About
A small shop with shop-floor roots.
Learned on the machines, not just about them.
Delta1 Machining is run by Jacob Kiernan, a machinist with a degree in Mechanical Engineering.
Jacob learned his trade on the shop floor of a working machine shop: setting up, programming and running CNC machines on real customer parts, to real deadlines. Along the way he rethought how the shop ran its jobs and made it dramatically more efficient.
The engineering side means he reads your drawing the way the designer meant it: which features carry the load, which tolerances really matter, and where a small change could save you money.
Machining is more than a job to Jacob. It is the thing he thinks about. He is happiest with an organised workshop, a process that is written down and followed, and a part that measures right on nominal. That attention to detail goes into every job.
Delta1 puts all of that together: a shop where the person you speak to understands your design and makes your parts.
The name
Δ is the engineering symbol for change. The 1 is the one change that matters. We would like that to be us: the difference between a drawing on a screen and a good part in your hand.
Δ1 · difference of one
Small shop, modern tools.
Fast, careful quotes
Modern software helps us turn quotes around quickly, and a machinist checks every one before it reaches you.
Lean and organised
Low overheads and tidy systems mean fair prices and no chasing for updates.
Straight talking
Clear lead times, honest feedback on your design, and a heads-up early if anything changes.
At the machines.
