Uploaded January 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Tom is metal worker and machinist currently working at the Lawrence Berkeley Lab with scientists and physicists developing and building machines to use in scientific research. Tom also has a YouTube channel Oxtoolco and is the author of several books about metal working.

0:00 intro
1:33 The machinist community
2:15 Machinist education
6:22 Tom's background
11:07 Clorox
12:20 Thrasher magazine
15:04 A great opportunity
19:37 Lawrence Berkeley lab
23:00 Physics & machinery
27:53 Tom becomes an author
32:15 Tom's YouTube channel
36:52 Where to find Tom

YouTube: OxToolCo
Instagram: oxtools
Books:
amzn.to/3nl61G9
amzn.to/35fFZhm
amzn.to/3njyjRz