Millwright Career Training Guide

Question: What questions are on the millwright test? I am taking the millwright's test and need to know the answers

Answer: I agree, i believe you wanna know the kind of questions they will ask. Well it seems they are tight about giving a fair amount of questions to get a feel for the test, but the link below will give two different formats for the test. Also in the introduction, it describes the competencies that you will need to refresh on before taking it. Stop by a metal fabrication shop and query them about this test and if they can give more advice. Sorry I couldn't find more questions. Good luck M8.

Question: What do I need to be able to do if I wanted to become a millwright? My dad is in the millwright union and I will be going into the same thing right after high school, but he is very smart and has experience in alot of mechanical things like cars and cooling towers and stuff... so what i am worried about is that i will get into this union and not be able to do everything that he does. I just want to know what the duties of a millwright are...

Answer: Sounds like you have a very good person close to home who can give you a very detailed look into what a millwright does. A lot better than you can get on this site. If you like things mechanical and enjoy working on things mechanical then you won't have trouble with your apprenticeship.

Question: What is the best website to find Apprentice Millwright Jobs?

Answer: "Do It The Wright Way" Who are the Millwrights and What do they Do? Links of many Millwright Locals across Canada and the U.S.A. And Apprenticeship program information. Millwright Ron www.unionmillwright.com

Question: what to buy a millwright mechanic? my boyfriend is a millwright mechanic. i want to buy him something useful for his birthday that deals with millwright. tools etc. anyone have ideas?

Answer: If he doesn't already have it, the Pocket Ref by Thomas J. Glover is a little book to keep in the toolbox for handy reference. He'd use it often, I think.

Question: What's a better career? Millwright or Aircraft Maintenance? I'm interested in both trades and think i would be happy doing either one, but cant decide. Any advice would be appreciated. The pros and cons of both (pay, employment, education). Thanks.

Answer: millwright need less yrs of training, and doesnt require u to relocate to another city or country to get jobs

Question: What are scaffolding boards made from? I am writing the millwright exam this week . Can anyone help?

Answer: Scaffolding boards are made of a wood. To be honest my dear, I'd say that you've asked this in the wrong category. Look for one to do with building or construction. Edit: post it in this section for a better answer Home & Garden > Decorating & Remodeling

Question: What do you need to work as a millwright? name a few class to take

Answer: Join the union apprentice program, I think they are at the carpenter's hall....you should have a knowledge of math and mechancis..they make the big bucks traveling around to the power plants and if you have a clean record, you can get into the Nuke plants too.. You'll be expected to bring your own hand tools, wrenches and such. Don't click on the malware bite link that the spambot left, yahoo will delete it after it gets reported a couple of times..

Question: Machinist or Millwright? Bases on anyone that can offer any advice, or an actual journeymen or apprentice of either trade, what trade would you choose or finish first? I am a second year apprentice machinist with alot of hours experience, but I am also a 1st year millwright currently, I enjoy both but need to decide. Should I just find a machinist job, finish the trade and then challange the millwright exams? I am 19 year old male by the way. And I am closer to finishing the machinist

Answer: It all depends on you. Both trades offer their own rewards. If you are looking for money, I think millwright is and will continue to be the better average payer. Millwright is such a broad field. The difference between contract millwright and industrial millwright is like night to day. I have worked both and prefer the freedom and variety of contracting, over the repetitiveness and security of factory maintenance. Machinist work is for the people who enjoys meticulous (and some times tedious) work, day in and day out.

Question: nuclear millwright? i'm looking for information on nuclear millwright but i have no clue where to start. i want to look at what they have to learn in their schooling and what they have to do on the job. any one know where to find that at?

Answer: http://www.unionmillwright.com/nuke.html

Question: What is done to help prevent steam from leaking past the ends of turbine rotor blades? In regards to the work of a millwright.

Answer: minimum clearance

Question: does anyone know what was the profession of a millwright???

Answer: Millwright From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Derived from the trade of carpentry, a millwright originally was a specialised carpenter who was trained as a carpenter and as well had working knowledge of gear ratios, driveshaft speeds, and other equations. The "mill" in millwright refers to the genesis of the trade in flour mills. Biographies of some millwrights who were located in Norwich, England can be found here. Several important early civil engineers were originally trained as millwrights, including James Brindley and John Rennie. A millwright today is someone who maintains or constructs industrial machinery such as that which would be related to assembly lines, also pumps, valves, printing presses, etc. Millwrights are usually responsible for the unassembled equipment when it arrives at the job site. Using hoisting and moving equipment they position the pieces that need to be assembled. Their job requires a thorough knowledge of the load bearing capabilities of the equipment they use as well as an understanding of blueprints and technical instructions. Most millwrights are educated through apprenticeship programs where they receive a combination of classroom education along with a good deal of on the job training. Most programs last about 4 years. The apprenticeships usually pay a small stipend that increases with experience. A high percentage of millwrights join unions to help protect their interests and those with a high level of skill often start their own businesses as independent contractors.

