Lads I'm a clueless shitposter boomer that through sheer persistence managed to pull a job interview next week for a plumber assistant position. How do I increase my chances of getting hired?<br>I'm a /fit/izen so I'm in pretty good shape and have a tiny bit of diy experience but that's it. Really shitty memory btw.

>>2794768
That's the kind of tip that will get me promoted, I'm looking to get hired though.

>>2794784

You’re probably retarded. You’re middle aged interviewing for an apprentice position and you post here asking retarded questions. Highlight the fact that you don’t have a wife or girlfriend, no kids, no drug problems, own an alarm clock and reliable transportation to work. An actual monkey could be a plumbers apprentice, they just want to be sure you’ll show up and not be drunk/high/committing DV

>>2794786
Good to know. I'm retarded in the sense of being pretty lazy and not wanting to be a slave to (((them))) but otherwise I consider myself to have decent common sense.
I guess I'll make sure to highlight the points you have just mentioned and my willingness to learn.

>>2794767
Lol dumbass finally realised lifting heavy weights is a useless excercise and that a man actually has to provide value to society

>>2794768
Not completely true. I was a surveyors assistant for a company and our job was to collect data points of a small towns whole drainage system. We found that on many occasions the water was flowing up hill and was still draining properly.

>>2794797
>We found that on many occasions the water was flowing up hill
no no no and fucking no. just stop. that doesn't even work on a flat earth or whatever nonsense that has wormed its way into your noodle head.

>>2794767
>Lads I'm a clueless shitposter boomer
doubt

>>2794768
>shit flows downhill
Hot on the left

>>2794857
doesn't know about the nile...

>>2794885
Boomers aren't 30. Most are over twice that. You are indeed clueless though.

>>2794857
If there's enough pressure behind it and the outlet is lower than the inlet then it will indeed flow uphill it's pretty kooky brother

Just be honest about what you know OP. They probably don't expect much but will have you driving to the store to get parts or digging holes or snaking drains to start. If you lie about your experience they will find out immediately when you're sent to do something by yourself and fuck it up.

Compression lines don't have to be tighter than hell, finger tighten then give it maybe a half turn with your wrench. Drains you will want to tighten with wrenches until you can't get more out of it then test with hot and cold water for longer than you think you need to.

>>2794897
as part of the evolving culture war demoralization meme, "boomers" are now anyone over the age of 21 bruh

>>2795333
Nah, you're just illiterate and unable to value precise meaning, but public school is to blame for that.

>>2795350
>it doesn't mean that because I say so
okay boomer

>>2794864
Payday's Thursday.
The plumbing trifecta of knowledge.

>>2795381
>Bigger than you
Yes. You're a big guy indeed.
>t.

>>2794767
>I work for free for 1 week to learn the things and all

>>2794767
learn the names of tools. it's only a few, but being able to grab the right thing when asked really helps.

also, when you're handing things, pay attention to WHAT the guy you're helping is doing and WHY he's doing it.

>>2794857
it does if there's pressure on the line.

>>2794868
the nile is downhill, it's just headed north downhill, because the elevated source is to the south and the sea is north. dumbass flat earth.

You will be running back and forth, doing all the grunt work. Better get your hep shots because you gun covered in shit

>>2794767
show up with a bunch of butchered lumber

>>2795381
Being a fat ass tends to add girth.

>>2796087
>learn the names of tools.
I know that as I own a bunch of them.
Doesn't matter though because I didn't get the job, turns out recruiters don't like when you have lots of hiatus on your cv.

Also applied to a position help assembling windows and another to help installing PVC pipes, I missed a call from the former and they didn't call me again and the later has not even yet replied to my email.
I too applied to a beaner fruit picking job but they just texted me to say I didn't get it either.
Depressing as hell, if I don't get hired soon I'll apply for benefits and go on the dole lmao. Food stamps might be a better option than looking for a job every day only to get kicked on the face by employers.

>>2794767
>watch Drain Cleaning Australia
>show up with that guys attitude
>profit

You're a clueless fat motherfucker that's what

Fuck yeah bros got myself a construction job.

>>2795225
>>2796088
Pressure? In a drainage system?

>>2796716
>Pressure? In a drainage system?

