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Originally Posted by xtb
When you get your high speed internet, can you get back some of the defense work?
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That thought was crossing my mind, but the old dog who just turned 63 will need to learn new tricks. If I don't stop collecting concussions I don't think I will be able to deal with the BS. It was getting more and more difficult with the packaging requirements and I had a friend handle a lot of that for me. He did that in exchange for training and me wiring and helping him set up a small shop on his property. I am pretty sure everything now requires Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags on packages, the printers that burn those tags cost $2k for a refurbished and $3-$5k for a new model. I have no idea if I could get away with a $2k one, must do some research. The RFID tags are so they can find the packages if they lose them.
When I was doing DOD work before I just avoided bidding on jobs that required RFID tags, I will assume that is no longer an option. You have to use a Julian calendar for dates and all sorts of other nonsense that is just senseless busy work. I am sure they have not improved a damn thing, most
all the items I was producing was for repair parts and routine maintenance.
A lot of the drawings are WW2 era and call out obsolete materials, you have to learn the modern replacements. I wonder if I still have my notebook. I still have chemicals I only used for DOD metal finishing, I will have to check expiration dates. A lot of the chemicals they tell you to use have long since been banned.
The packaging requirements can be asinine, had a part timer when I was doing the DOD work who was a retired USAF mechanic, he was like "We used 100's of these panel screws at a time, why are you putting only one in each bag?"
Thanks for asking, thinking about it gave me a headache.