Question: What is the best site to get a FREE template 4 a Resume? I want, and need to get back to work, and I'm thinking of changing from Millwright, over to safety. How can I get a FREE resume template, or example of a resume to use as a pattern? Thanks in advance 4 any assistance.

Answer: Besides setting all margins to 1", the most important criteria for setting up a professional resume besides relevant text, is "scanability." Here are some helpful tips: 1. Place just below your identification header [your hame, address, phone, email address] any Conditional Warning Statement such as "Confidential Resume,"Do Not Contact Current Employer," etc. 2. Always fill-in an Objectives category [just below the Conditional Warning Statement] and make sure that he Objective will contribute to the profitability of your future employer; 3. Select a mono-type font such as Helvetica, Arial, Courier or Times Roman; do not select any cursive handwriting styles which cannot scanned; 4. Keep font sizes within a range of 10 to 12 pts.; 5. Avoid styling text with a justified alignment, keep it flushed left; 6. Instead of using tabs to set up blocked text entries, generate a table and use the column and row settings accordingly; 7. Do not place an i.d. picture anywhere on the resume, this is a major taboo due to discrimination issues; 8. Do not place any graphic text [saved as .gifs] onto the resume since it may be overlooked during the scanning phase; 9. List at the very end of the resume your interests which should include travel experiences, language skills, social interactions such as golf, team sports, tennis, etc. In conclusion, the above helpful hints were designed to allow ease of scanning of your resume into PDF which can then be text captured for seach purposes by your potential employer. If the original resume was created in Word, WordPerfect or Mac Appleworks, it can be Saved As a PDF file which then can be saved as an email attachment. Otherwise, you can simply use a scanner and scan a hard copy of the resume and then save as a PDF file. Failure to conform the resume to appropriate fonts and styles as outlined above will result in rejection of the resume simply due to the inability of the scanning device to properly index relevant resume entries. Good luck!

Question: how many different types of apprenticeship programs do they have ? i no they have like carpenter,millwright,pile driver, electrician apprenticeships, but have you ever heard of anything else ? if i could come up with a list it would be cool. i am trying to find a new job.

Answer: Plumbing apprentic, HVAC apprentice, Operators Apprentice....

Question: is there a good site that i can go to for free info explaining how to read mechanical blueprints? I am taking a job as a millwright's apprentice, something i know nothing about and want to learn as much as i can as quickly as possible.

Answer: http://kahuna.sdsu.edu/~johnston/drawing_basics.html

Question: Does anyone know a Step by step instructions on how to take a 1994 4x4 dodge transmission out? I am looking to take out my transmission in my automatic 1994 dodge 4x4 to go get rebuilt but i dont know how so i am needing a step by step instructions or where to go to get a step by step instructions to doing this project i am a hands on person i do construction and millwright work but i just never have taken a transmission out alot of people i talk to says it is easy but i have never did it so i am a little bit unconfident about it thank you

Answer: Why buy the Haynes, when you can get the milk (Chilton's) for free is what I always say! http://www.autozone.com/az/cds/en_us/0900823d/80/10/03/eb/0900823d801003eb/repairInfoPages.htm

Question: answers for the ontario millwright test?

Answer: The answers to the test are found in the required study materials. I'd suggest you use them.

Question: whats the best way to get a apprenticeship as a millwright? i am 37 and want to change jobs,because i dont like what i am doing now. about 5 or 6 years ago i use to do millwright type work. ''welding'' and stuff like that. i like that kind of work but the projects that were thrown at me were hard and allways a challenge because i had no formal training, it was just figure it out and do it, these young guys are lucky to get training. do you think my age will play a factor in geting into a apprenticeship ? how can i convince a journey man that i would be a better than averge helper/ apprentice. i all ready have many skills as far as welding,rigging, useing tools, i am sure i have more skills than the averge millwright apprentice,i just need the formal training,if you were a millwright would you want to work with a apprentice that had some skills are just brand new and only school exp. any tips on getting a union millwright job would be great to here about, but only union, if its not union they treat you like crap around here. pro union.

