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Entering into machining as a hobby can be a bit intimidating for the uninitiated, but Bernie Vinther had no fear. The 65-year old former electrician took up the hobby 10 years ago after a medical condition forced him to retire at only 38. He enrolled at classes at a local Continue reading Bernie Vinther, blind machinist
I’m not exactly sure who Dave Akin is, but he’s obviously a wise man. He wrote these 33 Laws of Spacecraft Design that are full of astute insights and observations that can be applied to many other engineering, design and management situations. He’s kindly granted permission for them to be reprinted, Continue reading Akin’s Laws of Spacecraft Design When Chris Wood started LittleMachineShop.com, it was only supposed to be a test. Wood and a partner were writing manuals for a Japanese printer company and he realized he should learn to build e-commerce sites for the clients he worked with. Wood had his own mini lathe at home but found he had few Continue reading LittleMachineShop.com founder Chris Wood I found something very unusual on a web site about machining and metalworking — a people story. You see, web sites about this hobby are almost always about tools, techniques, workshops and projects. You rarely learn about the people who do metalworking, which is something that I always enjoy. So I was very surprised Continue reading People: Fred Schleipman |
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