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Originally Posted by rustomatic
Well, there's another strike against young people having cool skills. There's always the minimum wage route after high school...
I'm guessing that we'll see some cool stuff from you outside the scope of non-profiteering, however...
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Most of these kids were on their way to make good money, as most were engineering students from universities. The mechanical engineering and industrial design kids ate this stuff up, and were thrilled to get the opportunity to actually touch the materials, rather than just doing simulations on computers. They were in the shop working on 90-100+ degree, humid-Ohio, summer days - because they wanted to be there...
The schools all said things like, "this is awesome", and "just what we need/are looking for." When it came time to put their money and time where their mouths were though, they went with the typical software-oriented programs; I think mainly because it's easier to get through the bureaucracy, and actually get them approved.
As for me, other than my bike, I don't really have any plans for new projects. I have been putting all that drive into my (design) client's projects (mostly non-automotive). I would love to be contracted to design a major hot rod project someday, but most of the big builders seem to keep that part of the process in-house, other than art. Maybe I'll develop a relationship with an owner/collector someday, that likes my work and can convince his favorite builder to...