I know a few guys who never went to school to learn about assembling parts but they do a good job on their own. With their exception, what skills are necessary in this respect?
I think building and fixing require a great deal of innate talent. Other than that, a person needs steady hands and a desire to learn how things work. I have a buddy that can just look at something and fix it. Whereas I need every manual, youtube video, and forum to get me through.
gofar99 Messages: 1949 Registered: May 2010 Location: Southern Arizona
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Hi, A steady hand, the right tools, patience. A good general understanding of how things work. A clear idea of the what the thing you are trying to design, build or fix and what all its components do and how they interact. Technical information like schematics is easy to find on the web now so you only need to be able to read and understand them. Some background knowledge is quite helpful. Math through algebra I find invaluable. Anything above that I let the PC do.
A willingness to try things....the worst that can usually happen is it won't work.
And yeah I'm one of those guys that can look at something and understand how it works . .....and what can go wrong with it.
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