for, be it's there for all. Might just lease out all of my land after the twins graduate in 3 years and move some place bigger? I know that'll make the neighbors happy. Now if the they'll drink themselves to death I'll be happy for the drinks next door! Or at least drink themselves to an assisted living.
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when i had attended mechanics trade school, they had sources to buy machinery for those that wanted to start up a business. the school DID not provide the machinery, but vendors that one could sign on the dotted line, with good to great credit.

never hurts to ask when that situation presents itself.

either way, good luck............and learn the trade, as well as those naps.
 
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