Ouch my eye!

I’m a father, engineer, & geek. By day I work as an embedded systems engineer designing all manner of devices for the industrial and embedded markets, mostly for extreme environments.  When I’m not performing my fatherly duties, I’m geeking out doing more of the same. I’m one of those lucky people that loves what they do, and do what they love.

For years I’ve been dreaming of having an industrial laser cutter. I would get envious of everyone that I came across that had one. Wasn’t sure what I would do with one if I had it, but having something that cuts with photons is just so irresistible to a geek like me. I’m one of those people that is constantly dreaming of cool things to build, only to be stopped by the thought of lacking the necessary tools or budget to make it happen. That little voice in the back of my head kept saying “If only I had a laser cutter…”

All that is about to change (hopefully). This blog is an attempt to document my challenges, successes (and I’m sure some failures), as I go through the process of refurbishing an old beat-up industrial laser.