![]() So I basically just use that router for probably around four years or so. And that was, I got that router when I first started the business. I don't know if you're familiar with those, but I think I've seen it in the community or online. And if you're really, really patient you can. When I bought the, the router, all the examples I found were like just 2 D machining, flat parts, but I assumed I could do a mold. And the little three axis CNC router that I got was able to do that basically using a tooling board for the molds. And I wanted to be able to make the tooling, the molds for making those composite parts as well. I designed a lot of composite parts, you know, carbon fiber wings and fuselages and things like that for small drones. I was doing a lot of on the designing, the drones. So what initially, you know, you were doing all this engineering contract work, what initially wanted you to buy a desktop machine and then how did that kind of come about? So you started with a desktop machine though. So let's step Back a little bit before quicky, even. And that basically enabled me to put a nice down payment on a brother Speedio CNC. And we ended up surpassing that goal by quite a bit. And we set the goal at $25,000 because I figured that was kind of the minimum amount that I needed either to make it economically viable, outsourcing the parts to a, another machine shop or getting my own machine. About five years ago, I launched a product called quicky, which is a magnetic tactical belt on Kickstarter. So the vise has really started with, as a lot of things do a Kickstarter project. You know, it was, I really think, I mean, that might be a good social media post or something because it was really cool to see how your mind worked kind of in creating, you know, you, you had that first set that was just like the collapsible ones and then you had more hardened ones and it's been really cool to seeing how that has kind of evolved into your current line. I know I came by your shop a week or two ago, and it was super cool to see your shelf of kind of the evolution of the Flux Workholding vise line. The machine vises were really a solution to the problem of how to make a whole bunch of small parts really quickly as a one man shop. But we didn't just start making machine vises. And today the product line that we just launched is Flux Workholding, which is our line of quick change machine vises. And over time that escalated ended up taking over the business. But as time went on, I started developing my own products and selling them online. But as time went on, I continued doing consulting, which is basically just being a freelance engineer. Definitely learned a lot from each of those industries. I was working in the UAV industry, designing drones, and then I also did quite a bit of consulting work in the semiconductor industry, doing motion control systems, some really, really high precision in a vacuum at cryogenic temperature nanometre type tolerances. I actually started my business doing engineering consulting originally. I'm in just the right spot, I think, but I can explain a little bit more later why I think that is, but I have a degree in aerospace engineering and I'm a self-taught machinist. ![]() I actually think the line between those two things is kind of blurring as time goes on. So my background is actually in engineering originally, I'd say I'm 50% engineer and 50% machinist. How did you get into manufacturing? Because you've got kind of an interesting path into machining and manufacturing and I think it's a really cool story. So yeah, pull those up if you want to check his stuff out and if you haven't before and, let's jump into it. Yeah, definitely guys pull that up and you're on Instagram as well, right? It's and (00:56):Īwesome. Also, which has our line of tactical belts and, which is our line of high-end dog leashes. That's probably most relevant to everybody listening right now. So for those who don't follow you on social media or any, or haven't seen your products, where can they find you online? So they can pull this stuff up and follow alongį is the main place because that's our line of machine vises. And this week I'm joined by Michael Sargent, of Sargent Research, Gear Fur, Carbon Tactics, and now Flux Workholding. I’m your host, Dylan Jackson from Proteum Machining. Welcome back to within tolerance podcast, a podcast for machinists by machinists. ![]()
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