About a month before graduating highschool in 2012 I saw a job posting at the University of Hawaii at Manoa student job database for a machine shop assistant. It's safe to say the shop supervisor was surprised to hear a highschool student call in for the job. Since then, I've been machining and designing products.

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I founded Gtscientific in 2017 while pursuing my Masters of Science in Mechanical Engineering. It was during my first year in grad school I felt comfortable enough with CNCs to move up from 3020 and 6040 CNC routers and bought a Tormach PCNC440. Since then I've made numerous products and parts growing the business and skill sets along the way. Kickstarter has proved a reliable and helpful platform for designing quality products and keeping cash coming in to work on more useful products such as industrial tooling. My first rule when making products is it has to be something that I would use too.

Aside from machining jobs and Kickstarter projects I currently have 1 biomedical device in a clinical study at Kapiolani Hospital.

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And like most of us, I do work a day job. I work for a small local firm that is primarily a defense contractor specializing in remote chemical detection systems. Rapid prototyping all day everyday!

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Thank you for visiting my site! I hope my products may find some use or value in your life.

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Equipment 

Hurco VM10Ui 5 Axis Machining Center

Syil X7 3 Axis Machining Center

Tormach SlantPro with Turret and Autocloser

Automatic Bandsaw

TIG Welding

Parker Majestic No. 2 6"x12" Surface Grinder

Ultimaker 2+ Connect 3D Printer

Bead Blasting Cabinet

Quincy QGS Rotary Screw Compressor with Refrigerator

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Experience machining the following materials:

Tungsten Alloy

303, 304, 316, 17-4PH, stainless steels
Mild steel, galvanized steel, alloy steels, tool steels, hardened steels
Delrin, UHMW, polycarbonate, acrylic, Ultem
6061, 6063, 7075 aluminum alloy

Carbon fiber
C360 brass

Grade 2 titanium

Copper C101, C145

Damascus Steel

Graphite

AZ31 Magnesium Alloy
Koa, Pine, Monkeypod woods

Macor Ceramic

Former and Current Clients

The University of Hawaii at Manoa

-Dr. Camilo Mora: Intelligent planting systems

-Dr. Glenn Carter: Parts that went to the bottom of the Mariana trench

Hawaii Space Flight Laboratory

-6U Satellite components

Spectrum Photonics Inc.

RHT Enterprise
Kamanu Composites
Cadalyst Systems LLC

The 8th Axis

Synergy Design Co

Seboart

Flux Marine

Siva Afi Co

Precision Machinery and Tooling

Halekulani

Simply Wood Studios

Hi Motion Cinema

A local bakery that chooses to remain confidential
Private citizens

I do take on machining jobs and my rate starts at $100/hr 

Tormach 15L Slant Pro CNC Lathe with Turret and Bar Puller

Instagram @gtscientific_and_mfg

I often post the projects that I am 

working on here. You can follow my journey as I grow and learn.

History