How adept are you, mechanically?

I am very envious of all of your experience. I hope I can learn more and be able to fix more than I can now. I have started for myself, I can only build from here.
 
Hello guy's I'm new to this forum. On a scale of 1 to 10 I'd say not to brag I'm a 1 if you show me where to check the oil. WAIT OIL!! whats that?? Found out that over the years the more I learned the less I know. And by saying I'm a 1 when I try to help someone out and I give the wrong advice they can say WELL he's only a 1. have a GREAT day:confused2:
 
I'm around the 7-8 mark I would say as I was an armourer in the Royal Air Force and an engineer after that. In my specialised field I'd probably be a little higher but I've largely retired from anything overly physical now!
 
I'd rate myself in a 8-9 range. I've rebuilt alot of stuff and been known to make parts when something is no longer available, mainly because that was how I was raised.
 
I guess I'm somewhere near 5, there was a time when I wanted to be better than that but as I age I find I'm actually satisfied with where I'm at.
 
If i say i have not come across too much i could not build,rebuild, fix or repair(unless it wasn't worth it)
In what level would that put me?.

I've repaired and maintained my own equipment for 40 yrs,i buy only used and never bought new.
DIY on everything but grinding a crankshaft.:smile:
I have a well equiped farm shop with a lathe,press,welders and what not.
I go to dealers only if i need parts,that includes for my vehicles.I never bought a new car or truck either :thumbsup:

I still learn something new daily though,cause i never seem to come across the same problem twice.:wink:
 
Don't know a number. When i was 14 i went to AMF's pinspotter mechanic school for 2 weeks and got my pinspotter mechanic certificate and worked 4 years of high school at my uncle's bowling alley. At 15 i pulled the 352 engine out of my Galaxie 500 and did a full rebuild. Ate drank and breathed cars all through high school. After 3 years doing intelligence gathering for the NSA in Berlin i spent 40 years as a field service rep fixing machines every day. Been working on mowers and such since i was 10. Still trying to figure out which end of the screwdriver to hold.
 
Truly it doesn't matter what "number" you are, as we all can learn from each other no matter what it is. I love learning different ways of doing things. Doing a job correctly is what matters.
 
According to the last survey done down here
95% of male drivers consider them selves to have above average driving skills
62 % of women drivers consider them selves to have above average driving skills
 
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