About Us
SCHSM is a group of amateur machinists (Home Shop Machinists, or HSM, if you prefer) who associate to:
- Share our knowledge and experience with each other
- Admire each other's work
- Exchange ideas, information, techniques, and sources of tools and supplies
- Consider cooperative buys of equipment
- Visit local suppliers to learn about their products and processes
- Have fun with a bunch of people who understand our hobby
Our membership is well-varied:
- machine shop instructors,
- machinists and welders,
- a gunsmith,
- film industry specialists,
- amateur radio operators,
- engineers,
- medical professionals,
- and many others from interesting backgrounds,
who all share a love of metal, assure lively discussions and a variety of viewpoints for problem solving. Joining is pretty easy - show up at a meeting and, assuming you're breathing, have an interest in working with metal and are willing to share, you're a member. Hands-on metal working is central, but related topics are not considered off topic.