Personal · Professional · Taunton, MA
About 17 years in machining. Working with manufacturers across New England.
About 17 years in machining
Hands-on machining experience, from running parts to setup and programming. Here’s where I can be useful to your shop.
Swiss-type and multi-axis lathes, including Citizen, Star, Tsugami, and INDEX TRAUB.
CNC setup help →Buy or sell machines, tooling, and accessories, with condition talk before money moves.
usedcnctools.com →Chips, drops, solids, and surplus metal from machine shops.
machineshopscrap.com →Send the RFQ and get a path to a shop that can run the job.
cncquotesfast.com →Contract inspection and first-article prep when the print has to match the part.
aiinspectiontools.com →Go where the business happens
Pick what you need and go straight to the site built for it.
Machines, tooling, and accessories, with honest condition talk before money moves.
usedcnctools.com →
Chips, solids, and surplus metal from machine shops.
machineshopscrap.com →
Send the RFQ and get a path to a shop that can run the job.
cncquotesfast.com →Need inspection help? Contract inspection and FAI: aiinspectiontools.com →
The story
Every part of this work was learned at the machine, then built outward one skill at a time. More about Tim →
Reading prints, running parts, and learning what chips, sound, and finish say about a cut.
Offsets, workholding, process, and programs that make a machine produce the part the quote promised.
A part is only as good as the measurement that proves it: first articles, CMM, and gages that match the print.
Hours, controls, tapers, runout, and documents. What to check before money moves, and when to walk.
Turning shop knowledge into focused sites for used CNC, scrap, machined parts, and inspection.
For the next generation
There’s nothing wrong with getting your hands dirty. If you’re young and curious about machining, or you’re a parent asking about it, start here. Proud to make it in America.
Why machining is a good career, how to get started, scholarships, free training, and who to call with questions.
Start here → For working machinistsSpeeds and feeds, G-code, thread charts, GD&T, CAM, materials data, forums, and the best free shop-floor teachers online.
Open the toolbox → For machinists going furtherWhy the big Chicago manufacturing show is worth it, plus a proposal template and sample email to get your boss to send you.
Make the case →Focus
Hands-on help for New England shops.
Machine setup, process talk, and programming context for shops that need someone who has stood at the control.
CNC setup help →
Contract inspection handoffs, first-article (FAI) prep, and gage guidance when the print has to match the part.
Metrology & FAI →Buy/sell guidance on used CNC machines, tooling, and accessories — with honest condition talk before money moves.
Used CNC →Based in Taunton, MA. Coordinating with manufacturers across New England and beyond when a deal or job needs a point person.
How I work
No theater. Clear asks, clear answers.
Latest articles
Checklists for buying used CNC, tooling, and FAI handoffs. All articles →
Shop-floor checklist for buying used CNC in New England: hours, control, tooling, wear, runout, clocks, docs, and photos that matter. Taunton MA.
The photo pack New England buyers need before they wire a deposit on used CNC — data plate, control, spindle, ways, docs. Taunton MA.
When a used live tool is worth buying vs scrap — runout, seals, drive, docs. New England shop-floor checklist.
First-article inspection handoff checklist for New England shops — what to send, what done looks like, when to bring in contract inspection. Taunton MA.
Free download
One clipboard page for walking a used machine before money moves: hours, control, spindle and taper, tooling, runout, docs, photos, and your walk-away line.
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FAQ
A Taunton, MA–based manufacturing contact focused on CNC setup and programming conversations, precision metrology, and used equipment for New England shops.
usedcnctools.com for buying and selling used CNC, machineshopscrap.com for shop scrap and solids, cncquotesfast.com when you need parts machined, and aiinspectiontools.com for contract inspection and metrology.
No. Just Taunton, MA. The fastest way to reach me is to call or text.
Call or text 508-343-1219. Photos of the machine, print, or lot help.
Talk to Tim
Call or text. Taunton, MA — New England focus. Photos of the machine, print, or lot help.