Whats the most expensive part you've worked on?

[Geof]

Originally Posted by handlewanker ....Every Concorde that has flown has a part that I have personally made for the fuel system. Ian.

Is that why they do not fly any more?

[Pressfit]

Originally Posted by Khalid Hmmm... i think one must post the pictures of their work... I can also talk too much...we need some prooooooooooooof... Am i right my dear fellows...

Lol dude! Taking pictures in a Defense plant? Talk about career suicide and setting ones self up for potential prosecution for espionage.

[handlewanker]

Concorde had a very prestigious career, and even the Yanks with all their b/sh1t and bluster couldn't match it.

It took a combination of sworn enemies for hundreds of years to come together in harmony to achieve what others considered a white elephant.

Just to say "I was there" would be enough to satisfy most folks, but nothing lasts forever, so take a page from my book, if you've ever been involved with an enterprise that stands out from the crowd, be assured you will be bathed in some of the glory too if you had a hand in it's career.
Ian.

[Khalid]

Okay man...:-) No bed story...

[Khalid]

Defence personals making concorde but having no camera... ( hmm just joking man.. ) I know the tight security their... just scanning through the clothes.... so u all are omitted to submit pics pertaining to defence....

[handlewanker]

Khalid, with today's digital cameras and the ability to manipulate photos in Photoshop, a picture may be worth a thousand words, but there are a thousand ways to manipulate a picture, so pictures would be of little value.

I don't think many private firms even, would be too pleased to have someone taking photos in their workplaces in case there was some industrial espionage or litigation procedures that were not apparent at the time.
Ian.

[Khalid]

ya handlewanker....i agreed and second u:-)

[Rick Linnabary]

Let's put this way, about 20 years ago I was a CNC Machinist and my boss put me on a job doing the last operation on a large engine mount weldment assembly that sold for $250,000+ each, had to make 6 each with zero mistakes or it was made clear that it would cost me my job! If that was not bad enough, a few months later I had to run a prototype with Boing furnished material; a piece of Titanium that would have cost the company that I worked for $300,000 to replace and I have no idea what the part sold for but I can remember my hands shaking when I hit the cycle start button on a unproven program!!!

[vacpress]

rick.
love the high tension story! i could imagine that.. and 20 years ago the varification tools couldn't have been what they are now!

And for cameras in the workplace... Holy crap, some companies will actually prosecute you.. the government\energy\defense.. i wouldn't post any photos from such places.. i might keep some personal memorabilia though... however, it really is a trust issue. even if the part isn't implicitly secret, i always treat projects like they are secret and ask for permission from the clients for any use of the materials..

for instance, the nuclear insulation place.. their product.. a smart teenager can design it.. they would get very angry if i divulged any design details. they would prosecute me and claim that the leaks are worth million of dollars.. which wouldn't be too far off mark if that info was enough to encourage a competitor!