Mike Stacey

Mike Stacey is the President and founder of Columbus Machine Works, Inc., a full-service machine shop in Columbus, Ohio established in 1997. Columbus Machine’s focus is supporting local manufacturing and industry with repairs, parts, machine, component, and assembly design, as well as mechanical problem solving. Columbus Machine currently employs 17 in a 10,000 sq. ft. facility. Columbus Machine Works is the optimum environment to efficiently produce a precision machine like the MADE lathe.

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Mike’s beginning in the machine industry was inspired by his time of employment as a machinist at a fourth generation family owned company, once prominent in Central Ohio. While there, he began a lifelong, hands-on pursuit of restoration and conservation of antique and vintage machine tools. This activity naturally evolved into a profound interest in ornamental turning equipment.

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Ready to apply his company’s manufacturing capacity to a beloved product, this was to become a perfect match. Mike’s educational background in Industrial Design, combined with 20 years of manufacturing leadership equip him with design and management techniques needed to guide the production of the MADE lathe to success.

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