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👤 **About Me:**
Experienced 5th-Class Vertical Boring Mill (VBM) Machinist specializing in large, heavy components for heavy machinery, shipbuilding, and metallurgy. Vocational degree. Extensive background working with massive workpieces (discs, flanges, rings, gear blanks, housings) on machines like 1512, 1516, and 1525.
📈 **Professional Track Record:**
• **Heavy Machining (2018–2022):** Rough and finish turning of large-diameter parts. Set up, centered, and securely clamped multi-ton workpieces on the faceplate, monitoring runout and geometry.
• **Repair & Industrial Components (2022–2025):** Machined oversized parts for industrial and marine equipment. Facing, boring internal cylindrical and conical surfaces, and cutting grooves to blueprint specs.
🛠️ **Core Competencies:**
• High-precision setup and clamping of complex, heavy workpieces using specialized fixtures and stops.
• Operating heavy-duty cutting tools; selecting optimal speeds, feeds, and depths of cut for large allowances.
• In-process measurement using large micrometers, 40"+ calipers, and dial indicators.
• Strict adherence to safety protocols around rotating heavy masses.
✨ **Career Expectations:**
• Target Salary: $60,000 USD annually.
• Seeking a heavy industry or shipyard machining role.
• Setup: On-site in Pittsburgh, PA.