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.