How it all got started

[Christophe Mineau]

Hi Marv,
Thanks for this piece of life, and I must say it reminds me of my personal life.
I also discovered the lathe (and mill, but was always more fascinated by the lathe) at high school, and also had shop classes at that time where I learned almost everything. It reminds me also of one of my professors who was also a passionate, restoring old cars, and we could spend hours with him, after the work, in the shop....
I don't know how it is now on your side of the Atlantic, but here, they almost have given up the shop time in High school...
Now it's my son who is doing the same kind of studies as I did 35 years ago, but they do not learn anymore any machining skill.
Fortunately, I have my personal shop and can teach him and some of his friends some things ...

Now, these schools and teachers only deal with the "sacred" 3D printer, I really think this is a mistake. If at least is was to build the printer ... but no, they purchase it ...