Searching For Auto Tech Schools
Time has passed and the same old job situation has you down. The life you are living is much like a sad country song. It’s not what you had imagined, and you don’t like your day job one bit. Maybe it was a friend that shared with you the power of auto tech schools, or it could be that you have done your homework and know what auto tech schools can do for someone who is interested in a career change. Regardless of the reason, the time has come to give auto tech schools a serious look, and find out what it is they have to offer, and which schools fit your needs best.
It is important to look only at the Automotive Technology schools that are near you, because commuting is too much of a hassle for most students. The fact is that most auto tech schools require long hours of hard work. This is not conducive to major commuting. For this reason it would be wise to set a standard; to look at those auto tech schools that are no more than 1 hours drive away from your current home. This is the first step in narrowing down the process. Of course if you look at auto tech schools online, that would eliminate any commute whatsoever.
Next it is imperative to look at what you want out of the programs you may apply to, or you are thinking about attending. What degrees, certifications, or other things do you want out of auto tech schools? Thinking about this in advance will also help narrow down your search to the ones that best fit your criteria. Locating the best auto tech schools can be a challenge if you live in a rural area, but it is important to keep your needs in mind, no matter how small the selection of auto tech schools. Further, it is important to look at the ranking of the auto tech schools you are looking at by the people that have attended the school. Is it a high-ranking school in terms of satisfaction and instruction? Is it one that offers students a real chance at learning about the industry? Answering these questions will give you a better perspective of which auto tech schools will work for your needs.
Most importantly the program choose must have a strong career placement program. Finding auto tech schools that offer strong career placement should not be hard, since most of these schools count this as one of the top priorities of the school. After all if one is not getting a job after attending the programs offered, what is the point in making the career change? The auto tech schools or tech schools are simply in existence to give people a chance at a better life, by providing a solid education, and then supplying a list of employers to the student for consideration.
The auto tech schools with the strongest career placement rates should be at the top of your list for attendance possibilities. Career placement rates are simply calculated by taking the total number of graduates, and getting the number of auto tech school graduates that are placed into a job. This will give you the placement percentage. Most auto tech schools use this simple formula to calculate career placement rates. If a school has 100 graduates, and 80 are placed in jobs, the career placement rate for those auto tech schools would be 80%. This isn’t a bad rate, given that a few students will surely change their mind and decide a different career path.
Andy West
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How do I make my own 5-string bass neck out of a piece of wood?
I plan on buying good Maple from Home Depot (if Home Depot sells Maple, would it be quality Maple, or would their wood be shitty?) and cutting it into the neck and headstock of a goalie-stick-shaped 5-string bass guitar (go to Muddguitars.com and search for "glick stick" to see the shape and size of guitar I will be making {the distance between the nut and where the strings sit on the saddle is 34"}). I need to know how to make the neck of the bass. I have a 4-string bass that I can look at different parts of, but does the neck of a 5-string bass need to be thicker (not wider; obviously it has to be wider) than the neck of a 4-string bass, or can I make it the same thickness? Exactly what is the curve of the back of the neck of a bass (the part your left hand wraps around)? How do I go about making this curve (what tools will I use)? I will have plenty of power tools available to me when school starts (Auto Tech.) and an hour and a half, four days a week, and an hour every Wednesday to work on it. I know what to buy for the fretboard (the reddest rosewood i can find) and I know how to put the frets into the fretboard, and I know what spacing to use between the frets. I know how to put in the fret markers. I don’t know what kind of glue to use to put in the nut. I don’t know how to make the hole in the middle of the headstock (maybe a large-diameter drillbit and a jigsaw?) What is the minimum thickness of wood I should buy for the body (I think I’ll use cherry for the body) and what is the minimum thickness for the thick part of the neck (at the bottom) that I will bolt onto the body? How should I hollow out part of the body to put in the volume and tone knobs, and the pickups, and the output jack? I think that about covers it. I had to write this massive question because some idiot told me to buy a regular guitar neck and cut the headstock the way I want it when all I asked was "How do I make my own 5-string bass neck?" Key word: "make". Jackass.
you can’t make string from wood
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You will need ALL of your tools.
You will need jigs; essentially, tools that don’t exist that you need to make.
Making the neck is an involved process. If you want it to be strong, it should be at least 3-5 pieces. If you don’t want it to be thicker than a standard 4 string, use a good double action truss rod. The curve is what you want it to be, several companies use several styles. The only thing generally agreed upon is that it tapers before it gets to the headstock.
Hollow out cavities with a router. Use a pattern, don’t just eyeball it.
There’s so many questions implied by your question that it cannot be answered fully. It is a VERY complicated process. Small mistakes in early steps can lead to irrepairable damage towards the end.
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I went to school for it. I worked on it 9-5, 5 days a week, minus joint breaks for lunch, and it took about two months. There’s more to the process than meets the eye.