Flagship CNC programming
ShopCAM
Build, preview, and export controller-aware CNC programs from shop-floor operation templates.
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Practical calculators and programming tools for machinists, fabricators, builders, electricians, and specialty trades.
Family owned · Montgomery, TX · Real phone, real people
Each app is built around the calculations and decisions that happen in real work, not around a generic dashboard.
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CNC programming and everyday shop math.
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Developed patterns and welding setup math.
Flat-pattern generator
Generate flat patterns and 1:1 DXF cut files for cylinders, cone gores, and duct wraps.
Welding calculator
Calculate amperage, heat input, travel speed, gas flow, and filler requirements offline.
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Materials, layout, and field calculations.
Construction calculator
Estimate materials for decks, drywall, concrete, tile, paint, flooring, framing, and roofing.
Electrical calculator
Run voltage drop, wire size, conduit fill, ampacity, motor, and box-fill calculations offline.
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Focused software for specialized making.
Stained-glass studio
Coming soonDraw stained-glass patterns, number pieces, plan materials, and print at exact finished size.
In development for iPad + Mac
We’re a holding company that builds the boring tools small shops actually need. The brand exists to keep us honest about who we serve.
We don't sell enterprise contracts. No rip-and-replace. No IT department required. Pricing that fits a one-person shop just as well as a thirty-person floor.
Talk to the people who built it. No tier-one ticket queue. We pick up the phone and we know the products because we made them.
Every product we ship has to do at least one of those three things. If it doesn't, we don't make it.
Work-holding & Custom Manufacturing
Texas B2B supplier and contract manufacturer. Work-holding off the shelf - chucks, soft jaws, vises, fixtures, clamps - plus custom parts made to your spec. Send a part number or a drawing and we reply with availability, price, and ETA.
Custom Software
Paying for five tools that almost fit? We build the one tool that does - order forms, customer portals, dashboards, the spreadsheet that's about to become someone's full-time job. Built and supported in Texas.
Federal Contracts
ShopBid reads every active federal solicitation on SAM.gov daily and matches machining work to your shop's real machines, materials, and certifications. Every match is human-reviewed. Free invite-only concierge pilot.
Charts, formulas, and starting points for the trades - machining, electrical, welding, concrete - plus the operations stuff every shop runs into. Written by people who do the job.
Glass Eye 2000 is Windows-only. Here is the honest state of stained-glass pattern software on Mac and iPad, from virtual machines and general drawing apps to GlassPattern.
Read guideCone layout formula for full cones and frustums: R2, R1, and sector angle θ from diameter and height. Worked 24-to-6 hopper example, hand layout checklist, rolling technique, and the FabCalc 1:1 DXF export.
Read guidePreheat ranges for A36, A572, A514, 4140, and 4340 by thickness, the IIW carbon equivalent bands, and the canonical answer to the 4140 preheat question: 400–600°F, low-hydrogen rod, slow cool.
Read guideEvery word of the Fanuc two-line and Haas G76 decoded: thread height 0.6134 × pitch, the D×√n pass rule, RPM guidance, and a complete ready-to-run 1/2-13 UNC program.
Read guideMost folks call us first. We'd rather hear what you're actually dealing with than guess what you need. Texas hours, real people, no scripts.
