Learn the skills you can pick up in your free time, and practice for the big event!
Hello, everyone. It’s Enta here. What do you guys do when you have free time? I’ve had an unusually lot of free time this year, so I guess I have no choice but to pick up some new skills. In my case, I have a lathe, so I’m using it to practice machining screws, lol. I’m currently on a business trip, so I’m teaching these kinds of things to the younger staff…
Are we really able to teach technical interns the skills that will shape their lives?
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Do you perform machine maintenance at your company? At our company, we generally handle maintenance in-house. Well, when we have some free time, we all take our time doing maintenance together so that everyone can learn about the machinery’s structure and how it works. That said, while we cover the basics of the machinery, maintenance…
Even if it breaks, I can just make the parts myself.
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. The other day, I asked one of our technical interns to replace the seal on a cylinder that was leaking oil! The threaded part is stripped... This is the result of me telling them over and over again to be careful and do it carefully and thoroughly... With special parts like this, anyway...
Reflections on the Technical Intern Training Program (Part 2) | A Comparison of Work Styles Between Japanese and Foreign Workers
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. It’s already been five years since I started using the Technical Intern Training Program! Let’s Take a Look at the Technical Intern Training Program! (Part 1) This is a continuation of my previous post. So, how do Japanese and foreign workers differ in the workplace? In reality, there’s absolutely no difference! In fact, there’s a phrase that older employees at companies with technical interns often say…
High-Pressure Washer: Water Intake Filter Repair | Maintenance
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. The water intake filter on my pressure washer broke! lol These things break pretty often, don’t they? Plus, the filter part is made of a super-thin sheet of metal, and the hose part is plastic. I can’t fix it like this. I need to replace the threaded part of the hose with a metal one…
I Tried Making a Gravel Hopper | DIY Equipment
Hello, everyone. It’s Enta here. The hopper I ordered the other day is ready. Well, it’s just a gravel hopper, though lol. To everyone who’s been thinking, “Aren’t my posts boring lately!?”—I feel the same way lol. The thing is, since work on the site isn’t progressing, I can’t even go there…
The Challenging Task of Replacing Rails | A Maintenance Challenge
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. For the past few days, I’ve been replacing the rails—a key component of the rotary percussion mechanism. After prolonged use, the rails tend to wear out. Since the cam follower runs along the rails, they end up getting dented. (I forgot to take a picture of that, though.) …
Spray Machine Consumables (Part 1) | Parts List
Hello, everyone. It’s Enta here. On my day off, I went wakeboarding for the first time in 20 years—and I went all out! lol Since I was on my own boat, I was able to enjoy a relaxing day off. Back when I was really into wakeboarding, I used to wear a helmet and go all out, but now…
Making Tools and Having Fun on the Job | The Ingenuity of Slope Workers
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. The other day, I used a milling machine for the first time. It looks something like this—it’s a machine that mills flat surfaces with a precision of 1/100. I used it because I wanted to give a stainless steel nipple of the same diameter a flat finish. To cut the threaded portion…