Brad Mitchell is a follower of Jesus, our Messiah and Savior. I grew up in a family of Engineers, mathematicians and another physician. After college I went to Medical school in Philadelphia and then completed my general surgical training in Syracuse NY. After a fellowship in Endocrine Surgery at Yale, I have practiced in private practice in small rural hospitals, and in the university setting (eventually serving as the associate chair at Michigan State University) and as chief of surgery at a VA hospital. In my last position I was the program director of a brand new Surgical Residency program in Dover Delaware.
People
After 30 years of preparation and 30 years of practicing surgery I have “retired” and look forward to the next 30 years of pursuing my hobbies, like hunting, fishing, writing and artwork, and spending time with children and grandchildren and new friends. I am committed to providing hiqh-quality products from Gifts and Talents and my goal is 100 % customer satisfaction.
Ben Mitchell has been a CNC and 3D printing hobbyist for almost 15 years. He has obtained an associate’s degree in Electronics Engineering Technology (Pittsburgh Technical Institute) and in CNC Machining and CAD from Lansing Community College. He is interested in all things scientific, but especially in physics, chemistry, electronics, and manufacturing Technology.
We are excited to bring you fascinating lithophanes and our other products, printed or crafted by the machines we are controlling to bring you joy. We are happy to consider custom products and 3D prototype creations as well. Thank you for taking time to get to know us.
Ben and Brad
Process
Our products are created by CNC machines. These include 3D FDM printers, 3D Resin Printers and 3D routers. CNC means Computer Number Controller. Computers control the machines to move to a precise location in the X Y and Z axis with precision to thousandths of an inch and printing layers at 0.04 mm (4 -5 microns) to give us high quality precision gifts.
Products
Lithophanes are 3 dimensional objects *that when light shines through them look like photographs. They rely on the thickness of the material to allow transmission of different amounts of light to create all the different shades found in an image. The ability to create very minute difference in thickness allow for greater resolution. Although computer carved or 3D printed items can be made with very high resolution, lithophanes have been made since the 1800’s. they were initially produced by fine artisans molding porcelain and using candles to produce the light that was transmitted through them.
