Kenneth Cassel
@KennethCassel
building an autonomous metal fabrication factory
gm we make custom weldments for hardware startups MIG and TIG Aluminum, Steel, and Stainless Steel sheet and tube metal weldments hmu if you need parts welded quickly
everyone looks cool welding
easier to understand the world when you realize incentives matter

welding projects this week - aluminum drone weldment - steel tube + sheet metal project for a space company - robot arms w/ tube and cnc milled parts - stainless brackets - custom aluminum enclosure
what's the best way to never see any email like this again? probably get 15-20 with the same type of auto sequence follow up for all types of dumb stuff a day

life is funny left the trades to become a programmer for better job prospects now ai is eating software quickly and I’m back to doing stuff in the real world (w/software) wouldn’t trade it for anything biggest opportunities are in the real world
also there are certain manufacturing processes that are mostly human labor Tons of stuff that people could start with a few grand a garage
i think a false belief for manufacturing is that it takes too much capital to get started you can build a solid MVP with one technical talent, a machine, and a bit of floor space the used market for machinery is vast and highly discounted
wife: hey do you know why there’s a $10,000 withdrawal from our bank account
welder shortage largely solved by - making the work environment more enjoyable (a/c and heating) - process improvements / standardization to lower the minimum amt of skill needed to do the job - pathway to increase pay / responsibility - internal training - welding robots
what if the robot was the fixture and a human did the welding
Bryson makes custom carbon fiber parts fast btw if you’re looking
am automating fiber
had to get a quote from a supplier for a part he said it was delayed because he couldn’t open step files so he had to send it to a different department
dudes after facing the worst soul crushing defeat of their life > it is what it is