I took apart stuff -mainly electronics- to see how they worked from an early age.
I was always fascinated by computers and once I started to understand how to connect and control motors with them, I was hooked. Moving physical things with lines of code was amazing, but I had a problem. I didn’t know how to actually build any robots. I didn’t understand how to design things or work with any materials. I didn’t have those practical skills.
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 and welding 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.
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
Stick welding on a job site in Michigan
Tig welding some metal shelves
Loading and unloading heavy Corten Panels
Working on my electric skateboard
Happy with my PLC press brake controller
Helping install a big metal awning