Summary:

anon says he once observed water flowing uphill.
another anon calls him out on his bullshit
various anons chime in clearly talking about water constrained in pipes being fed by pumps or by gravity; in no way does any of this constitute water "flowing uphill" in any intelligent sense

you are here now. continue at your peril; be forewarned that idiot autists are never wrong and have never been wrong, and won't be wrong in this case, because water actually does flow uphill in their world.

>>2796109
I was the only person at my company who had hep shots. Previous job made me get them to occasionally plunge a factory toilet. Resi plumber job sent apprentices in shit covered crawlspaces crawling over maggots kek

>>2795396
High level vents, low level drains

>>2796558
That's not uphill, that's just north. It flows north towards a point lower in elevation than its source

>>2794797
>water was flowing up hill and was still draining properly
Hows about you keep that factoid to yourself on your next interview


Anonymous

any melanated fellers here who do hobby machining in an apartment?<br>ever get noise complaints? tips on minimizing noise through walls?

>>2794557
Not I but machining isn't normally very loud. I've a lathe and a Bridgeport round ram fossil in my shipping container shop and it's not loud there or in my bros shop. Were they inside my house I'd not be bothered as they're neither very low nor high frequency.

I suggest playing music etc at a modest level so as not to arouse crazies. You can dampen mills and small lathes easily for example by placing horse stall matting beneath or using any of many (see machining fora) vibration damping mounts between base and floor.

You can and I do fab mobile mounts for all my tools and for an apartment I would use scaffolding casters mounted to steel angle and flat bar dollies of your preference. My mill and lathe dollies are outriggers which bolt to bases I fabbed since when I did those I used industrial bolt-on casters. Had I known the glories of scaffold casters I'd have used them instead as they slide into simple sections of tubing. My industrial air compressors and various other items are fitted to take these and if you double the mounts you can use scaffold jacks etc to level your equipment.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B<wbr>003JDZO2Y/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_as<wbr>in_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I gotta sleep but if this thread is up tomorrow I'll brain dump my various solutions which suit apartment and other conventional indoor wrenching and machining because it's a specific interest of mine. I make everything mobile because my back is destroyed and I want to have fun for my remaining crippled years.

Sieg heil

>>2794557
I ran a 3d printing farm in an apartment.

What I did was cut out the bottom of a large Amazon box and just made it look like I had several large packages on a wire shelf when walking by the apartment or when people came inside I had a large plastic tote, the ones with a yellow and black coloring to hide a fila-dryer and the filament rolls drilled holes to sneak filament from the bin under the Amazon boxes

Printers were prusa mk3s+ so direct drive and no ptfe tubes to worry about…

I broke up with that girl awhile ago though

Anonymous

>>2794574
Slick camo method^!

Attractive curtains with blackout curtains behind them are another option and office partitions with the outboard side decorated with comfy shit could conceal machinery. Large cardboard boxes can be had from chain stores for the asking (I use them to lie on when wrenching outdoors and on concrete slabs)
to conceal items on their way inside the apartment.

I used horse stall mats to protect my home tile floors from my weight set (they are now removable outdoor pavers covering my water and power run to my garage) and if you place them atop a stout tarp can protect the floor from dropped metal, tools and drippings. Keeping your security deposit will likely require the most effort. My in-house tools live in surplus Lionville medication carts which are insanely expensive new but cheap used like much medical equipment surplus and are build superbly with display arms, space for battery backup and space for SFF PCs plus plenty of useful sized drawers which would be great for tooling.

Unlike steel tool boxes hospital equipment is QUIET in use, has smooth plastic exterior surfaces kinder to woodwork and has non-marring casters. Of course it's easy to clean. They suit machine shop measuring tools and bits etc nicely and the drawers are in removable caddies so nothing can stick a drawer shut. I have three and want more.

Hoyer lifts are cheap used. I use them for motorcycle engines but they're fine indoors having non-marring casters, fit thru standard doorways, and the legs are adjustable width for stability. They're fine for lifting electric motors and heavy mill vises.

I like industrial plastic carts which don't snag like sheet metal carts, weigh little and work well indoors and don't mar floors. Their sides keep items from rolling off and organize what's on top (for me that's carb parts, motorbike engine parts etc).

I would avoid noisy grinding where practical or do it outdoors.

