Lights Out at 20: Inside a One-Man, Multi-Axis Machine Shop with Michael King

Podcast: Lights Out: Technology and Automation Podcast by MakingChips · Nick Goellner

Opublikowano: 2026-01-30

What does the future of manufacturing look like when it's built by someone who has never known a world without digital tools, automation, or on-demand learning? In this episode of Lights Out, the hosts sit down with Michael King, founder of Munkworks, whose story feels almost implausible until you hear it unfold. Michael bought his first CNC machine as a teenager, owns a five-axis machining center before he's old enough to legally drink, and runs a growing shop almost entirely on his own. But this conversation isn't about novelty. It's about mindset. From early hands-on building and 3...