DZ
- Reading Assignment: Chapters 5-6 in Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance; Chapter 2 in Shop Class as Soulcraft
- Book Notes:
Soulcraft Chapter 1:
= manual trades (ie. “vocational ed”) are no longer emphasized in today’s schools
= in college many students don’t learn anything of particular application
= used to emphasize phronesis (translated “practical wisdom”); recent transition to promoting sophia, or wisdom in “eternal objects” (ie. math, science)
=interviewers look for complacence and personality, not grades or specific skillset
= author argues that being able to react to situations as they arise is more valuable than general knowledge (ie. surgeons cannot be replaced, but x-ray technicians can)
= draws disctinction between “personal” and “impersonal” or rules-based services; the latter is much more offshorable than the former
Zen Chapters 3 & 4:
= narrator recognizes town/motel during storm; “phaedrus” had been there before
= narrator tells unconventional “ghost story” about man-made concepts like gravity (even sane people believe in these “ghosts”)
=the four continue on their journey; the narrator provides a list of all his gear
NEW TERMINOLOGY:
- Speedometer — guage which measures speed of rear wheel (in mph/kmh)
- Tachometer — guage which measures speed of the crank/flywheel (in rpm)
- Open-end adjustable wrench (has a thumb roller to adjust the size of the opening)
- Machinist’s hammer (one flat end, one hemispherical end)
- Tire iron (for prying the tire off of the wheel hub)
- Impact driver (converts axial to rotational motion
- Feeler guage (for measuring gap width)
- Cotter pin (flexible piece of metal; ends bend out to hold in place)
- Duplex chain (twice the width of a normal chain for added support) –used for primary chain
What we did in lab:
- Dismantled engine head and clutch assembly (Top End, Bottom End, Clutch)
- Removed rear suspension, examined swing arm (Frame/Wheels)
- Created and tested mock electrical system (Electrical)