Welding, grinding, sawing etc are messy and best done outdoors. If OP owns a van or box truck or trailer nasty shit can live in there to help fab and mod shop equipment.

used U-boat dolly carts as used for frozen food are light, strong and narrow. I remove the center non-pivoting axle bolts so I can push mine in any direction inside my shop.

Everyone needs at least one Rigid or similar tristand. I mount a bench vise to some plate welded to a couple feet of 2" tubing then clamp that in the tristand chain vise so I can rotate my bench vise 360 degrees. Tristands are highly stable and fold for easy storage, making them ideal for indoor vise support and for outdoor use when fabbing. They're best bought used.

Chip cleanup is THE major hassle when machining. I haven't had to figure out how to silence a shop vac but bounce house fans are quiet (I use them for forced air around my shops) and move plenty of air. I would experiment with one. A large rolling plastic trash can with lid could store chips and light scrap indoors and be easily wheeled out to your vehicle for dump trips. Alternate options could be plastic trash bags in thicc cardboard boxes to discreetly dispose of chips. They're sharp and a major hassle if they get into carpet or upholstery. I would have some stout fucking magnets and whatever else you can invent to clean up.

I'd use water-based coolant and not much of that. If you have a steel work table it should ideally have a stainless tray to keep shit off the floor. I scored two custom trays from a bro but stainless restaurant equipment has all sorts of slick trays and tubs. I collect steam table tubs for general shop use.

Degreasing can be done with safe cleaners like simple green, pine-sol (I use undiluted for cleaning carbs which I soak in stainless tubs, covered because it's fragrand) etc. Your shower can be safely used for degreasing as can your tub without leaving residue. Plastic carts are safe inside bathrooms and won't bust tile or formica.

>>2794557
The Jew fears the Apartment Machinist

>>2794557
Well you can get sound absorbing material to put on the ceiling and wall. That can reduce the sound. Just make sure your operating the machine in the standard operating hours for your area. Usually 9am to 7pm.

Im getting a small carvera air desktop CNC. It is enclosed but I will probably try to either get it on a platform with anti vibration pads, or I will try and build a whole box enclosure with some foam padding or something.

Hopefully my apartment neighbors wont kill me

>>2794557
i thought about being this dangerously strange and unapproachable but instead i decided to be so further outside of the city center in a cheaper rented house
it has allowed me to get actual full-sized machine tools (2300 lbs mill and 1100 lbs lathe, 750 lbs bandsaw, 400 lbs drill press) and just absolutely stuff the garage with them, and make it nearly impossible to walk in there
i am still strange and unapproachable but now i can be serious about it

>>2794557
>>2794562
Correct, machining isnt loud. Cutting with a bandsaw is and so is grinding. Its ok if you only make a few cuts a day.

>>2794557
BTW, you can soundproof a room to do all your noise but it will be heavy, so it has to be done at a street level. Its not a science, get some foam as thick as a mattress and cover your walls and ceiling. Just beware because flammable.

>>2794557
Just use the machine at 3 am and only for 30 seconds at a time. When neighbors ask say you dont hear anything.

>>2794557
I think you guys who are saying it's quiet are using bigger machines. my Chinese 7x14 screams like a fucking banshee on anything more than aluminum.

>>2797831
an easy way to cut down on vibrations too is to mount it to something heavy. if you go to a countertop place, they usually sell smaller off cuts for cheap. they work great for desktop stuff like this

Sieg

>>2798292
Machining is loud

I would just machine at night and play porn, people would just assume you’re jack hammering some chick super hard

Anonymous

>>2794574
Why would you have to hide your 3d printers in your own apartment??

Sieg

>>2800050
I had a fuck ton of prusas just mass producing parts it would have had to been zoned commercial

Anonymous

>>2794557
a dead neigbour wont hear shit to complain about
learn makin coffins

>>2799609

I thought I was just hearing The Hum all summer. Fuck.

>>2794557
In a vague and minor sense yes because I have a 3d printer and power tools, but there's enough construction and renovation that any noise complaint wouldn't be isolated to myself.
Your equipment will be transmitting most of its noise through the floor anyway, so ways to decouple it, create additional dead space or add more acoustic mass would be ideal.
I would suggest just keeping it to reasonable hours, durations and days.