“How did you get into metalwork?”

For me, it was a process.

I have a strong programming and electronics background but needed the practical skills in order to work with all types of materials.

I needed the practical skills in order to learn the techniques that made it possible to achieve an impressive fit, finish, and function for any given application.

That’s when I decided to try metal fabrication.

I had the opportunity to work with some amazing and skilled individuals that made me appreciate the work it takes to create something beautiful from a raw material, and also how to push it to its limits. Shortly after, I began learning manual machining, then I learned how to program and run CNC mills and plasma cutters, and at a certain point I was running jobs on two machines while also fabricating other jobs at the same time! It made me realize one person, with the help of some robots, could do the work of multiple people.

These industrial machines/robots took me full circle back to my programming and electronic roots.

So while I got started in electronics, I ended up in metal fabrication, and then found a lot of common ground between the two.

In trades like metal fabrication and machining, there are a multitude of ways to build something, but when a little automation gets involved, it gets very interesting. My aim is to provide excellent fabrication and machining services while reducing the actual labor. I also want to build my own machines for making the work easier while reviving older machines with newer controllers to make them easier to use.

"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic"

- Arthur C. Clarke