Uyemukelwa ochungechungeni olusha olubizwa nge-'Shop Talk', lapho u-Dan Slaski exoxisana nabantu abasemkhakheni webhizinisi lokuthuthukisa umkhiqizo, abenza umlingo wenzeke futhi baguqule imibono yabo ibe ngokoqobo. Unesiphakamiso senhlolokhono? Thumela it in.
Inkulumo Yesitolo: Indalo Ye-Crossline
Ingxoxo no-Cory Sokolowski
Funda Ingxenye 2 lapha.
U-Dan Slaski: Uma isitolo sakho besisha futhi unamandla esikhashana, afana ne-hulk iliphi ithuluzi ongalonga?
U-Cory Sokolowski: Hawu, kunzima lokho. Ibhokisi lami lamathuluzi eliluhlaza.
Duma: Kuyamangaza lokho. Kungani kunjalo?
I-Cory: Ngoba inezinto eziningi ezithakazelisayo engiziqoqile endleleni, futhi igcwele wonke amapensela, i-drill bit, nakho konke okunye engingadinga ukukwakha kabusha.
Dan: Kulungile. Bengicabanga ukuthi uzothi uzosindisa omunye wemishini yakho engabuyiseleki.
I-Cory: Yebo, ukube benginamandla angaphezu kwawabantu bengizobuyela ngithathe elinye lawo. Imishini izwela kakhulu. Kunomsebenzi omningi wothando kubo. Ngakho-ke, yebo, ukulahlekelwa noma yikuphi kwakho kungaba okudabukisayo. Kodwa nakanjani ngizogcina ibhokisi lami lamathuluzi eliyinhloko, futhi mhlawumbe nelesibili.
UDuma: Ngakho-ke, uzoqala phansi esikhundleni sokusebenzisa leli thuba ukushintsha izindlela?
I-Cory: Yebo, qala phansi. Sindisa engingakwenza bese ngiqhubekela phambili. Senginokuhlangenwe nakho manje futhi ngiyakwazi ukwenza izinto ngokushesha nangcono ukuze lokho kungasiza emzuliswaneni wesibili.
Duma: Yisiphi isisetshenziswa esitolo sakho esisetshenziswa kakhulu?
I-Cory: Lokho kuphakathi kwesaha letafula kanye nomshini wokugaya. Isaha setafula wukushaya kwenhliziyo kohlangothi lwezinkuni. Isigayo siwuhhafu wokushaya kwenhliziyo kohlangothi lwensimbi kanti i-lathe yensimbi enye ingxenye. Amanye amathuluzi ayasiza kodwa i-lathe yensimbi nesaha letafula kungenza noma yini.
Duma: Yimuphi umshini owonga isikhathi omkhulu?
I-Cory: Iphaneli isaha. Ilungele ukusika izingxenye nokwenza yonke into ibe isikwele futhi ilungele ukuhamba. Akudingeki uphikise nokujikijela bese ufaka isihlabathi bese uzama ukuwenza alingane. Kuthatha konke ukukhungatheka ngaphandle kwenqubo ngoba umshini uwusika kahle okokuqala bese uqeda omunye umsebenzi wokulungiselela.
UDan: Ulungise noma ubuyisele imishini yakho eminingi emikhulu ngandlela thize. Imuphi umshini onendaba ejabulisa kakhulu ngemuva kwawo?
I-Cory: I-lathe yensimbi. Sasinayo (efanayo?) lapho engangisebenza khona ngaphambili. Ngaziqeqesha ngayo, futhi ngayithanda. Ngagcina ngithole eyodwa ku-ebay, ngabiza umdayisi ngawina endalini. Sasebenza ndawonye ngamalungiselelo okuthi ithunyelwe kimi. Sisebenzise inkampani ebizwa ngokuthi uShip, futhi indlela esebenza ngayo izinkampani ezibhidayo ekuthumeleni ukuze zizame ukukunikeza inani eliphansi kakhulu. Umdayisi waqoqa konke wakukhipha endlini yakhe waya kwesinye isitolo esinemishini yokuyogibela iloli. Umshayeli weloli wazulazula izinsuku ezimbalwa ngaphambi kokuba afike kimi. Kwathatha uhambo olwengeziwe, kodwa ngangingafuni ukuba ayikhiphe elolini ngoba ngangingafuni ayiphule. Ekugcineni yafika kimi, futhi yayinkulu. Yagoba ngokoqobo i-forklift esasiyisebenzisa; saze sayikhipha elolini. Ngisho ukuthi, lapho ngiqala ukuyibona, kwakuyingozi yesitimela nje. Kwakubonakala sengathi inqwaba yezinsimbi. Kodwa kwakuyidayimane endaweni enzima. Sachitha amahora amaningi, mhlawumbe amahora angu-300, siyibuyisela ekuphileni. Ayiphelele, kodwa yenza izingxenye ezinembile, futhi siyisebenzisa cishe nsuku zonke, noma ngokuqinisekile zonke ezinye izinsuku. Umnumzane ngathola kuye futhi empeleni ngaba abangane abakhulu ngempela. Kunomehluko omkhulu ngeminyaka phakathi kwethu, kodwa wangivulela isifuba lapho ebona indlela engangiwuthakasela ngayo lo mkhakha futhi savele saba abangane abakhulu. Sengike ngamvakashela izikhathi ezimbalwa ngagcina ngithole eminye imishini kuye. Bekumnandi ukuhlangana nomuntu endleleni obezimisele ukubamba iqhaza kulolu hlelo ngaphezu kokudayisa umshini awubuke ushabalala.
