Zusammenfassung: Manual Lathe Machinist (Repair & Short-Run Production)

👤 **About Me:**
Experienced 5th-Class Manual Lathe Machinist with a strong background in repair shops and rapid technical support. Vocational degree. I specialize in the fast, precise fabrication and restoration of parts from worn samples, sketches, or blueprints.

📈 **Professional Track Record:**
• **Ag Equipment Repair (2017–2021):** Emergency fabrication of studs, shafts, bushings, flanges, and fittings for domestic and imported agricultural machinery. Restored bearing seats via weld buildup and turning.
• **Precision Machining (2021–2025):** Turned medium-to-high complexity parts on engine lathes (1K62, 16K20). Cut internal/external threads (metric, imperial, ACME, diametral pitch).

🛠️ **Core Competencies:**
• Reading complex blueprints; reverse-engineering heavily worn/broken parts via metrology.
• Mastery of calipers, micrometers, bore gauges, thread gauges, and dial indicators.
• Machining structural/alloy steels, cast iron, stainless, bronze, brass, and Delrin.
• Rapid machine changeovers and selecting optimal feeds/speeds for surface finish.

✨ **Career Expectations:**
• Target Salary: $55,000 USD annually.
• Seeking a repair shop or short-run production role.
• Setup: On-site in Houston, TX.