I’ve been a college art student with an emphasis in small scale metals(jewelry, forged spoons, raised vessels i.e. teapots, and chase and repousse work), an apprentice blacksmith, a journeyman blacksmith, an apprentice refrigeration fitter/brazer/welder, journeyman facilities pipewelder/pipefitter, journeyman marine welder/pipewelder, welding instructor. And now in my current job at the Prototyping Shop, I’m a weird hybrid of welder/designer/draftsman/apprentice machinist/and assistant manager.
Mitty, you probably are smarter than me. However this dyslexic metalcrafts nerd has been around the block once or twice!
One of the positive attributes of my type of dyslexia is a heightened spatial aptitude. That’s one reason so many of us end up in the trades. It’s not that people like me are stupid, it’s just that geometry is so much more enjoyable to us than calculus, (this also depends on the teacher).
It’s important to know your weaknesses and your strengths. It’s never a good idea to reverse your numbers when doing machining calculations. This week I learned how to write a program to mill a hex. You better believe that I triple checked my calculations.