UDan: Kuhle ngempela. Ingabe likhona isiko phakathi kwabantu abenza lokhu? Iyalungisa?
I-Cory: Yebo, balondoloza okuthi “Insimbi YaseMelika Yakudala” igama layo. Imishini yakudala emihle ye-cast-iron. Kukhona iwebhusayithi enemishini yakudala evumela abantu ukuthi baseshe futhi benze ucwaningo. Abantu bangathumela ulwazi futhi babelane; ngumphakathi.
Duma: Ingabe umphakathi owesekanayo?
I-Cory: Ivule izingalo. Wonke umuntu uzama ukusiza wonke umuntu. Ukuze bathole okokusebenza noma amathuluzi noma izingxenye ezweni lonke ngemali ephansi, bazokwenza lokho okubizwa ngokuthi “I-Rucker”. Isibonelo, uma umngane wami enento eya e-Maine ngoJuni, mhlawumbe ngingayithatha futhi ngiyithole kuze kufike e-Tennessee futhi ngizoba lapho ngo-Agasti. Bayoyilanda eTennessee futhi bayihudulele eColorado, futhi lowo muntu uzoyithatha lapho futhi ayithathe umlenze olandelayo wohambo. Yebo, umphakathi onobungane kakhulu, futhi wonke umuntu ufuna ukusizana ukubuyisela okokusebenza ekuphileni nesivinini.
Duma: Kuhle lokho, kodwa kufanele kube khona ukuncintisana.
I-Cory: Kulungile. Ungathola isimo lapho abantu abaningi befuna umshini ofanayo. Kukhona zonke izinhlobo zezimo, futhi okuningi kuyisabelomali. Udinga inani elithile lemali ukuze ubambe iqhaza nhlobo. Ngithola okokusebenza ngenani le-scrap. Ngiqala phansi futhi ngibeka isikhathi nomsebenzi futhi ngibuyele phakathi. Inani liyakhuphuka, kodwa kuwumsebenzi wothando. Zenzelwe thina esitolo. Eminye imishini ithengiswa kakade isibuyiselwe futhi ingabiza kakhulu. Ngokuvamile, amafekthri amakhulu ayezothenga imishini esivele ibuyiselwe hhayi umfana omncane osebenza egalaji lasekhaya. Abanye bayasindiswa emasimini futhi bagqwalile ngempela, kodwa abantu basababuyisela ekuphileni. Lezo zinhlobo zabantu zifuna inselele; bafuna iphrojekthi. Bafuna ukuxoxa ngakho. Ezinye zezinto kungase kube ekuqaleni kwawo-1900 kuze kube yiminyaka yawo-1930, 1940, 1950s kanye nawo-1960. Siyalihlonipha ithalente nomzamo owenziwe ekukhiqizeni leyo mishini ekuqaleni. Sibona kunesidingo sokuletha imishini ekhaya ukuze igcinwe esikhundleni sokuyiyeka iye e-scrap yard noma ithunyelwe phesheya kwezilwandle futhi yenziwe ibhampa yemoto noma okuthile.
UDan: Ingabe ikakhulukazi ochwepheshe bemishini nabakhi noma abaqoqi? Ngangibona ngisho abahlobisi bezinga eliphezulu bebafuna.
I-Cory: Yebo, izingcezu zamathuluzi, njengemilenze ewubukhazikhazi, ziyahlengwa futhi ziphinde zisetshenziswe amatafula ekhofi neziqongo zebha, imilenze yebha, nalo lonke uhlobo lwento. Abanye bangabashisekeli. Uzothola abantu abafuna umshini omuhle ngempela futhi bangathanda ukuchitha isikhathi ukubuyisela omunye ekuphileni kunokuthenga okuthile ogwini futhi mhlawumbe kungabi nembayo futhi kungabi ne-backstory. Uma into ethile isineminyaka eyikhulu ubudala, iba nomlando. Abanye abantu bayawabuyisela futhi bawafake eminyuziyamu. Amamnyuziyamu afuna imishini ethile azoyibonisa futhi azobheka umhlaba wonke ukuze athole esesimweni esihle noma athenge edinga ukuvuselelwa futhi ayithumele ukuze ibuyiselwe ngendlela enembile ngaleso sikhathi.
