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ChattState, Valmont Partner to Create Tennessee’s First Registered Apprenticeship in Non-Destructive Testing

Chattanooga State Community College and Valmont Industries in Jasper, TN, are teaming up to create opportunities in Non-Destructive Testing (NDT). NDT skills complement the trades at Valmont by creating multi-skilled technicians who can inspect and maintain high-value assets, ensuring welds, joints, and materials meet strict safety standards without damaging essential products and structures. The…

ChattState, Valmont Partner to Create Tennessee’s First Registered Apprenticeship in Non-Destructive Testing

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ChattState Invests in Student Futures, Joins Network Advancing High-Value Credentials that Lead to Good Jobs and Bachelor’s Degrees...

ChattState Invests in Student Futures, Joins Network Advancing High-Value Credentials that Lead to Good Jobs and Bachelor’s Degrees

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I decided to donate my "world's shiniest C-clamp" to the college to use as a display piece. It's my way of finally closing this chapter of my life, and giving thanks to the course that dragged me out of perpetual wage slavery. Onward and upward. #chattstate #machining #hardestyearofmylife (at Chattanooga State Community College)

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Screw Jacks. They're used in various applications mostly to hold objects level. These are probably the best threads I've ever done. And in my profession, the most important tool I've made so far #machinist #machinetooltech #chattstate #projects #metal #shinyobjects (at Chattanooga State Community College)

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Outside of the time I spend in Pale Rider, I've been living a very artless existence since about last August. Between a grueling schedule of work and school there isn't really much time or energy left for me to make something creative or beautiful. I have to take what little chances I do get to make something special. I can honestly say though that this beautiful mirror-polished C-clamp is, indeed, art. #chattstate #machinetool #cclamp #art #craftsmanship (at Chattanooga State Community College)

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Now THAT, my friends, is a perfect thread for a C-clamp. I call it a Gravity thread because the weight of the tool itself is enough to screw it on. Just enough grab for it to hold tight and not wobble, just loose enough to pretty much move on its own.

It’s my best one yet.

#machinist #chattstate #school #Cclamps #lathe #cooltomebutprobablynotyou (at Chattanooga State Community College)

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I finished my first shiny object of the semester tonight. This vaguely Illuminati-esque looking thing is a depth gauge. The brass rod in the middle moves up and down and the knob in the middle tightens down to hold it at whatever depth is being measured. I deviated a little from the blueprint on the front knob, just to make it purty.

I tried for the first time to do 2 different polishing techniques. The base of the tool was done with 125 grit, Scotch Brite, and 0000 steel wool to give it a soft matte finish. The knurled parts were given the full-polish, mirror shine treatment. I think the 2 in addition to the polished brass make for a nice contrast.

#chattstate #machinist #shinyobjects #Imnotintheilluminatiiswear (at Chattanooga State Community College)

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If the first one was "hammer time", this new one is "2 legit 2 quit. 15 days after the first one, I made a new, better hammer. Tighter tolerances, tighter threads, better knurling and better, more scratch free finish. Now THIS one I can turn in. #machinist #machinetool #hammer #chattstate #mchammer #datknurlingtho (at Chattanooga State Community College)