What does everyone do for a living?

[RelicHound]

I volunteer teaching school kids at the George Rogers Clark (famous Rev War officer and hero) homesite in Clarksville, Indiana. GRC's Brother, William Clark, was the "Clark" of the Lewis and Clark Expedition and we hold a reenactment at the homesite twice a year. That is early 1800s (1803 and 1806). From there almost everything clothing and weapon wise is the same as that for War of 1812. There are two really big events here in Indiana, including the biggest in this part of the world, the Battle of Mississinewa in Marion, Indiana. It is HUGE and at one time had over 10,000 reenactors ! It's a really fun and interesting hobby. I will be posting some pictures in my gallery today of some of my reenacting ventures. Thanks for asking! Take care and HH!

Half

thats not to far from me...love going to the GRC memorial and going to watch some fo them reenactments..havent been in a few years,I bet my daughter would love to see one. when is the next one?

 

[dan]

Half, I think thot for the sake of authenticity, all the reenactors should carry coins from that era, and then we could have a ball searching the fields after the battle.

Seriously, I graduated from Purdue (in Lafayette), and the Battle of Tippecanoe (I think Clark was in that one too), a War of 1812 battle fought near Lafayette, is celebrated annually.

My mother grew up in Clarks Hill, Indiana, which is near Lafayette but was named for Daniel Clark, an early pioneer. Wonder if he was the father of William and George Rogers?

 

[HalfDimeFndr]

thats not to far from me...love going to the GRC memorial and going to watch some fo them reenactments..havent been in a few years,I bet my daughter would love to see one. when is the next one?

The next one will probably be in June and there is always one at the end of October or beginning of November. I will post when I know for sure. Take care!

HH!

Half

 

[HalfDimeFndr]

Half, I think thot for the sake of authenticity, all the reenactors should carry coins from that era, and then we could have a ball searching the fields after the battle.

Seriously, I graduated from Purdue (in Lafayette), and the Battle of Tippecanoe (I think Clark was in that one too), a War of 1812 battle fought near Lafayette, is celebrated annually.

My mother grew up in Clarks Hill, Indiana, which is near Lafayette but was named for Daniel Clark, an early pioneer. Wonder if he was the father of William and George Rogers?

LOL, that's pretty funny Dan. Some of the items that I sell are replica coins (Spanish Reales) cast from pewter. I bet someone would freak out finding all of the stuff that is lost on "modern" battlefields. I know that I have lost several pewter and brass flat buttons and musket balls that have fallen out of my pouch. That would be an interesting experiment taking MD'ers out there and discerning wether or not the items found are actually old.

A friend of mine in Ft. Wayne (he is a native american reenactor) was helping with a dig at the original fort site. They found several silver nose rings (popular trade items to the indians) around the battle site. When they showed him these nose rings he said "thanks, I knew I had lost these out here" and put them in his pocket. The archaeologists tried to tell him that these were the real things. He went to his car and brought one back and said "no they arent, I made them". The archaeologists were so baffled that they had been fooled by modern reenactor gear!

HH!

Half

 

[RelicHound]

Here is the machine I run. Its an ultra sonic testing machine for re-certifying high pressure gas cylinders for both the industrial and medical fields.

 

[ccBC]

doings

portfolio manager by day , amateur painter by night, and sometimes on the weekend I am an urban archeologist....or crew on a sailboat when the weather is just right.

 

[Rudy]

Here is the machine I run. Its an ultra sonic testing machine for re-certifying high pressure gas cylinders for both the industrial and medical fields.

Hey RH,

Have you ever tried cleaning some finds in that industrial strength ultrasonic machine?

 

[RelicHound]

Hey RH,

Have you ever tried cleaning some finds in that industrial strength ultrasonic machine?

not sure that would work...it works more on sonar than ultra sonics{confuses me as to why its called an ultrasonic machine} its more like a depth/fish finder..it "xrays" cylinders and looks for cracks/pits and corrosion on the surface and within the cylinders. we do have an industrial shot blaster that would work great for cleaning finds..its just powerful enough to remove paint without taking off any of the metal.

 

[dfxing virginia]

well

i guess im the first navy employed person on here. been in for about 5 years and probably going to stick it out till retirement. im in the aviation field and the travel gives me plenty of time and places to detect. plus im a daddy to a 4 year old and a 20 month old. anyone in key west have room for a buddy for the next month?

 

[drsmithtft]

Welder/pipe fitter. With a little paint and body on the side.

 

[tattoou]

I'm aTattoo artist, if you couldn't tell from my username. Here's some of the work I did.....The large guy is High Pitch Eric from the Howard Stern show.

 

[Methuselah]

I'm a Sr. Fabricator working for the largest commercial airfleet in the world. I maintain and repair non-powered ground support equipment. I also have my own upholstery business. I did commercial and automotive upholstery for 13 years before I came to work here and I still do that as much as I can. On top of that, I work with my wife helping her with her online retail business.

 

[rdixiemiller]

I am a robotics and controls engineer (fancy name for robot programmer). Currently working for a company that builds glass cutting, grinding, and handling equipment. Did 12 years as a paint engineer/robot programmer, 2 years as a welding robot engineer. Right now I am traveling 75% of the time, so i have never even tried my detector! But, at least I have a job!!!!

 

[RelicHound]

I am a robotics and controls engineer (fancy name for robot programmer). Currently working for a company that builds glass cutting, grinding, and handling equipment. Did 12 years as a paint engineer/robot programmer, 2 years as a welding robot engineer. Right now I am traveling 75% of the time, so i have never even tried my detector! But, at least I have a job!!!!

thats a neat job! we just bought a paint robot for the shop..I swear it has a mind of it own..sometimes it will just go nuts and paint all sorts of weird designs on cylinders..I think it wants to be an artist

 

[Desertwalker]

currently, i'm living on the study grant and im also working a bit at a shop.
But i'm soon going to start study to be a pilot.

 

[brassmonkee]

brassmonkee aka Rocky

Hey'all ! I'm new to the forums and fairly new to the MD game ( almost 1 year)

I work as a support technician/analyst for a huge software company based in FT Laud., Florida (and spread across the globe). Though, I am based in Southwest Georgia.

looking for a hunting buddy. pm me!

 

[marcus118]

I am a Search Engine Optimization Specialist for a fortune 500 company as well as a website/graphic design and SEO consultant in my spare time!

 

[Burien]

Software engineer, frustrating computer users since 1973...

 

[wds]

Nothin much

Right now I the "BOSS" of the house, til my wife comes home that is.

 

[MrPhoto]

I am a Professional Photographer. Just recentely retired and enjoying life.