UDan: Ukhetha imishini yezandla kunemishini ye-CNC. Ungangitshela ifilosofi yakho kulokho?
I-Cory: Imishini eyenziwa ngesandla inselele futhi ithuthukise umuntu. Inselele iwukusebenzisa ulwazi lwethu nobuhlakani bethu ukuze sinxephezele, ngandlela thize, nganoma yini eyenziwa umshini. I-CNC iyahlela futhi yenza umshini ukwenzele umsebenzi. Ngakho-ke, ezintweni ze-CNC, izinhlelo sezibhaliwe manje lapho isivinini kanye nokuphakelayo kuwukuphela kwezinto eziguquguqukayo, futhi lokho kutshela umshini ukuthi uhamba ngokushesha kangakanani nokuthi i-spindle iphenduka ngokushesha kangakanani ukusika. Futhi nalokho kufanekiselwa ngaphambili kakhulu, ngakho konke u-opharetha womshini okudingeka akwenze ukubhoboza izinkinobho bese ethumela okokusebenza. Uma sisika into ethile, kufanele siyilinganise futhi siyicabange ngempela, ngezinye izikhathi sizame ukunxephezela bese siyisika futhi, ngakho sinembe njenge-CNC. Engxenyeni eyodwa mhlawumbe singayihlula i-CNC kodwa ngokuphindaphinda, i-CNC iyawina. Zenzelwe ukukhiqizwa okuqhutshwa kwamakhulu nezinkulungwane zengxenye efanayo. Senza ikakhulukazi izingcezu zangokwezifiso eziphuma kanye, futhi kudinga ithalente ukukhiqiza amaphrojekthi angokwezifiso aphuma kanye, angakaze akhiwe ngaphambilini. Sisebenzisa ulwazi lwethu oluhlangene ukuze siqhamuke nesixazululo esizosebenza ngemishini yethu. Kufanele sicabange ngezinto ezifanayo ezenziwe emishinini edlule futhi silungise lokho. Imishini iyakwazi ukwenza konke, idinga nje umuntu onethalente phambili ukuthi ahlele futhi asebenzise. Konke kusenza sibe bukhali futhi kusigcina ezinzwaneni zethu.
UDan: Ubuchaza kanjani ubungcweti?
I-Cory: Lowo ngomunye umbuzo onzima. Ukufundela umsebenzi wami kuthathe iminyaka emine, lokho kujwayelekile, bese ungumuntu obizwa ngohambo. Bese ngikholwa ukuthi kunobunye ubude besikhathi obungashiwongo ngaphambi kokuthi umuntu azicabangele yena njengengcweti kokuthile. Ukuphatha kahle sekukonke kwenzeka emazingeni ahlukene ngokwenza izinto ezithile. Uma ungumuntu osebenza ngomshini futhi usebenza emshinini womshini usuku lonke iminyaka engamashumi amabili cishe usuwazi kahle lowo mshini. Uma usebenza esitolo iminyaka eyishumi ebhodini cishe awukakwazi kahle uhlelo. Kuthatha iminyaka eminingi namahora amaningi ukucija amakhono ukuze ube nezinga lokuphatha kahle ukuze ukwazi ukubamba noma iyiphi iphrojekthi, nanoma iyiphi isethi yemidwebo futhi uhlale phansi uyihlinze futhi ukhiqize ingxenye ngayinye futhi uyenze ihambisane futhi isebenze ngokuphelele. Angazi ngempela ukuthi sikhona yini isikhathi esimisiwe sokuba nesimo sobungcweti noma isihloko. Iningi labantu abangcono kakhulu engibaziyo, futhi engingacabanga ukuthi ongcweti, babezithobe kakhulu ngakho ngoba ngaphakathi ngaphakathi babazi. Wonke umuntu ubebahlonipha ngezinga labo lobuchule kanye nalokho abangakukhiqiza.
Duma: Ake sithathe isibonelo. Ingabe ubuciko obungamaphesenti angu-100 bungafinyeleleka ngenxa yokuthi kuhlale kunezinto ezintsha, njengezinto ezintsha ezidinga ukufunda okusha. Kuyithagethi enyakazayo ngokubona kwami.
