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My specialty idea might be a problem because I'm not sure how many people would REALLY want a supercharged or turbocharged R/C model Seriously though my plan is to make custom firearms. I will also do smaller jobs and once I'm done with the Army and I can attend school full time I plan on getting a Mechanical Engineering degree with a minor in Explosives Engineering from New Mexico Tech. I also have a couple friends that have similar interests in firearms but have saved a LOT of money and one of them has already talked about being a partner. I do the work and he buys equipment. I have a couple crazy projects that I have bought the software to theoretically test. The machine is to help me get into the actual building of my idea.

I'm also extremely interested in automotives, motorcycles and small aircraft (not an inexpensive hobby in the house, my fiancee loves horses lol) and I plan on making things for that. I'm hoping that I may be able to contract some of my engineering skills after I get my degree. My dad is currently 53 and has a plan to retire in 5 years that I think he started a year or two ago. He is talking about contracting engineering work that he can do at home and possibly getting some machines to do work at home. My fiancee just finished her Masters degree in nursing and wants one of us to be home enough that when we have children we don't need daycare or a baby sitter.

I have a feeling that I will also be machining things for aquariums which is another hobby of mine. I have a good friend in El Paso that owns an aquarium shop and I'm sure he will have plenty of ideas for things that could be turned on a lathe.

Well, there's my novel of dreams and aspirations