I started my first job in design engineering in early 2003. By the middle of 2004 I was infatuated with CNC routers and plasma cutters. At the time there wasn't a lot of information on the internet about these machines. But that didn't stop me from thinking I could build one. I mean, why couldn't a 23 year old build a precise machine with nothing but a few cheap hand tools. I still have the three
stepper motors I ordered from Ebay in my basement. Needless to say, I never got any further than that. Like most people ... life happened. And every few years I would start researching, then stop again. Nearly 18 years later, I was finally able to pursue my dream with the support of my wife. Me working fulltime as an engineer, her working fulltime as a nurse, having two boys ... and working out of our garage in all of the free time we have ... it's been a slow-developing project. But it's a project we can work on together. Over the last several years I've had the opportunity to work with plastic injection molded parts, cast parts, sheet metal, honeycomb panels, weed trimmer designs, leaf blowers, aircraft completion and most recently electrical and wire routing with all of their brackets and supports. But learning the CNC programming side, the cutting and finishing, and everything in between has been an eye-opening experience. Going back to college does not interest me in the least ... but continuing to learn definitely does. And I waste a lot of time 'planning' instead of working. There are certain things that really interest me, other's don't. I tend to be very meticulous (and maybe a little OCD) so it's likely you won't find our shop loaded with a ton of things. Our goal is unique. Somewhere between modern and modern rustic.