I-Cory: Kulungile. Ngicabanga ukuthi ushaye i-master plateau, uma ufuna ukuyibiza kanjalo. Kwenzeka njengoba ukhuphuka izitebhisi zakho phakathi neminyaka yakho yomsebenzi futhi ucija amakhono akho. Kusukela ekuqeqesheni kwakho umsebenzi, lapho unyaka wokuqala noma izinyanga eziyisithupha ungase ushanele kakhulu phansi futhi ukhiphe udoti futhi uzame ukujwayelana nezisetshenziswa ezisesitolo. Ngonyaka wokuqala ungase uthole izingcezu ngezikhathi ezithile ozosebenza kuzo. Izingcezu ezilula kakhulu lapho ungavele ubhoboze izimbobo ezimbalwa bese isikhathi siqhubeka, futhi abantu banomuzwa wokuthi usukulungele ukwenza umsebenzi olandelayo. Njengokupheka lapho kufanele uhlale khona futhi ufunde ukulungisa imifino nokusebenzisa amabhodwe nakho konke okunye ukuze ukwazi ukukhiqiza ukudla kusukela ekuqaleni. Ngenxa yokuthi ungakwazi ukupheka i-pasta akusho ukuthi usukulungele ukupheka i-steak. Ngakho-ke, njengoba umuntu ekhuphuka isitebhisi ufunda wonke lawa makhono ahlukene futhi awacije okumvumela ukuthi akhiqize ngokwengeziwe futhi awenze abe yigugu kakhulu. Bese kuthi lapho sebefike ezingeni lapho bengafunda khona imidwebo futhi bangenzi amaphutha amaningi, yilapho sebephumelele khona u- journeyman, futhi manje sebeshaya leso simo esiyinhloko. Ngemuva kwalokho, bakhuphuka kancane kancane bedlula isikhundla esiphezulu njengoba bezuza ulwazi lweminyaka. Uzakhela udumo olususelwe ekutheni amaphrojekthi ayinkimbinkimbi kangakanani nokuthi ungawakhiqiza kahle kangakanani nokuthi anembe kangakanani. Isithunzi somuntu yilapho isikhundla sobungcweti singaqala khona ukusebenza. Ngemuva kweminyaka eminingi yokuba ngumuntu othanda ukuya kuye, ngokuhamba kwesikhathi ifana nawe. Abanye abantu bafuna ukholwe ukuthi bangochwepheshe ngokukutshela ukuthi sekuphele iminyaka engama-20 benza okuthile. Ihlaya ukuthi kungenzeka ukuthi bebelokhu bekwenza okungalungile iminyaka engu-20. Kungenzeka ukuthi bebengasebenzi ezingeni lochwepheshe. Kungenzeka ukuthi bayithola ngokuyishaya nje. Njengomakhenikha onomthunzi. Akuyena umakhenikha we-Ferrari ogcwele umoya wangempela.
UDan: Isifaniso segalofu singaba uma unokushwiba kabi futhi ungasebenzi kukho uvele uqinise umkhuba omubi ngokuphindaphindiwe.
I-Cory: Impela. Uma usika futhi udonsa izilinganiso futhi unembile kufika ku-intshi eyishumi nesithupha futhi lokho kungcono kakhulu ofuna ukukwenza lokho kusho ukuthi uzofika lapho. Kungase kube khona imisebenzi ethile lapho lokho kunembile ngokwanele. Uma ungumakhi wamasondo enqola ukubekezelela kwakho akumele kube neqiniso njengomuntu osebenza ku-shuttle yasemkhathini. Kuyinhlanganisela yethalente, ulwazi, namasu abangawenza kangcono anembe kule nqubo.
Duma: Yini ocabanga ukuthi ibaluleke kakhulu, ithalente noma ukuziphatha okuhle emsebenzini?
I-Cory: Ukuziphatha okuhle komsebenzi kungaveza ithalente kumuntu. Ngokuhlangenwe nakho kwami, umuntu onethalente ngaphandle kokuziphatha okuhle emsebenzini akavamile ukusebenzisana kahle nabanye. Ngokwesipiliyoni sami, abenzi kahle njengomdlali weqembu, futhi abazihlanzi. Umuntu ozimisele ukuvela nsuku zonke futhi afunde futhi alalele angase abe umuntu onekhono futhi ongumdlali weqembu wangempela, ohamba phambili kuyo yomibili imihlaba. Uma wenza iziginci awubadingi abantu ababili kodwa uma wakha izakhiwo ezinkulu udinga abantu ababili. Lokho kusho ukuthi udinga umuntu osebenza naye ukuze akusize. Uyabudinga lobo buntu nakho konke ndawonye njengomdlali weqembu; ngaleyo ndlela akekho ozwa sengathi “heyi ngithwele kanzima”. Ngakho-ke, kunabantu abacabanga ukuthi balunge kakhulu ukuba bangaba nesihlabathi. Banesimo sengqondo esinjengokuthi “Ngakhile, uyasihlabathi, esingaphansi kwami”. Hhayi-ke, masihlangane ndawonye. Masenze lokhu kwenzeke. Asiyiqede bese sidlulela kokulandelayo. Lokho kuwukuziphatha komsebenzi.
Funda Ingxenye 2 lapha.
