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Mark,
I'd like to respond to the statement about being in Votech for 2 years. In my school I only have them for a total of 720 hours in that 2 years. That's only 18 40 hour weeks, less than 6 months. An apprenticeship in my state for a machinist is 7000 hours. It is great that the guys you are dealing with are like a sponge. That means whoever taught them generated a desire to learn more. That's what I tell my self anyway. I'm facing the same dilemma as you are. I've got a lifetime of tolls and machines to pass on to someone. Just not sure how yet. I'll likely pass them to former students who have gone on and stayed in the trade. I'm not ready to give them up yet though.
I'd like to respond to the statement about being in Votech for 2 years. In my school I only have them for a total of 720 hours in that 2 years. That's only 18 40 hour weeks, less than 6 months. An apprenticeship in my state for a machinist is 7000 hours. It is great that the guys you are dealing with are like a sponge. That means whoever taught them generated a desire to learn more. That's what I tell my self anyway. I'm facing the same dilemma as you are. I've got a lifetime of tolls and machines to pass on to someone. Just not sure how yet. I'll likely pass them to former students who have gone on and stayed in the trade. I'm not ready to give them up yet though.