Machine Shop Tours: Lakewood Machine & Tool
Ian Sandusky (@Let’s Machine) took us for a tour around his machine shop, Lakewood Machine & Tool, and showed us his machine tools.
How does the machine shop of a practical machinist look? We are taking you for a tour around the world to discover how metalworkers and job shop owners choose to arrange their workspaces, what type of work they typically do, and what type of machines and tools they use to get their parts done. In this first episode of the job shop tour series, Practical Machinist virtually visited Ian Sandusky, host of Machine Shop Talk on our YouTube channel, to take a peek inside his shop.
Lakewood Machine & Tool is located in Newmarket, ON, and was founded in 1988 by Ian’s father Peter Sandusky. As the shop originally focused mainly on tool and die making, many die equipment is still present and functioning but as CNC gradually took over, the main business focus also shifted towards precision manufacturing of aluminum and steel parts.
Do you want to take Practical Machinist for a tour around your shop? Drop a comment below or get in touch with us via email at info@practicalmachinist and we will arrange it! Stay tuned for more machining videos!
2 Comments
Nice video, its good to see a shop surviving and doing well.
If you want to do a video of a totally different kind of shop my door is open.
I have a 1905 Bullard still.being used.
Morey Vertical slotter
Universal boring mill
Complete manual shop doing medium size repair work.
Hello Ian Sandusky,
I am very fond of your inspired & motivational work. Based on what you show & do, it keeps my morale boosted. I decided to open up my own machine job shop, AKH Precision Products, Apex, NC 27539. I am a Mechanical Engineer with 20+ years of industrial exp. You showed a video of Kyle Hill, (khill@proto-dyne.com), Concord, NC 28027. It was very inspirational & reinforcing. Kyle learned on his own & I am following his footsteps. We need to bring back manufacturing to the US. In the same direction & path is Jason Davis from D&D Enterprises of Greensboro (https://www.ddent-usa.com) located in Randleman, NC They both have been guiding & helping me to set up my company, especially on what equipment to buy etc. I just want to thank them up as I have had sleepless & restlessness nights. They both are my light to end of the tunnel.
I hope you continue with your motivational & positive reinforcement work.
May God help you, your business & United States of America !!
Thanks,
Sandeep