I’m an active duty Navy machinist who somehow decided that working with lathes and mills all day wasn’t enough metal and machinery for one lifetime—so now I spend my off-hours with an ever-growing army of 3D printers, laser engravers, and CNC machines. What started as simple rapid prototyping has evolved into a full-blown obsession with tools and technology. I spend more time tuning tools than making things—it’s not procrastination, it’s “preventive maintenance.” My power bill could light a small village, but that’s just the cost of keeping the robots happy.