06/17/2026
Part 2 of Andrew Roberson's conversation with our COO Lee Letourneau is live today. ๐๏ธ
In Pt. 1, Lee and Andrew got into Andrew's roots, his family's 110+ year legacy of custom home building in Arkansas, and how a tax-deductible truck hobby turned into a patented product, a SEMA debut, and eventually Dark Threat Fabrication.
In Pt. 2, they dig into the part most people don't talk about: what it actually takes to keep a fab shop running.
Andrew shares the early days of chasing customers with nothing but a plasma table, the leap into his first laser and press brake, and a late-night LinkedIn message that turned into a wave of POs right when he needed them most. They also get into the tech shaping the modern shop, from automated sheet and tube lasers to co-bot welders and the role AI is starting to play in quoting and process.
It's an honest look at the math, the risk, and the faith behind a growing fab business.
๐ง Link in the comments to watch or listen to Pt. 2.