ABOUT

Mori Seiki NT1000 SZM CNC Mill-Turn Machining Center

Located in Honolulu, HI, with simple 2-3 axis machines to complex 5-11 axis multi tasking machines we do a wide range of work. Parts range from plate work, to tight tolerance titanium subsea and aerospace components. I can usually do rush work (0-5 day lead time).

Generally if the part fits in 12"x12"x12" I can probably make it. Larger parts 2ft x3ft have also been produced.

Services Offered

CNC machining (anything precision cut or mass produced whether it's satellite components, aftermarket bike parts, defense parts, parts that are no longer sold by the OEM but a replacement is needed, etc).
3D Modeling

Best to email me at info@gtscientific.com if this is your first time reaching out. I check it multiple times daily.

Qualifications
13 Years machining experience
15 Years CAD/Drafting experience
Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering
4 years DOD SBIR experience

Where are you located? We all know Hawaii is the most expensive place to live, therefore I operate out of two oversized garages. I usually do pickups and deliveries at the customer location.

Equipment

Mori Seiki NT1000 SZM 11 Axis Turn-Mill CNC (the only privately owned B axis head mill-turn in the state)

Hurco VM10Ui 5 Axis Machining Center
20"x16" Travels, although I have worked on parts 26"x26"
Syil X7 3 Axis Machining Center

Tormach SlantPro 2 Axis CNC Lathe with Turret and Autocloser

Automatic Bandsaw

TIG Welding

Parker Majestic No. 2 6"x12" Surface

Grinder modified to be semi automatic

60W Fiber Laser used for marking metal

Ultimaker 2+ Connect 3D Printer

Bead Blasting Cabinet

Quincy QGS 5, Atlas Copco G11P, Sullair 10 hp

2000 deg heat treat kiln + temper kiln for heat treating metals

Software

Esprit TNG

Fusion 360

Adobe Illustrator

I also have used Solidworks since 2011 and Creo (ProE).

Experience machining the following materials:

Tungsten Alloy

Grade 5 (6Al-4V), Grade 2 Titanium

Timascus (white and black), Damascus, Moku-Ti,

Zirconium

Micarta, G10, Bakelite, FR4

303, 304, 316, 17-4PH, 440, 410, stainless steels

CPM 154
Mild steel, galvanized steel, alloy steels, tool steels, hardened steels
Delrin, UHMW, polycarbonate, acrylic, Ultem
6061, 6063, 7075 aluminum alloy

Carbon fiber

C360, C693 brass

954 aluminum bronze

Copper C101, C110, C145

Graphite

AZ31 Magnesium Alloy
Koa, Pine, Monkeypod woods

Macor Ceramic

Invar

Bakelite

Cage Code: 9USY1

DUNS :122458418

NAICS:

332710-Machine Shop
332721-Precision Turned Manufacturing
333298-Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
333999-General Machinery Manufacturing,
339999-Miscellaneous Manufacturing

Hurco VM10Ui 5 Axis Machining Center

Current and Former Clients

PacMar

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

-HyTi Mission

-ALIMAS and UV PAMIS

Institute for Astronomy

-Nasa Infrared Telescope (IRTF)

Solar Observatory in Colorado

UH Marine Center/SOEST

Ti2 Design

Spectrum Photonics Inc.

The Bike Factory

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

Syil X7 3 Axis Vertical Machining Center

Tormach 15L Slant Pro CNC Lathe

Aluminum, stainless steel, and Invar parts made for the NASA IRTF telescope

Delrin parts made for instrumentation going to the bottom of the Marianas trench

Satellite parts. This had tolerances of +/-0.001" and required a good surface finish

Satellite parts. This had tight angular tolerances

History

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.

About Me (Grant Takara)
I spent most of my time in high school on the robotics team and 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. I wanted to learn how all the teams on the mainland made such good robots/parts. 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.

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. From 2018 to 2022 I worked at a local engineering firm on Department of Defense SBIR projects and machined stuff on the side. Since then I've made numerous products and parts growing the business and skill sets along the way.

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

Facebook @Gtscientific LLC

Some posts of the project that I am working on are also published here.

Youtube @gtscientific

I have a number of videos going

over the features and review of my Hurco 5 Axis, Syil X7 VMC, my Tormach Slant Pro as well as my product videos.