Answer: While I am unable to provide much help, please let a prospective employer about your work ethics. Your resume will speak volumes with skills and work experience that a prospective employer will not find in someone fresh out of high school. I am a Journeyman Machinist. I got tired of working for the small independent shops. I usually was treated like crap, or was underpaid, especially after I completed my training and received my Journeyman Certificate. Asked three times for a raise, received no answer to my request. Quit and went to a different company. Left that company due to the way I was treated and went back to college to work toward an EET degree. A friend of mine was called back to a local steel mill and he told me about openings. I was hired a year later. Best of luck to you!!

Question: is anyone a millwright? if so do u recommend it as a good career?

Answer: yeah i like it, i make good money, and i have health insurance and a pension. For the most part the work is enjoyable.

Question: Which Blade in a steam turbine is subject to the most steam erosion? In terms of the work of a millwright.

Answer: It depends on the design of the steam cycle feeding the turbine, but, in general, it is the row of blades where water tends to condense. It also depends upon speed, the outer part of any turbine blade is going the fastest, so any water droplets in wet steam have the most erosive power. This is why a hard material (like Stellite) is sometimes braised onto the trailing edge of low pressure turbine blades in a nuclear turbine. The steam tends to be much wetter and the blades are very long, ideal conditions for erosion. I have seen turbines where those wear strips have been worn away to the point where they are sharp! Turbines at fossil fueled plants tend to have less wet steam because they have better ways to reheat the steam to dry it out. However, if they operate a reduced loads, as they often do, then some wet steam can be produced, also in the low pressure turbine blades. And since fossil turbines rotate at twice the frequency of nuclear turbines, the speeds are greater.

Question: does anyone have questions to millwright exam? test questions help?????

Answer: Try this website. It has practice tests: http://trades.exambank.com/millwright.html

Question: What is the highest paying trade in Ontario, Canada ? Ive been told a Millwright. Im graduating highschool next year and need to know what to do.

Answer: Yes, millwrights make good coin, but you need to look into what interests you as well. Skilled trades all pay quite well. Plumbing Electrician Welding Millwright Mechanic Carpentry etc.... Once you get through your apprenticeship, it's a good thing all 'round.

Question: How can I make a composite material to build wind turbines with recycled material? My father and his friends are trying to start a buisness building wind turbines, and we have been trying to figure out a good material to make them out of, that we can use recycled material Eg. milk jugs, cans, etc. We have almost every resource you can think of and lots of different machines to work with. Cranes, everything. Any suggestions would be very helpful, the reason they're doing this is because they are being laid off as millwrights.

Answer: Its so hard to find good materials for wind turbines. Manufacturers of wind turbines use very specific materials. But if you want to build one for you from recycled materials, its good but efficiency of turbine will be very small. I build one wind turbine from plastic pipe : http://www.mdpub.com/Wind_Turbine/index.html You can take some ideas from this site Best Regards and i wish you good luck in work.

Question: what tools does a millwright need?

Answer: if you are looking at getting into an apprenticeship, your union should have a list of tools that you will need. most require you to have up to 1 1/4 inch wrenches and sockets. hammers good screwdriver set, allen wrenches, and some crescent wrenches. some basic precision tools like a precision level. and micrometers. at a minimum a one inch micrometer. as an apprentice, you arent expected to have all of them right away. after working a while you will be able to figure out what you need right away. just to start off make sure you have a good set of basic handtools. Its a good trade and the pay is good. Stick with it.

Question: Why is it often assumed people work in corporate-type offices? Articles about how to deal with co-workers often talk about offices, cubicles, water cooler etc. Very Few people I know actually work in a corporate office. Millwrights, teachers, professors, welders, truck drivers, drywallers, and factory workers usually don't work in offices, though they may have an office they sometimes use. References to HR, office furniture, and the water cooler don't really apply when you're dressing hair or hauling gravel. Why the emphasis on the office?

Answer: I've thought the same thing. I wonder sometimes if the people who write those articles are assuming that the majority of people reading those kinds of articles on the Internet about how to improve their life at work are the types who work in offices or cubicles and stand around water coolers. I don't know.

Question: need practice tests for millwright. need help to study.? just trying to prep for tests in the future

Answer: Information about study help for millwright is below./

Question: When cast iron is hit with a chisel what do the chips look like? I need help with a question on the millwright C of Q. "When you hit cast iron with a chissel what is the characteristic of the chips? A. Short and curly B. Long curly C. Short and strait D. Long and strait Please help!!

