

Admiring the consideration that was given to a design elegance and logical aesthetic of old machinery was only natural given Mike's industrial design background. His inquisitive nature created a long interest in the history and development of machine tools, their contribution to the free-market economy and the men that pioneered them, founding early methods of production and setting the stage for the advancement of manufacturing everywhere.
Unavoidably, a heart for early machinery often evolves into the labor of conservation. Mike has spent many years in the pursuit of procuring and taking care of historically significant and interesting machinery and devices.
This has taken him around the world, and eventually led to his involvement in designing and manufacturing The M.A.D.E. Ornamental Turning Lathe, as well as The Lindow Rose Engine.
