Hello my name is George and as the title reads I'm from Toronto.
This will be long winded to some of you. Here we go.
I worked in jewelry from 92 to 03. For the most part on the retail end of it. I had gotten into jewelry purely motivated by spite. Now I'll explain.
Growing up in a poverty stricken household, topped with a side order of welfare and a big dash of alcoholism. Dropping out at 15, it wasn't hard to figure out how my life would end up. That was ok for me then, I simply accepted my role in life.
Took a job as a cleaner at a pawnbroker and one day a client asked me a question only to have the sales rep cut in and explain that "I know nothing". I get home and this really began to bug me as who is she to say such a thing. Well the next day was the beginning of it all. I started taking home books by the CJA & the GIA. I began studying. I then took a course in the jewelry arts at my local college. Next thing I knew I was working the counter. From there I moved on to an upscale boutique in Toronto's upscale neighborhood of Yorkville, where I managed for three years. But then 911 hit and as we were recovering SARS hit. Time to move on, but 10 years was a good run.
Jump to the present and now I am the senior electroplater at a chrome plating shop. I am also a hobbyist who needs to reacquaint myself with jewelry to help further my goal of completing my project.
I am building an exoskeletal armour based on the War-Machine from the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
This will be made of steel, aluminum and titanium. It will boast a full range of motion with lights sounds and servo motors. This will be a full scale wearable armour. Now when I started I had no prior experience on how I would build this. So I began to do some research and development, studying the following disciplines.
Metalcasting
Hammer forming
Animatronics
Mechatronics
Kinetic movement
Robotics
Welding
Design
Now i realize that I need jewelry skills to help me along with this.
Yes I told you it was long winded.
Thanks for having me...
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