Bohn Engineering Services

Prototyping and testing means moving fast.

Needed a 1" spacer for a 1/4" bolt. Could setup stock in a mill and make something exactly (x4) or.....

Do something that works enough to prove or disprove a theory.

Every engineer has “theories” about a project…
and they’re usually proven right:
The design flaw.
The supplier mistake.
The missed step.
The oversight.
The shortcut.
It’s not paranoia — it’s experience.

If you’ve ever tried to solve a simple engineering problem
only to be blocked by a mountain of unnecessary red tape…
this quote hits hard.
Common sense isn’t the issue.
The system is.

Every engineer knows the struggle:
You should stay quiet…
but the design is wrong, the numbers don’t add up,
and the plan is about to go off a cliff.
So you speak up — because silence is expensive.

If your engineering process keeps getting worse,
it may not be the system…
it may be the people running it.
You can’t clean up a mess
while the ones causing it are still standing in the middle of it.

Engineers dream with their hearts
and build with their brains.
Emotion creates ideas.
Logic turns them into reality.

“Always follow your heart… but take your brain with you.”

If you’ve ever watched a brilliant design get ruined
by someone who has no idea what they’re doing…
this quote hits a little too hard:
“I believe that our country was founded by geniuses,
but it’s being run by idiots.” — JFK
Engineers feel this every day.