Answer: They are probably going to be short and curly.

Question: What is the profession of a Willwright? What exactly is a millwright, qualifications, job description etc?

Answer: A Millwright is a person who is in the proffesion of repairing, maontenance, fabrication in the world of industiral construction.

Question: what is a millwright?

Answer: A Millwright is a person who designs or builds grain mills or who maintains mill machinery.

Question: Unemployed Michigan workers, where are they going? My husband(former auto worker) and I are sadly throwing in the towel and planning to leave Michigan to find work. What State has the best opportunities for a Journeyman Millwright with 26 years of experience?

Answer: North Carolina is growing. Indiana got the new Honda plants and perhaps VW is building as well. There's a lot of support feeder plants expanding there. Nebraska and Wyoming have mini-petro booms. Texas is always hot. (pardon the pun). You will do fine. Michigan is finishing a 40 year trend of high taxes and negative growth. I know I live there now and am scanning the horizon myself. Good luck. Hundreds are leaving every week. Go online to "EXPANSION MANAGEMENT MAGAZINE." They tell you where all the new startups are happening.

Question: How to find welding jobs? I recently completed getting my welding certificates with the millwright union, but things are very slow with the union right now, and I am considering buying my own welding equipment. Does anyone know how I would go about finding independent welding jobs, especially in Phoenix Arizona area, which is where I am located. Any suggestions, thoughts, experiences would be appreciated. Thanks.

Answer: Advertise in the local news paper, place notes on bulletin boards, word of mouth, set up a shop with a sign out front, a sign on the side of your truck. These are good places to start. It all takes time to build. Good luck. Look at this. http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/starting-a-welding-business.html (30+ years welding)

Question: Is this sentence too cumbersome for the objective statement on my resume? If so, how should I reword it? "A position as an apprentice millwright, requiring me to apply 1st-year technical training with the intentions of honing current skills and acquiring new ones such that I may apply my hours on-the-job toward further schooling."

Answer: Okay you need a serious answer. Golfing is good but it sounds like you are a young person just starting out in the job market and so...golfing for a job would be inappropriate at this point in your career. The first thing is that you have too many words in the sentence and it does not flow to a conclusion. What do you think of the following two sentences? The position of apprentice millwright would enable me to apply and enhance my current skills as well as providing me with the opportunity to continue my education. The position of apprentice millwright would enable me to apply my current skills whilst providing me with the opporuntity to continue my education and develop my proficiency. You can play around with them some more and see what other people have to say. Good luck.

Question: Anyone know some FREE sites where I can post all of these shipyard jobs I have open? I have a STRONG need for Shipfitters.AND I need pipefitters, electricians, welders (of all types) millwrights, shipwrights, boilermakers, shet metal mechanics. I have a bunch of positions open and I know there are tons of people who need jobs out there. I've posted ads locally and I have a lot of people who have come from far and wide to work, but it seems like the more people I provide the more workers we need. Any suggestions? I'm afraid people are going to start canceling their orders if I dont get some more workers. Can you give me a little help PLEASE? Oh and anyone have a good definition for Orbital WELDER? I dont know how to desribe it because this is the first time I have needed one.

Answer: Where are you??? That would help. You can start by posting them at your local unemployment office. And also, there are places like America's Job Bank that you can post at too. They have full-on job descriptions that you can choose from. You can also post on Craigslist. email me if you want others...

Question: I need to change my bearing hub on my mountain bike? I thinks the bearings are gone is this something I can do myself (I'm a millwright mechanic with an engineering degree) The bike is a Trek fuel about 4 years old the main crank is a shimano. Thanks

Answer: Yes you can but you have to buy a crank extractor but in your case you can just make one! LOL Watch this video it helped me when I did it . Thanks for the 10 points LOL I'm guessing you want to change the bearing cartridge..STEVE NASH

Question: where can i get the software for a Nissan x-trail '02 4x4 engine? my Nissan x-trail's engine light on the dashboard went on? i live very far from a dealer and my Nissan is only 3 months old, i want to know if i can get software on the internet for the engine that shows me why the light is on. i am an millwright and have experience in that area, i just need the software.

Answer: You don't just need software. You need the connection to hook your computer w/software up to the OBD2 connection on the car. Easier to just go to parts store and ask if they have a reader to find out the code.